Robyn Beck | dpa | Getty Images Surging inflation has Americans reconsidering how they spend their money. The Consumer Price Index, which measures a wide-ranging basket of goods and services, jumped 7.9% in February from 12 months prior. Prices are going up on everything from the food you put on the table to the gas […]
Luxury high-rise apartments are viewed across Central Park South near Columbus Circle in the Manhattan borough of New York. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Manhattan residential real estate sales topped $7 billion in the first quarter, marking the strongest-ever start to a year as the market shows no signs of slowing, according to new sales […]
Many Americans eagerly look forward to a time when they can stop working and officially set their status to “retired.” But when asked what age they anticipate that could be, there isn’t a consensus. The average age when people say they hope to retire is 62, according to one survey. That is also the age […]
As Covid restrictions eased, rebounds in the leisure and hospitality and business sectors helped to drive a strong March jobs report. The US economy added more than 400,000 jobs in the final month of the first quarter, the Labor Department said Friday. Leisure and hospitality, which includes hotels, restaurants and amusement parks, added a net […]
Vera_Petrunina | iStock | Getty Images A big question on the minds of both Wall Street and C-suites across corporate America is the strength of the consumer, namely, how long can it last? At some point, consumers will begin to balk at higher prices brought on by demand shocks, supply chain disruptions and surging energy […]
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will join a group that includes leaders of corporate giants to promote a $4.7 billion commitment to boosting minority-owned businesses and underrepresented communities in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas. Harris will speak at an event at Howard University where the Greater Washington Partnership, a nonprofit civic alliance, will unveil […]
David Dee Delgado | Getty Images News | Getty Images The bond market is flashing a warning sign for the US economy. That harbinger is called an “inverted yield curve.” These inversions in the bond market have been reliable predictors of past recessions. Part of the yield curve inverted on Monday. An economic downturn isn’t […]
Mikolette | E+ | Getty Images Prior to the pandemic’s red-hot housing market, there was a simple profile that constituted an “A” buyer, according to Brian Copeland, a realtor in Nashville, Tennessee. “Four years ago, an ‘A’ buyer was someone who was pre-qualified for a loan, had 3% down and could go out this weekend […]
A home is offered for sale on January 20, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 4.72% Tuesday, moving 26 basis points higher since just Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. As a result of the recent spike in rates, economists are now […]
Thianchai Sitthikongsak | Time | Getty Images Almost half of employees are looking for a new job or plan to soon, according to a survey, suggesting the pandemic-era phenomenon known as the Great Resignation is continuing into 2022. To that point, 44% of employees are “job seekers,” according to Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Global Benefits […]
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