Private Payrolls Decline By 2.76 Million In May, ADP Says, A Much Smaller Drop Than Feared
The reported total was well below the 8.75 million estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. The reason for the wi... Read more
GDP Is Now Projected To Fall Nearly 53% In The Second Quarter, According To A Fed Gauge
The GDPNow outlook is now showing a 52.8% tumble, following data that manufacturing remains firmly in decline and will w... Read more
Visa Sees A Pickup In Consumer Spending In May
Visa's total U.S. payments volume fell at a much slower pace in May from the previous month, indicating that consumer sp... Read more
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Pulls Off 11-year Low
U.S. manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, though the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis could take yea... Read more
Mortgage Demand From Homebuyers Shows Unexpectedly Strong And Quick Recovery, As Applications Spike 9% From A Year Ago
It's not as if the coronavirus pandemic has gone away, but after a sharp pullback, homebuyers are now piling back into t... Read more
Consumer Confidence Rises Unexpectedly In May As Economy Reopens
Consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in May as the U.S. economy slowly restarted, according to data from the Confer... Read more
New Home Sales Rose Slightly In April, Defying Expectations Of A Huge 22% Drop, As Prices Fall
In perhaps one of the brightest economic readings since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of newly built home... Read more
Home Prices Gained Strength As Coronavirus Shut Down Economy In March, S&P Case-Shiller Says
Home prices were still gaining steam in March, as the country began shutting down in the face of the coronavirus pandemi... Read more
May Unemployment Looks Worse Than Expected, Signaling Another Bad Jobs Report Could Be Coming
So far, state reopenings have not helped stem the rise in unemployment, which is expected to show another big jump in th... Read more
Mitch McConnell Says Next Coronavirus Bill Will Not Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
House Democrats passed a bill last week to extend the enhanced $600 per week unemployment benefit through January. Read more
Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections Could Cause A Worse Economic Disaster, Experts Warn
States across the country began reopening parts of their economies as early as April 24. Guidelines for reopening differ... Read more
Home Sales Dropped Nearly 18% In April, While Decline In Inventory Pushed Prices To A Record High
The economic fallout from the coronavirus hit the housing market hard in April. Read more
More Than Half Of Small Businesses Are Looking To Have PPP Funds Forgiven, Survey Says
Frustrations are mounting on Main Street due to a lack of guidance from the Small Business Administration on PPP loan fo... Read more
Jobless Claims Total 2.4 Million, Still Elevated Levels But A Declining Pace From Previous Weeks
The total, while still well above anything the nation had seen in pre-coronavirus America, represents the seventh straig... Read more
Fed Minutes Show Fears Of 'extraordinary Amount Of Uncertainty And Considerable Risks' Because Of Coronavirus
The meeting, which ended April 29, concluded with the central bank's policymaking arm holding steady on interest rates a... Read more