by Elisa Muyl | May 21, 2024 | Featured, Uncategorized
Embed from Getty Images Kwan Yong Lee moved to North Dakota in 2013, after graduating with an economics PhD from Purdue University, to work at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He’s gotten pretty used to the cold, and likes that Grand Forks is safe, and...
by Anastasia Tomkin | Apr 18, 2024 | Personal Income, Uncategorized
This past month, American consumers increased their spending at the fastest rate since January 2023.Consumer spending rose 0.8% in February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday. Personal incomes rose at a monthly rate of .3%, which may have given consumers the...
by Laura Turbay | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wall Street investors and stakeholders alike will be watching tomorrow’s Consumer Price Index report which is forecasted to rise at 0.3% over last month. They are waiting to see if inflation is slowing, a sign that interest rate cuts could be coming soon. But a...
by Anastasia Tomkin | Apr 1, 2024 | Featured, Housing, Personal Income, Uncategorized
Jay, a tech executive from Virginia Beach, had simple criteria for where he wanted to live: somewhere with a solid tech presence, decent weather and spacious, reasonably-priced housing. He was stunned by the high cost of homes in places like Seattle and San Francisco....
by Jiana Smith | Mar 20, 2024 | Featured, Inflation, Uncategorized
Fashion stylist Daun Green started her company Dusk ‘Til Dawn in her home in 2015. However, as she booked more film and photo shoots and found herself carrying more supplies, she knew she needed a change of pace–a truck and a showroom. Green decided to apply for a...
by Anastasia Tomkin | Mar 14, 2024 | Personal Income, Uncategorized
Consumer spending slowed in January from a very high rate in December, and inflation cooled less than economists had hoped.Personal income increased 1% in January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday. But despite such a big gain, Americans spent just 0.2%...
