04 Aug U.S. Adds 162,000 Jobs as Growth Remains Sluggish
The painfully long and slow recovery of the American economy stumbled last month as employers added a disappointing 162,000 jobs, the government reported on Friday,...
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03 Aug July’s jobs report – economic analysis
Nearly 85,000 jobs were added in the low-wage sectors of retail trade and food services and drinking establishments. That's slightly more than half of July's...
24 Jul Obama Seeking to Take Credit and Set Course for Economy
The United States economy has grown steadily but slowly for more than four years, with home prices, stocks and retail sales rebounding from their lows...
19 Jul Back-to-school shoppers expected to spend less
The average expenditure for apparel, shoes, electronics and supplies will fall to $634.78 from last year's record $688.62, which was partly driven up by pent-up...
18 Jul The NPD Group Reports Hispanic Women Now Account For Close To One Out Of Five Dollars Spent On Women’s Fashion Footwear
The NPD Group, a global information company, reports that Hispanic women spent an estimated $3.3B on fashion footwear (June 2012 – May 2013), representing 18...
17 Jul Gas prices expected to keep rising into mid-August
Nationally, the average price of gas shot up by 14.8 cents in the last week. Gregg Laskoski, a senior petroleum analyst for Gasbuddy.com, said he...
15 Jul Sport Footwear Sales Analysis For June
Sales of Sport Footwear for June 2013 grew in the low-singles in dollars and declined in the low-singles in units, resulting in a mid-single digit...
12 Jul 17 States Plan Sales Tax Holidays For 2013
At least 17 states have tax-free periods planned for 2013, mostly for school-related spending. ...
12 Jul June retail sales rise 4.1%; biggest jump since January
A welcome trinity of factors - perkier job prospects, summer temperatures and more affordable prices - helped retail sales in June beat expectations....
10 Jul The NPD Group Expects Positive Back-to-School Season For E-commerce
"The increase in spend online comes at the expense of national chains and mass merchants," said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc....