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U.S. employers posted more jobs in January

WASHINGTON – Employers posted more open positions in January compared with December and the number of Americans quitting jumped, trends that could push up wages. Job openings rose...

DATE: Mar 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Americans spent slightly more at retail stores last month

WASHINGTON – Americans spent only slightly more last month at retail stores compared with January, a sign of consumer caution despite rising optimism about the economy. The Commer...

DATE: Mar 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Private employers added robust 298K jobs last month

WASHINGTON – U.S. businesses added the most jobs in three years last month, a private survey found, a sign that hiring may be accelerating from last year’s modest levels. Payroll ...

DATE: Mar 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Consumer spending up slightly

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending rose at only a sluggish pace in January, even as signs of growing optimism about the economy have emerged. Consumer spending increased 0.2 perc...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home prices rise in December at fastest pace in a year

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in December from a year earlier at the fastest pace in 11 months, as prospective buyers bid against each other for a limited supply of available property. ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January

WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed contracts to purchase homes last month as rising prices, higher mortgage rates and a dwindling supply of available homes appeared to frustrate many potent...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

New home sales rise in sign of housing market health

WASHINGTON – Americans bought more new homes in January after a steep fall-off the previous month, a sign the housing market is healthy despite higher mortgage rates. New home sal...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Existing home sales pick up speed in U.S.

WASHINGTON – Americans shrugged off rising mortgage rates and bought existing homes in January at the fastest pace since 2007. Home sales rose 3.3 percent in January from December...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

New housing starts fall across U.S.

WASHINGTON – U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes last month, led by a drop in apartment construction. The number of new housing starts declined 2.6 percent in January to a s...

DATE: Feb 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. hiring accelerates in January

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers stepped up hiring last month, adding a healthy 227,000 jobs, and more Americans began looking for work, a sign that President Donald Trump has inherited a robust ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Apartments drive home construction up

WASHINGTON – U.S. builders ramped up home construction in December, led by a surge of apartment building, while single-family houses lagged. Housing starts jumped 11.3 percent las...

DATE: Jan 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. job market has changed under Obama

WASHINGTON – When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009 in the midst of the Great Recession, the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. Employers were panicking in the face of plummetin...

DATE: Jan 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business