Where the Signs Point to a Strengthening U.S. Economy

If you glanced at just one or two headlines from last week’s reports on the U.S. economy, you might have concluded that things haven’t changed that much. In fact, digging deeper reveals that business conditions are improving. E…

Take the ADP Jobs Number With a Boulder of Salt

ADP excludes government jobs. It’s also notoriously volatile and has a history of big misses in forecasting the official Labor Department payroll report. But perhaps most important is that it just doesn’t jibe with other recent…