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Paul Ausick | Apr 8, 2014 at 9:10 AM EDT

Small Business Optimism Rises

ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for March rose two…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 7, 2014 at 3:28 PM EDT

Big Pop in Consumer Credit, but Not From Credit Card Use

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released its report on consumer credit for the month of February. In February, consumer credit increased…

cgblaine22 | Apr 5, 2014 at 9:33 AM EDT

Five Big Tax Myths

ThinkstockApril 15 is coming. That means it is tax crunch time. Everybody, short of accountants and CPAs, just loves to hate…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 4, 2014 at 8:50 AM EDT

Labor Department Has Unexpected Score on Unemployment and Payrolls

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department has issued its key unemployment and payrolls data for the month of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 3, 2014 at 8:57 PM EDT

New Zealand Ranks as Best Place to Live

ThinkstockNew Zealand ranked in first place in a new survey of 132 nations, based on measurements that include fulfillment of…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 3, 2014 at 1:15 PM EDT

Does a Wider Trade Deficit Even Matter?

ThinkstockThe trade balance has begun to matter again. After all, lower energy imports and higher energy exports have been a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 3, 2014 at 6:18 AM EDT

The Most Expensive Real Estate Market in America

ThinkstockIf real estate data are to be believed, the housing market has recovered so rapidly and so robustly that some…

Paul Ausick | Apr 2, 2014 at 12:15 PM EDT

Half of Americans Would Not Last a Month on Savings

ThinkstockNearly half of all U.S. consumers lack confidence in or an understanding of their personal finances, and 48% do not…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 2, 2014 at 10:40 AM EDT

TrimTabs Shows Higher Payrolls Growth Ahead of Labor Department

TrimTabs Investment Research indicates that the U.S. economy added between 195,000 and 225,000 jobs in the month of March. TrimTabs…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 2, 2014 at 8:27 AM EDT

ADP Foreshadows Strong Payrolls Gain From Labor Department

ThinkstockADP private sector payrolls data was one of the key metrics we were looking for ahead of Friday’s key unemployment…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 1, 2014 at 12:20 PM EDT

Full Payrolls and Unemployment Preview, Plus Six Pre-Jobs Indicators to Watch

ThinkstockThis Friday will bring the highly anticipated Employment Situation report from the U.S. Department of Labor. Investors get many previews…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 1, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

ISM Manufacturing Supports All-Time Highs on S&P 500, Maybe DJIA Too

ThinkstockThe March Manufacturing ISM Report on Business shows that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 53.7%. Growth was…

Paul Ausick | Apr 1, 2014 at 7:50 AM EDT

U.S. Companies Park $947 Billion Offshore

ThinkstockWhen the S&P 500 index rises more than 25% in a year, you have to figure that some of the…

Jon C. Ogg | Mar 31, 2014 at 10:20 AM EDT

Yellen Speech: Backing Away From Rate Hike Timeline

ThinkstockJanet Yellen is still in her getting to know you phase of her tenure as Fed chairman. After spooking the…

cgblaine22 | Mar 29, 2014 at 12:47 PM EDT

How Student Loans Are a Big Drag on the Economy

ThinkstockWhile carrying some student loan debt may be inevitable, higher and higher balances can strain finances for a decade or…

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Small Business Optimism Rises

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Small Business Optimism Rises

Big Pop in Consumer Credit, but Not From Credit Card Use

Five Big Tax Myths

Labor Department Has Unexpected Score on Unemployment and Payrolls

New Zealand Ranks as Best Place to Live

Does a Wider Trade Deficit Even Matter?

The Most Expensive Real Estate Market in America

Half of Americans Would Not Last a Month on Savings

TrimTabs Shows Higher Payrolls Growth Ahead of Labor Department

ADP Foreshadows Strong Payrolls Gain From Labor Department

Full Payrolls and Unemployment Preview, Plus Six Pre-Jobs Indicators to Watch

ISM Manufacturing Supports All-Time Highs on S&P 500, Maybe DJIA Too

U.S. Companies Park $947 Billion Offshore

Yellen Speech: Backing Away From Rate Hike Timeline

How Student Loans Are a Big Drag on the Economy

Stock Market Live May 6, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Up on End-of-War Hopes Again

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