August 16, 2019
“A new Bankrate survey found 42 per cent of Americans decided not to take a vacation over the past year because of the cost. Nearly a third said they can afford a vacation less now than they could have five… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2019
“The federal government spent a record $3,355,970,000,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 (October through June), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. Prior to this fiscal year, the most the federal government had ever spent in the… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2019
“According to data released last week by the ABI, US bankruptcy filings surged by 3 percent in July 2019 from July 2018. A total of 64,283 filings were reported for July, up from 62,241 for July 2018. And if the… Continue Reading…
August 12, 2019
“Look out Wall Street. Huge financial firms from the northeast are moving en masse to Palm Beach County in search of lower taxes and better weather. And the moves are spelling out big dollars for the local economy. “The harder… Continue Reading…
August 8, 2019
“In the first quarter, Tiger 21, a coalition of 750 members worth in excess of $75 billion, raised cash to levels not seen since 2013. Not much changed in the second quarter in terms of keeping powder dry. The group’s… Continue Reading…
August 8, 2019
“Investors shouldn’t take much solace from Tuesday morning’s rebound, says Nomura. The firm is warning the next sell-off could resemble a crisis-level plunge like the one that followed Lehman Brothers’ collapse. This view is much more catastrophic than the rest… Continue Reading…
August 2, 2019
” The number of people employed in the United States hit a record 157,288,000 in July, according to the employment report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics… The unemployment rate held steady in July at 3.7 percent, the same as it… Continue Reading…
July 31, 2019
“The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter point Wednesday as an insurance policy not against what’s wrong with the economy now, but what could go wrong in the future. It was the first rate cut by the… Continue Reading…
July 26, 2019
“GDP increased 2.1%, down from 3.1% from the first quarter, and the weakest increase since the first quarter of 2017 when President Donald Trump took office. Dow Jones Q2 estimates were for 2% growth. However, the underlying numbers in the… Continue Reading…
July 24, 2019
“The Fed, whose policymakers meet next week to set interest rates, lacks a pressing domestic case to clip borrowing costs: The jobless rate was close to a five-decade low at 3.7% in June, consumer spending is buoyant and the overall expansion just became… Continue Reading…
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