New car sales are at their highest point since the recession began, but the jobs outlook must improve before the overall economy looks as hopeful as...
Private sector employment data from ADP is positive, but economic challenges remain.
Despite falling coffee bean prices, Starbucks is raising drink prices - will this improve the consumer experience or short customers' wallets a few pennies?
Many Americans have little to no savings and are becoming less willing to ask family for help. This makes emergencies and major purchases more and more...
The FOMC statement has offered positive and negative news for the slowly recovering economy, with hints that 2015 is looking pretty good.
Small business owner optimism is undergoing slight improvements of late, but uncertainty levels remain quite high, holding the index back.
Crowdfunding has come a long way and attracted big attention, and it is becoming a mainstream finance option after finding its sea legs.
CrowdIt launches this week and while the crowdfunding site is still rough around the edges, the idea is to connect idea people with money people in...
As Bitcoin and other digital currencies to mainstream, watching its global adoption rates says a lot about culture and government of the varying nations.
For years, the California budget crisis has dominated headlines, but the state now projects a substantial surplus - what happened?
One in six Americans moved in the last year, spelling good news for housing in the form of interested buyers and renters, and for the overall...
Just as it is hard to see the forest for the trees, determining the health of the economy is complicated when in the moment, and economists...
Bitcoin was designed to be a self-regulating economy, and it is unregulated by the U.S. government, but agencies say they are looking into regulating the virtual...
Home loans and auto loans are now less likely to be taken out by student loan borrowers, but not just because of lending standards.
Short sale listing agents have had a rough few years and much has changed since housing crashed, but it isn't time to throw in the towel...
Starbucks will be changing the pricing on their bagged coffee, will other retailers follow suit? Will we see more prices dropping, even if slightly?
Although Bitcoin has been around for years, the digital currency has been grabbing headlines recently - why now? How does it work, and why does it...
Unemployment claims jumped a bit recently, but does it mean the trend is negative, or is it to be expected?
As Texas Governor Rick Perry tours California, rallying for companies to take their business to Texas, one economist offers data stating jobs rarely leave the state,...
After two years of existence, Obama's Jobs Council winds down today, which is drawing fire from critics and clarity from supporters, as the timing coincides with...
Retail sales looked fine in December, but the holiday shopping season wasn't as good as most had expected it would be, fueled primarily by economic uncertainty.
Because of a loophole in minting laws, rumors began swirling that a trillion dollar coin would be minted to solve the debt crisis - is it...
Unemployment data can be volatile around holidays, but the U.S. Labor Department is reporting figures that fall short of economists' expectations for the period.
Consumer confidence is down in December, and it appears the fiscal cliff is causing dramatic levels of uncertainty across the nation.
“If we could wave a magic wand and get unemployment down to 5 percent tomorrow, obviously we would do that,” said Fed Chariman Ben Bernanke.
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