ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury has issued its budget for the month of August 2014, showing a deficit of $128.708 billion. The report is based upon receipts (taxes and income) of $194.248 billion and outlays (payouts…
Americans added more than $28 billion in new credit card debt during the second quarter. By the end of 2014, total U.S. credit card debt is expected to rise by $54.8 billion.
Some economists wondered if the Employment Situation's weak payrolls report from the previous week would have any play in the latest weekly jobless report.
ThinkstockWith the exception of a few people who have no care about consequences, most Americans would agree that some form of regulation and laws governing companies and entities has to be present. That being…
ThinkstockConsumer borrowing picked up in July. The total outstanding consumer credit, excluding real estate secured loans, increased to $3.238 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 9.7% in July from the previous month…
The reading on the Employment Trends Index may seem like an afterthought, considering the disappointing payrolls report from the U.S. Labor Department on Friday.
Thinkstock Germany exported goods to the value of 101.0 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 77.6 billion euros in July 2014. This is the highest monthly export value ever reported. Based on provisional…