by Aria Velasquez | May 3, 2021 | Featured, Trade
The March international trade report is expected to deliver news of another record-breaking trade deficit. The U.S. is importing and exporting more, a sign that the economy is finding its legs as it recovers from the pandemic-induced recession. The trade gap is...
by Allison Nicole Smith | Apr 29, 2021 | Featured, Personal Income
The March report on personal income and spending — an important indicator of Americans’ financial security and consumer confidence in the economy — is expected to signal turbocharged spending and stockpiles of wealth because of additional federal stimulus, easing...
by Keira Wingate | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
The Commerce Department will release the advanced durable goods report on Monday. Economists expect a positive report after February’s slight decline, the first decline in nine months. With high vaccination rates in March, the report should signal an...
by Allison Nicole Smith | Apr 18, 2021 | Featured, Personal Income
After Meera was laid off from her job in December because of the coronavirus (she asked to only be identified by her first name), she posted her resume to the job search site Indeed. Soon after, Meera received an email offer to make nearly $3k a month as a...
by Aria Velasquez | Apr 17, 2021 | Featured, Trade
Aria Velasquez · How small craft retailers are navigating the choppy waters of recovery – Dismal Science ARIA VELASQUEZ: Kelly Straub had high hopes for her business, Shirsty Cat Designs, at the beginning of last year. The independent yarn dyer from Montgomery...
by Aria Velasquez | Apr 15, 2021 | Featured, Trade
The U.S. trade deficit hit a record high in February, the result of increased consumer spending during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic crisis. Imports and exports both fell in February, resulting in a trade gap of $71.1 billion,...