(Reuters) – New orders for factory goods fell in April for the third time in four months as demand slipped for everything from cars and…
The GuardianCommerce Department imposes tariffs on Chinese solar panelsIdeal Taxes AssociationThe solar industry is suffering from huge over-production glut worldwide due to the subsidies of the American solar panel industry by the US government and th…
(via AFP) The United States slapped hefty anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar cell makers Thursday in a move likely to heighten trade tensions between the…
New York TimesUS imposes stiff tariffs on Chinese for 'dumping' solar panelsLos Angeles TimesBy Don Lee WASHINGTON — The US has decided to slap tariffs of 31% and higher on solar panels imported from China for “dumping” them in the America…
CNBC.comUS builders started construction on more homes in April, as confidence in …Washington PostWASHINGTON — US builders began work on more homes last month, evidence that the battered housing market is slowly healing. The Commerce Department sai…
The headline number for retail sales today was an increase of 0.1% month to month, seasonally adjusted, which exactly met the conomic consensual sextimate of…
Globe and MailUS factory orders declineMarketWatchBy Jeffry Bartash WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Orders for goods produced in US factories dropped 1.5% in March, the biggest decline in three years, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists s…
The Associated PressUS consumer spending slowed in March, income roseThe Associated PressBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economy Writer – 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their spending more slowly in March, suggesting some are worried …
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U.S. homeownership rate drops to 15-year low in Q1
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The share of privately owned U.S. homes fell to a 15-year low in the first quarter, government data showed on Monday, suggesting that falling hous…