by Sharif Paget | Apr 11, 2018 | Autos, Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Newest
The Labor Department will release its consumer price index Wednesday, following a lackluster jobs report and the Federal Reserve’s decision to only raise interest rates three times this year. The median economist forecasts show CPI will be unchanged in March, which...
by Eliana Perez | Apr 9, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest, Puerto Rico
House remains in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria. Photo: Vanessa Colón Almenas When Miried González-Ramírez and her son left Puerto Rico for Florida in October, they left behind the dangers of the storm-ravaged island only to discover another problem:...
by Eliana Perez | Apr 5, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Millennials, Newest
The latest report on housing in big cities released for the start of 2018 showed a continued increase in United States home prices in January. Known as the 20-City Case-Shiller Indices, the report posted an increase from 6.3 percent in December 2017 to 6.4 percent in...
by Willa Rubin | Apr 5, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest
Home prices are continuing to boom nationwide. It’s a sign that the economy is doing well overall — but it is also making the housing market less affordable for first-time home buyers. Nationally, home prices grew by 6.2 percent in January, according to new data...
by Willa Rubin | Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Housing, Newest
When Gabriela Kula moved to Las Vegas last fall to teach eleventh-grade English, she wasn’t sure what to expect. It didn’t have the beaches of L.A., where she grew up, or the historic vibe of Boston, where she went to college. But it had one clear advantage: the cost...
by Sarah Min | Apr 1, 2018 | Economy, International Trade, Newest
The U.S. Census Bureau will release its international trade report this Friday, in a year where tariffs have dominated the public conversation. After a near-decade high in January, the trade gap is expected to narrow slightly in February. While imports continue to...