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Five Things to Watch for in March’s Durable Goods Orders Report

Five Things to Watch for in March’s Durable Goods Orders Report

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...
Online Scams Spiked During COVID — Expect Them To Stick Around

Online Scams Spiked During COVID — Expect Them To Stick Around

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...

How Small Craft Retailers Are Navigating the Choppy Waters of Recovery

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...

February trade gap largest on record, a sign of the US wobbling back towards normalcy

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,...
Five Things to Watch For in March’s Advance Retail Sales Report

Five Things to Watch For in March’s Advance Retail Sales Report

by Francisco Velasquez | Apr 15, 2021 | Featured, Personal Income, Retail

The Commerce Department will release the advance retail sales report for March on April 15 at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect strong gains to persist, a signal the recovery is gaining steam as vaccine rollout accelerates and restrictions ease. Here are five things to...
January home prices hit a record high, not seen in 15 years

January home prices hit a record high, not seen in 15 years

by Alexandra White | Apr 12, 2021 | Featured, Housing

Home prices continued to increase in January, indicating the pandemic housing boom continued into the new year because of the shrinking inventory of homes for sale and low mortgage rates.   Nationally, home prices in January rose 11.2% from a year earlier, the highest...
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