Victoria Stilwell
Job openings in U.S. were little changed in July at 4.67M
WASHINGTON - Job openings held close to a more than a 13-year high in July as employers remained confident about the outlook for demand...
Payrolls in U.S. rose 142,000 in August, fewest this year
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WASHINGTON - American employers hired fewer workers than forecast in August, and the jobless rate dropped because people left the workforce, bolstering...
Boomer wealth depressed by mortgages poses risk
Mortgage-burning parties in the U.S. may be going the way of home milk deliveries and polyester leisure suits.
A growing number of homeowners are reaching...
Americans will probably keep reducing debt, St. Louis Fed says
WASHINGTON - American families will need to continue to reduce debt, which means consumer spending and economic growth will be slow to accelerate, according...
Home sales show U.S. pickup as factories expand
WASHINGTON - The economy in the United States took a step forward as home sales unexpectedly climbed, manufacturing accelerated and the outlook for the...
Home construction rebounds as inflation eases
WASHINGTON – Home construction rebounded in July and the cost of living rose at a slower pace, showing a strengthening U.S. economy has yet...
Monthly jobless claims average falls to eight-year low
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, sending the average over the past month to an eight-year low, a sign...
Pending sales of existing homes unexpectedly decrease
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans than forecast signed contracts to buy previously owned homes in June, a sign residential real estate is struggling to strengthen.
The...
Jobless claims unexpectedly drop to eight-year low
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to the lowest level in more than eight years.
Jobless...
Construction of new U.S. homes declines on plunge in South
WASHINGTON – Beginning home construction unexpectedly declined in June to a nine-month low as a record plunge in the South swamped gains in the...
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