Archive for 2014
-
Consumer Confidence Keeps April Auto Numbers High
Tomorrow’s auto reports are expected to show that sales stayed relatively flat in April following an impressive rebound in March. According to analysts polled by Bloomberg, automakers are expected to […]
-
Sky-high food prices nourish famished inflation
Food and energy joined forces to take a bite out of consumer’s wallets last month, according to prospects ahead of Tuesday’s release of the Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Price […]
-
Rebranding Construction for the Next Generation of Workers
Seventeen-year-old Kristen Booker already has a job lined up for when she graduates high school this spring. The Alabama teen will begin her career as a welder at Performance Contractors, […]
-
Time to say goodbye to the social media manager
Millennials used to bank on their social media skills to score a job in the sluggish economy after the recession. Those days are coming to an end as employers increasingly […]
-
March Auto Sales Bounce Back as Frozen Weather Thaws
By Maddy Perkins In line with analysts’ predictions, warming March temperatures have brought consumers back into auto showrooms. The numbers in Tuesday’s auto reports were slightly better than anticipated, suggesting […]
-
Springing for a Car This Spring? Look for Incentives
By Maddy Perkins Mike Spencer owns and operates the Edward H. Spencer lot in the small town of Warren, Massachusetts — one of the last standalone Chrysler dealers in the […]
-
Winter woes may be over as spending and income rose in February
Americans earned more and spent more in February, raising hopes that the economy is rebounding after an unusually severe winter. Both income and spending increased 0.3% last month from January, […]
-
Protected: U.S. Falls Out of the World’s Top 10 IP Destinations, and U.S.-E.U. Picture Grows Murkier
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
-
Drought-related spike in food prices fuels otherwise flat inflation
Consumer prices barely rose in the past month as plummeting energy prices offset a stark increase in the cost of food items. The Consume Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent […]
-
February Housing Permits Signal Future Growth
U.S. building permits picked up in February, beating expectations and signaling strong future growth. After a slow start to 2014, building permits in February rose to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate […]