by Mallika Mitra | May 15, 2019 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Millennials
Hayley Nivelle always dreamed of moving to the east coast from her hometown of Kansas City to become a lawyer. After she attended law school at University of Pennsylvania, the dream came true. Nivelle joined one of New York City’s top firms, where she finally began...
by Mallika Mitra | Mar 31, 2019 | Economy, Featured, Retail Sales
The U.S. Census Bureau releases its advance monthly retail sales report for February on Monday, following a delay caused by the partial shutdown government in January. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg are expecting a 0.3 percent increase in sales, which indicates that...
by Mallika Mitra | Mar 27, 2019 | Featured, Retail Sales
Blogger Kayla Fathers reaches 11,000 Instagram followers with posts on fashion and shopping tips. She has grown up with digital devices at her fingertips, but Fathers and her friends prefer heading to stores rather than shopping online. “I like to try on things before...
by Mallika Mitra | Mar 12, 2019 | Economy, Featured
U.S. retail sales rebounded only slightly in January from a disastrous December, signaling that 2019 began with a sharp slowdown of economic growth. Still, the small increase from December supports the Federal Reserve’s decision to halt the incremental interest rate...
by Mallika Mitra | Feb 16, 2019 | Economy
Retail sales in December fell the most they have in nine years, signaling that the biggest part of the economy, consumer spending, fell apart in 2018. Sales fell 1.2 percent, a number that has not been so low since September of 2009, the Census Bureau reported. While...
