CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer
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Surging stock market powers US wealth to $96.2 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A healthy gain in the stock market and steadily increasing home prices boosted Americans' household wealth this spring, a trend that...
U.S home prices reach record high for 6th straight month
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices reached a new high in May for the sixth straight month, raising fears of another housing bubble roughly...
Hiring rises in 14 states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring rose last month in 14 U.S. states in June, and the unemployment rate fell to record lows in two states,...
U.S. employers add 222K jobs; unemployment at 4.4 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign that businesses may be...
U.S. household wealth ticks up 1.4 percent to $94.8 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by higher stock prices, Americans' household net worth rose 1.4 percent to $94.8 trillion in the first three months of...
U.S. companies posted record number of open jobs in April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers in April advertised the most open jobs in 16 years, yet hiring fell and fewer people quit work. The...
Why Trump tax cut may not deliver the boost White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's team boasted Wednesday that its tax-cut plan would lighten Americans' financial burdens, ignite economic growth and vastly simplify...
U.S. home prices rose in January by most in 2 ½ years
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in January from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly 2 ½ years, as a...
U.S. added 235K jobs in February, making Fed rate hike likely
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and raised pay at a healthy pace, making it all but certain...
US factory CEOs to Trump: Jobs exist; skills don’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump brought two dozen manufacturing CEOs to the White House on Thursday and declared their collective commitment to restoring...
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