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Economy

“$700 million in oil spill money slated for Louisiana roadwork”

“Louisiana lawmakers want to redirect nearly $700 million in Gulf oil spill recovery money that had been earmarked for trust funds to instead finance roadwork, bridge upgrades and port improvements. The state is receiving yearly payments of $53.3 million through… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“California Man Makes $2.8 Million Trading Stocks From Home—How?”

“In 2012, Kyle graduated college with $80,000 in debt and no job offers in sight. He asked his mom to get him a job at the real estate office, and after several months of saving a few hundred dollars a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt trying to pay for necessities like food”

“American have an average of $6,506 in credit card debt, according to a new Experian report out this week. But which expenses are adding to that balance the most? A full 23% of Americans say that paying for basic necessities such as… Continue Reading…

Economy

“America’s largest cities drowning in debt, with Chicago leading the way, study finds”

“The two cities with the highest burden: Chicago and New York City; Chicago’s combined taxpayer burden: $119,110; New York City’s combined taxpayer burden: $85,600… Chicago’s combined Taxpayer Burden: $119,110 New York City’s combined Taxpayer Burden: $85,600 Los Angeles’ combined Taxpayer… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Federal Spending Sets Record Through April”

“The federal government spent $2,573,708,000,000 in the first seven months of fiscal 2019 (October through April), setting an all-time record for real federal spending in the first seven months of a fiscal year, according to data published in the Monthly Treasury… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Cash is still king: San Francisco bans credit-only stores”

“San Francisco officials voted Tuesday to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice that critics say discriminates against low-income people who may not have access to credit cards… Brown said… Continue Reading…

Investing, Personal Finance

“Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening”

“Yet college graduates aren’t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class, according to a collaborative analysis of the 2018 General Social Survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and GSS… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Private payrolls surge by 275,000 in April, blowing past estimates in biggest gain since July”

…Services-providing jobs increased by 223,000 in April, led by a gain of 59,000 positions in professional and business services. Education and health services companies added 54,000 jobs while employment within the leisure and hospitality industry expanded by 53,000. Goods-producing jobs… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“Democrats, Trump Agree to Aim for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package”

“Democratic congressional leaders said President Trump agreed to aim for a $2 trillion infrastructure package in a White House meeting on Tuesday, though the two sides didn’t discuss how it would be paid for, and Capitol Hill Republicans are unlikely… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Economy added 263,000 jobs in April, unemployment falls to lowest level since 1969”

The economy added a healthy 263,000 jobs in April, firmly beating analyst expectations of 190,000, according to Friday’s monthly snapshot from the Department of Labor… The nation’s unemployment level fell to 3.6 percent, the lowest since December 1969, and average… Continue Reading…