Aaron Nathans
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Top Cities and Towns for Job-Seeking College Grads
Today, the American Institute for Economic Research ranked American cities by the attributes that are most attractive to young college graduates. The nine-factor formula centers on demographics, economics and quality of life.
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Friday’s Jobs Report: Reading the Tea Leaves
On Friday, we will get what may be the single most important monthly data release on the U.S. economy: the Employment Situation Report, also known as the jobs report. During a time when we have seen concerning economic signals, including last week’s GDP report, it will be telling whether the jobs numbers stay as strong…
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Chances of Recession? U.S. News Talks With Bob Hughes
Our Bob Hughes is featured in U.S. News & World Report today in a question-and-answer story by Andrew Soergel entitled, “Ask An Economist: How Close is the Next Recession?” In the story, Hughes expands on our cautionary report last month that important aspects of the economy appeared to be weakening.
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Fed Banks Cautious on the Economy, With a Dash of Hope
Our economic model’s cautious warning, which we published earlier this week, appears to be in line with two reports released today by Federal Reserve banks.
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Today’s Chart: Jobs Are Powering an Uneven Economy
We’ve seen a number of signs of economic softness lately, but the labor market has not been among them. In fact, Thursday’s initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 253,000 for the week ending April 9, marking its lowest point since 1973.
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Amid a Soft Patch, Some Sweet Relief
We’ve seen a mixed picture of the economy lately, with a good jobs report last week coming amid some concerning signs of core weakness. But some new data provide some reassurance that we may once again be slogging through a soft patch rather than sliding into recession.
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Six (Painful) Ways to Save Social Security
With the Social Security Trust Fund projected to run out of money in 2034, and demographic shifts underway, pressure is slowly growing to find some way to keep the popular program solvent for years to come. In a new brief out today from the American Institute for Economic Research, the authors highlight the six options…
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Some Noteworthy Core Weakness
Amid a backdrop of a slow global economy and an energy slump, the U.S. economy has managed to keep growing on the back of three core areas within the domestic economy: consumer spending, housing, and business investment. In recent days, we saw indications that one of those three areas has been weakening.
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Economic Expansion Grows More Vulnerable
Economic growth in this country has become somewhat more vulnerable, according to the new March edition of Business Conditions Monthly, out today from the American Institute for Economic Research.
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Top Cities and Towns for Job-Seeking College Grads
Today, the American Institute for Economic Research ranked American cities by the attributes that are most attractive to young college graduates. The nine-factor formula centers on demographics, economics and quality of life.
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•
Friday’s Jobs Report: Reading the Tea Leaves
On Friday, we will get what may be the single most important monthly data release on the U.S. economy: the Employment Situation Report, also known as the jobs report. During a time when we have seen concerning economic signals, including last week’s GDP report, it will be telling whether the jobs numbers stay as strong…
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Chances of Recession? U.S. News Talks With Bob Hughes
Our Bob Hughes is featured in U.S. News & World Report today in a question-and-answer story by Andrew Soergel entitled, “Ask An Economist: How Close is the Next Recession?” In the story, Hughes expands on our cautionary report last month that important aspects of the economy appeared to be weakening.
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•
Fed Banks Cautious on the Economy, With a Dash of Hope
Our economic model’s cautious warning, which we published earlier this week, appears to be in line with two reports released today by Federal Reserve banks.
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•
Today’s Chart: Jobs Are Powering an Uneven Economy
We’ve seen a number of signs of economic softness lately, but the labor market has not been among them. In fact, Thursday’s initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 253,000 for the week ending April 9, marking its lowest point since 1973.
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•
Amid a Soft Patch, Some Sweet Relief
We’ve seen a mixed picture of the economy lately, with a good jobs report last week coming amid some concerning signs of core weakness. But some new data provide some reassurance that we may once again be slogging through a soft patch rather than sliding into recession.
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•
Six (Painful) Ways to Save Social Security
With the Social Security Trust Fund projected to run out of money in 2034, and demographic shifts underway, pressure is slowly growing to find some way to keep the popular program solvent for years to come. In a new brief out today from the American Institute for Economic Research, the authors highlight the six options…
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•
Some Noteworthy Core Weakness
Amid a backdrop of a slow global economy and an energy slump, the U.S. economy has managed to keep growing on the back of three core areas within the domestic economy: consumer spending, housing, and business investment. In recent days, we saw indications that one of those three areas has been weakening.
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•
Economic Expansion Grows More Vulnerable
Economic growth in this country has become somewhat more vulnerable, according to the new March edition of Business Conditions Monthly, out today from the American Institute for Economic Research.