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‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Hurricane Damages
It’s too soon to calculate hurricane damages.
Economy Watch: A Variety of Businesses Hiring in October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October employment numbers noted that a fairly wide variety of businesses were doing some net hiring during the month.
Economy Watch: Job Creation Continues Steady Pace
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite speculation involving hurricane-related delays, did indeed report the monthly employment numbers on Friday, as scheduled. The result: the U.S. economy created 171,000 jobs in October, more-or-less as expected. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit, to 7.9 percent.
Economy Watch: Investors Return to the Trading Floor
Wall Street was back in business again on Wednesday, despite crippled infrastructure in the equities markets’ hometown.
Economy Watch: Sandy’s Costs Already Being Guessed
Sandy is still vexing parts of the Northeast with wind and rain, but it’s already time for preliminary damage estimates.
Economy Watch: Income, Spending Rise in September
Despite the inclement weather along the eastern seaboard, the Bureau of Economic Analysis published new statistics on personal income and spending on Monday, and they were better than expected.
Economy Watch: 3Q GDP Surprises Slightly on the Upside
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday that U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 2 percent during the third quarter.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mediocre Economic Indicators
Mediocre economic indicators this week.
Economy Watch: Chicago Fed Index Up in September
The Chicago Fed reported on Thursday that its National Activity Index increased to 0.00 in September from -1.17 during August.
Economy Watch: Residential Delinquencies Jump in September
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that sales of new single-family houses were at an annualized rate of 389,000 in September 2012, which is 5.7 percent above the revised August rate of 368,000 and 27.1 percent above September 2011’s rate of 306,000.