economic growth

“QUEEN” IS THE OWNER OF QUEEN’S MARKET ON FALLOWFIELD AVENUE IN CHARLEROI. QUEEN AND HER HUSBAND, HENRY  CAMPBELL, ARE IMMIGRANTS FROM LIBERIA. (PHOTO BY...

In the wake of escalating mortgage rates and soaring housing prices, the dream of homeownership in the United States is slipping further from the...

by Jakub Hlávka, University of Southern California and Adam Rose, University of Southern California The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a vigorous 257,000 jobs in January, and wages jumped by the most in six years — evidence that...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs in May, a substantial gain for a fourth straight month, fueling hopes that the economy will...

(NNPA)—During 2013, the U.S. economy experienced a reasonable level of growth. The 3.4 percent growth rate in the second half of 2013 represented a...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn't bad just for individuals. It's hurting the U.S. economy. So says a...

(CNN) -- The choice of mobile as the medium for CNN's Africa-wide survey of Mandela-related opinion shows how much has changed across the continent...

In this May 30, 2013, photo, job seekers line up to talk to recruiters during a job fair held in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, file) by Christopher RugaberAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy may be sturdier than many had assumed. Employers added a surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in October despite the 16-day government shutdown, the Labor Department said Friday. And they did a lot more hiring in August and September than previously thought.