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Surging stock market powers US wealth to $96.2 trillion

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - September 21, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — A healthy gain in the stock market and steadily increasing home prices boosted Americans' household wealth this spring, a trend that...

Real Estate

U.S home prices reach record high for 6th straight month

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - July 25, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices reached a new high in May for the sixth straight month, raising fears of another housing bubble roughly...

Government

Hiring rises in 14 states

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - July 21, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring rose last month in 14 U.S. states in June, and the unemployment rate fell to record lows in two states,...

Government

U.S. employers add 222K jobs; unemployment at 4.4 pct.

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - July 7, 2017

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...

Banking

U.S. household wealth ticks up 1.4 percent to $94.8 trillion

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - June 8, 2017

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...

Government

U.S. companies posted record number of open jobs in April

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - June 6, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers in April advertised the most open jobs in 16 years, yet hiring fell and fewer people quit work. The...

Banking

Why Trump tax cut may not deliver the boost White House says

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - April 26, 2017

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...

Real Estate

U.S. home prices rose in January by most in 2 ½ years

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - March 28, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in January from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly 2 ½ years, as a...

Banking

U.S. added 235K jobs in February, making Fed rate hike likely

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - March 10, 2017

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...

Education

US factory CEOs to Trump: Jobs exist; skills don’t

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer - February 23, 2017

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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