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MASS STOREFRONT CLOSINGS … A retail researcher is projecting the closure of more than 23,000 brick-and-mortar stores in the United States in 2017 and 2018. That’s...
U.S. economy
America’s Auto Bubble
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ABOUT TO GO POP? Want to see what America’s automotive bubble looks like? The website Stock Board Asset has you covered. Over the weekend the...
Economy Watch: People Are Still Struggling
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“NEW NORMAL” UPDATE … The Federal Reserve released its annual “Report on the Economic Well-Being of American Households” late last week – a status check...
Economy Watch: Consumer Sentiment Stays Up
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GOOD NEWS … IF IT CAN TRANSLATE INTO PURCHASES … The current state of the national economy is difficult to assess. Employment growth is flat,...
April 2017 Jobs Report: Mixed Bag
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GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS … The American economy created an estimated 211,000 new positions during the month of April, according to the latest data from...
US Retail Down (Again)
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TRUMPHORIA IS FADING … The American retail economy contracted for the second straight month in March – sparking fears of recession and placing additional pressure...
March 2017 Employment Situation: Stuck
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WEAK JOB GROWTH … The American economy added an anemic 98,000 new jobs during the month of March, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
1Q 2017: Atlanta Fed Slashes Growth Forecast
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WHERE’S THE “TRUMPHORIA?” While Obamacare lives, tax reform dies and America reverts to its failed interventionist foreign policy, there’s bad news on the economic front …...
American Un-Exceptionalism
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SCARY LABOR PARTICIPATION DATA … We’ve written a lot about the labor participation rate being the real employment indicator to watch. Why? Because labor participation...
Donald Trump’s Challenge: Making Men Work Again
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CAN HE DO IT? The ascension of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States comes at a critical time for the American economy....