by Antonia Massa | Apr 30, 2014 | Manufacturing
April auto sales come out tomorrow, and they’ll show some growth from last year. But expect to see a slight slowdown from energetic March sales. Total light vehicle sales in the U.S. are expected to reach 1.4 million in April, for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted...
by Alessandra Malito | Apr 28, 2014 | Housing
By Alessandra Malito Home prices are going to go up in the United States. They will be doing so slowly, though. Last month the results of the Case Shiller 20-City Composites study, which serves as a measure of U.S. home prices, were disappointing, with a decline of...
by Reem Nasr | Apr 24, 2014 | Manufacturing
Reem Nasr As winter weather gives way to warmer spring days, so comes a positive outlook for last month’s durable goods report. Forecasts show that new orders will have increased 2.0 percent in March, according to analysts surveyed on Bloomberg. They expect Thursday’s...
by Antonia Massa | Apr 14, 2014 | Retail
by Antonia Massa Data: Wall Street Journal Markets Data Center Thawing winter weather drove up auto sales in March, giving the industry some hope after a bout of sluggish sales in the first two months of 2014. U.S. light vehicle sales rose 6 percent to 1.54 million...
by Antonia Massa | Apr 14, 2014 | Manufacturing
by Antonia Massa As car sharing services expand across America, it seems automakers should be sweating. Car sharing fleets grew 24 percent between 2012 and 2013, while membership went up by about the same percentage. If more vehicles on the road are shared through...
