by Jessica Lerner | Apr 15, 2021 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured
Consumer prices surged in March, intensifying fears of inflation as the country’s economy recovers from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The consumer price index jumped 0.6% from the previous month, in part, due to rising gasoline prices, data released by the Bureau of...
by Gabriel Poblete | Apr 15, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Housing
After a strong showing in the second half of 2020, home prices continued their rapid growth in January, as the housing market remains squeezed by vigorous demand. National home prices saw 11.2% growth in January compared to last year, according to the latest...
by Olivia Morley | Apr 14, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Newest, Retail Sales
The Census Bureau will release the advance monthly retail sales report for April on Thursday. The report shows how much consumers spent on retail trade in the previous month – an important indicator of economic health. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect sales...
by Angela Palumbo | Apr 12, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Jobs, Personal Income
Angela Greene worked with a mobile cleaning crew at a sheltered workshop in South Carolina for 21 years. She worked Monday to Friday every week and made no more than $3.00 an hour. Her hard work never earned her the full federal minimum wage, all because she has an...
by Jessica Lerner | Apr 12, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Oil and Gas
When Ethan Ziegler left Natick, Mass., and hit the open road Feb. 17 for a nine-month cross country trek, all he took with him was whatever could fit in his 2015 Honda Civic. Ziegler, 25, had decided to leave his parents’ home, where he had been living since the start...
by Olivia Morley | Apr 10, 2021 | Economy, Featured, Newest, Retail Sales
Last year, gourmet cheese and specialty foods shop Formaggio Kitchen shut down in-store shopping at its Cambridge, Massachusetts location for almost two months. It swiftly lost its catering and restaurant accounts as its business clients shuttered. But unlike many...
