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ThinkstockThe national housing market is by most measures recovering at a healthy clip. Home prices in some of the hardest-hit markets — places like Reno, Nev., and Phoenix, Ariz. — were up by...
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The American middle class is shrinking. According to a report released earlier this year, an estimated 51% of the population was in the middle class at the start of the decade, down from 61% forty...
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ThinkstockHome flips, an important measure of housing market activity, declined 35% in the third quarter of 2013. Flipping a house — which involves buying, renovating and then reselling it —...
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ThinkstockTickets to a New York Giants 2013 home game are the most expensive in the NFL. The Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots have the second and third most expensive tickets. While teams...
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ThinkstockBuried a bit in the S&P/Case-Shiller report for June was the huge lag in Detroit home prices compared with those in the other 19 cities the research measures. Detroit’s home prices...
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ThinkstockNo one can question that the overall unemployment rate has fallen from a monthly crest of more than 10% at the peak of the recession toward 7% recently. In several states, the figure has...
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ThinkstockIf climate change goes unchecked, sea levels in the United States could rise as much as 23 feet, affecting 18 million people in hundreds of cities along the nation’s coasts. According to...
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ThinkstockSaginaw County, which is more than an hour’s drive north of Detroit, and Genesee County, about the same distance away, cancelled bond offerings, supposedly because the collapse of Detroit...
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ThinkstockThe nation’s housing market continues to show a promising turnaround. Home prices rose by more than 5% between the second quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of 2013. Homes also...
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ThinkstockSevere drought continues to threaten the water supply of large parts of the Western U.S. According to a group that monitors drought conditions, Lubbock, Texas has averaged the worst level...
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ThinkstockHeart disease, which causes heart attacks, is the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 700,000 Americans have a heart attack each year. According to the Gallup-Healthways...
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ThinkstockIs the American Dream dead? The vast majority of Americans born into poverty are unable to make much more than their parents. According to data released earlier this week from a study...
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ThinkstockOn Thursday, the city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. The total value of the city’s outstanding obligations are estimated at more than $18 billion. This makes the...
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ThinkstockThe average wage of a U.S. worker was $1,000 per week in the fourth quarter of 2012, or 4.7% higher from the same time in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In some...
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The average U.S. worker was paid $1,000 per week as of the fourth quarter of 2012. This is, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 4.7% increase from 2011. In the vast majority of U.S....
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