Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the ECI usually gets little attention from the general media. Here’s why it’s a statistic worth tracking: Its current tiny increases are helping keep inflation in check and allowing t…
Last year, stocks rose as cost-cutting helped businesses set record profits. But its not too late to buy in, says venture capitalist Peter Cohan: With the corporate world’s focus shifting to sales growth, and profits likely to …
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…
Many people blame America’s high unemployment rate on a mismatch between workers’ skills and the fields with open jobs. But jobs are scarce across all sectors. That means effective policies are needed to stimulate demand and re…
Private employers added 187,000 jobs in January, ADP announced Wednesday, 47,000 more then economists had predicted. That marks the fourth straight month of significant job gains — a trend that suggests the U.S. labor market i…