Author – The Durango Herald

Applications for U.S. unemployment aid plummet to 42-year low

WASHINGTON – Six years after a brutal recession that wiped out more than 8.5 million jobs, Americans are now enjoying a nearly unprecedented level of job security. The number of ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat

WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.3 percent and employers hired at a solid pace in June, but other gauges of the job market drew a bleaker picture: A wave of peopl...

DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. household wealth reaches new high of nearly $85 trillion

WASHINGTON – A rising stock market and climbing home prices boosted Americans’ net worth to a new high in the first three months of the year. The Federal Reserve said Thursday tha...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lack of supply pushing home prices up

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose at a steady pace in March, pushed higher by a limited supply of houses for sale. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index ro...

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Jobs report spurs new economic hope

Unemployment rate nears healthy level

DATE: May 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jobs trimmed in 31 states

Hiring, growth may rebound this spring

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Higher gasoline costs lift U.S. consumer prices after 3 declines

WASHINGTON – A slight rise in gasoline costs and broad increases in other categories lifted consumer prices in February, a welcome sign after three straight months of declines that had point...

DATE: Mar 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Signed contracts to buy U.S. homes rise to 18-month high

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose at a healthy pace in January, a sign that home sales are poised to accelerate after a slow start to the year. ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. home prices rise slowly

WASHINGTON – U.S. home values rose at a modest pace in December, a sign there are too few potential buyers to bid up prices. Real estate data provider CoreLogic says home prices ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Job market picks up, but jobless frustrated

Number looking is twice what’s available

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. gains strong 257K jobs, pay jumps; jobless rate 5.7 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a vigorous 257,000 jobs in January, and wages jumped by the most in six years – evidence that the job market is accelerating closer to full health. ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. predicted to outperform in 2015

Economies in China, Russia, Japan, Europe all struggling

DATE: Dec 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World