National park crowds across the West are braving intense heat and hazy skies
Travelers rolling up to storied mountain ranges in their campers are finding peaks shrouded in haze from fires and record-setting temperatures.
Vaxxed, vibing, and totally thriving
American well-being is... higher than it's ever been?
Montreal Real Estate Market: Soaring Prices Weaken Sales in the Suburbs
Montreal Area Real Estate Market Residential Sales – June 2021 L'ÎLE-DES-SŒURS, Quebec, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) for the month of June, based on the real estate brokers’ Centris provincial database. “Residential sales in the Montreal area fell significantly in June, mainly due to a historic shortage of single-
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Inside Austin’s Wild Real-Estate Market
Homes going $850,000 above asking, 96 offers in one weekend, and more tales from America’s most intense housing frenzy.
Everything You Need to Know About the Great Lumber Crisis of 2021
Lumber prices are coming back down to Earth, but the crisis shows how many industries can be rocked by the price of wood.
Labor Shortage? Great Realignment?
No matter what you call it, hiring is difficult right now and seems to be especially difficult in the food and beverage service industry. Anecdotes abound about understaffed restaurants struggling to hire, workers pivoting from food service to new industries, and new incentives being offered to entice workers. Whether you choose to call it a labor shortage or a great realignment of labor, changes happening in the industry today will reverberate for years to come.
How Do They Say Economic Recovery? ‘I Quit.’
With new opportunities and a different perspective as the pandemic eases, workers are choosing to leave their jobs in record numbers.
Companies and insiders are holding off on stock buybacks
Insiders are typically bullish on their own company.
Medicaid enrollment jumped during the pandemic, a new report says.
Nearly 10 million Americans joined the public health coverage program for the poor through January, demonstrating the program’s increasingly important role not just as a safety net.
For Many Home Buyers, a 5% Down Payment Isn’t Enough
Half of existing-home buyers in April who used mortgages put at least 20% down. That is locking many first-time buyers and lower-income families out of homeownership.
Personal Income and Outlays, April 2021 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Personal income decreased $3.21 trillion (13.1 percent) in April according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $3.22 trillion (14.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $80.3 billion (0.5 percent).
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2021 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2021 (Preliminary Estimate) | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2020, real GDP increased 4.3 percent.
U.S. Spending Patterns Signal Commitment to Cars and Gas, Brightening Outlook for Suburbs
The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?
Exclusive research and expert insights into a year of work like no other reveal urgent lessons for leaders as hybrid work unfolds.
Calculated Risk: Black Knight Mortgage Monitor for April; Highest Annual Home Price Increase on Record
Black Knight released their Mortgage Monitor report for April today. According to Black Knight, 4.66% of mortgage were delinquent in April...
Despite pandemic, level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits historic levels
Calculated Risk: May Employment Preview
On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for May. The consensus is for 650 thousand jobs added, and for the unem...
Calculated Risk: May Employment Report: 559 Thousand Jobs, 5.8% Unemployment Rate
From the BLS : Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 5.8...
Eurozone Inflation Above Target Sooner Than The ECB Expected
The annual rate of inflation hit the European Central Bank’s target for the first time since late 2018, as energy prices surged in response to a strengthening recovery in the global economy.
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism | Hawaii’s Economic Improvement Accelerating
DBEDT released its second quarter 2021 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.5 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in February this year.
Review of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22 | Office of the New York State Comptroller
The New York State Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 totals an estimated $212 billion – the largest budget in State history, almost 10 percent greater than the prior year.
Personal Income and Outlays, March 2021 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Personal income increased $4.21 trillion (21.1 percent) in March according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $4.18 trillion (23.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $616.0 billion (4.2 percent).
Colorado Senate adds special ed funding, chief equity officer position to 2022 budget
The Colorado State Senate gave initial approval to a $34.1 billion budget proposal on Thursday.