disability program

Census Bureau: 30% of Adults Receiving Government Assistance Have a Disability

Source: US Census Bureau Among the 46.0 million adults who received income-based government assistance in 2011, 30.4 percent of them had a disability, according to a report released ...

Housing Starts Jump by 15.6% in January

Housing sales accelerated in January 2013 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department ...
male nurse

Census Bureau Reports Male Nurses Becoming More Commonplace

Source: US Census Bureau The nursing profession remains overwhelmingly female, but the representation of men has increased as the demand for nurses has grown over the last several decades, ...

10 Reasons Why We Should Embrace the Sequester

From all the reports we read, the sky appears to be falling as we approach the dreaded sequester at the end of the week.  For those who’ve been living under a rock, the sequester ...
false breaks

Everything That You Need to Know About False Breaks

One of the most important things that you need to have if you want to succeed in the trading is to understand the markets completely. Amateurs in the stock market tend to fall for some ...

Stock Market on a Tear, Reaches a 5-Year High Thursday

A fast start to 2013 for the Dow Stocks closed sharply higher today, reaching a five year high on the back of strong housing starts and a lower unemployment claims. About $8 billion ...

Housing Starts Jump by 12.1% in December

In 2012, building permits increased dramatically by 30.3% Housing strengthened in November as building permits in December 2012 rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 903,000, ...
Exports rose faster than imports in the Second Quarter

U.S. Trade Gap Widens to $48.7 Billion in November 2012

The gap was wider than forecast In somewhat disappointing economic news, the U.S. recorded a $48.7 billion goods and services deficit in November, up from $42.1 billion in October, ...

November 2012 B2B Sales and Shipments Rise By 1%

Exports rose faster than imports in the Second Quarter The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the combined value of business to business (B2B) sales and shipments for November, ...

U.S. Retail Sales Up in December, Showing Strong Holiday Sales

Online retailers helped to boost retail sales in December  The U.S. Census Bureau announced a 0.1% increase in U.S. retail sales in December, to $415.7 billion, representing a 0.5% ...
black friday

Don’t Get Caught Up in the Black Friday Hype

It’s easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding Black Friday. Listen to Lynnette Khalfani-Cox and get the best holiday deals.
Obama Romney 3 BLR thumb

Bank Loans and Rates Picks Obama for Decisive Victory Over Romney Tomorrow

President Obama will win a second term as President via the Electoral College tomorrow Following a detailed study of polls and early voting analysis, it is clear that Barack Obama will ...

The 5 Highest-Paid Olympic Athletes (Part 5 of 5)

The Olympics are all about the medals – gold in particular.  But who are the five richest Olympic athletes and how much are they worth? Novak Djokovic is the fifth highest-paid ...

The 5 Highest-Paid Olympic Athletes (Part 4 of 5)

The Olympics are all about the medals – gold in particular.  But who are the five richest Olympic athletes and how much are they worth? Carmelo Anthony is the 4th highest-earning ...