by chrissywang70 | Mar 31, 2026 | Featured, Uncategorized
Every week, two trucks pull up to Tony Liu’s loading dock, loaded with fresh produce, meat, and seafood. Liu owns Grand Asia Market in Charlotte, N.C., as well as several local restaurants. Until a few weeks ago, he was paying about $2,000 a truck for his deliveries....
by Lillian Syme | Mar 15, 2026 | Featured, Personal Income
Households continued to earn and spend in January, but at a pace that just barely kept up with inflation, showing early signs of hesitation in consumer demand. January’s personal income data, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, showed income rising...
by Grace Thomas | Mar 1, 2026 | Featured, Housing
Home price growth slowed to a crawl last year with the weakest gain since 2011, marking a historical reversal where inflation has outpaced home price appreciation and eroded the real wealth of American homeowners. The S&P Coality Case-Shiller Index released...
by chrissywang70 | Feb 28, 2026 | Featured, Retail
Retail sales growth remained stagnant in December, and economists say the downward trend will probably continue into January. Retail sales declined by approximately 0.02% in December from November, falling short of many economists’ expectations for modest...
by Lillian Syme | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured, Personal Income
Household income continued to grow in December, but rising prices limited how far paychecks went, the latest sign that consumers are proceeding cautiously. Personal income rose 0.3 percent in December, down from November’s 0.4 percent increase, but on par with...
by zhenjia.zhang | May 13, 2025 | Featured, Housing, immigrant
At 6 a.m. on a chilly April morning, Luis C, a 46-year-old migrant construction worker from Chile, was waiting for the path train to Journal Square in Jersey City to start work. Two years ago, he came to the U.S. with his wife and their 4-year-old daughter on a...
