Topic: Stuart Hoffman
Economists and others weigh in on the increase in U.S. gross domestic product.. - Muddling through is the best term that can be applied to the...
Inflation pressures are easing, particularly on health care costs.. . So it's little wonder many economists were relieved over the recently...
After months of reports suggesting that the U.S. labor market might never change, the latest jobs picture is giving Americans something they...
A miss in July manufacturing numbers might have economists ratcheting down their expectations for third quarter economic growth. U.S. manufacturing...
The latest reads on inflation levels suggest that the Fed will likely sit tight. The Department of Labor reported that June's consumer price index...
The market heads into the start of earnings season with a dark cloud over its head after a disappointing June jobs report. According to market...
Credit card interest rates continued to climb near record levels this week, spurred by rate increases by Barclays and State Farm Bank. . . The...
Consumers boosted spending in October while jobless claims hit a two-year low, according to separate reports Wednesday, raising expectations for a sustained rebound despite big declines in demand for new homes and durable goods.. Spending rose 0.4% in October, a bit ...
Market prognosticators are making few definitive calls before the November congressional elections, but August's mixed jobs data got a thorough going-over as forecasters looked for signs of hope.. Although jobs were lost in August, the net decline was less than half ...
"File the November employment report away as a classic example of the looks of a classic recovery month," Morgan Keegan economist Donald Ratajczak wrote Dec. 7.. a slowing rate of job losses, improved retail sales figures, rising consumer confidence and even increased ...