Aaron Nathans

Our Patrick Coate discussed the factors that are causing Americans to increasingly stay put during an interview with Wharton Business Radio on Wednesday.

After a nervous couple of weeks, this week’s new economic data look more upbeat, and the stock market appears to be rejoicing a bit as well.

If you’re a glass-half-full kind of person, the latest economic data should be a nice warm chocolate-chip cookie to dunk in your milk.

The U.S. economy remains in slow growth mode, with a reasonably low risk of recession in the next six to 12 months, but there are growing reasons for caution, according to the new February edition of Business Conditions Monthly, out today from the American Institute for Economic Research.

Our Polina Vlasenko was prominently featured in this story by the International Business Times on the January jobs report released on Friday. The author, Owen Davis, quotes Vlasenko as saying the positive employment numbers probably show a durable trend. But she adds that there’s a reason wages haven’t been growing at a faster clip.

In a season of mixed economic news, we received positive data this morning on job openings, as well as the number of people who are quitting their job, which tend to be good signs for the labor market.

We like to keep our eye on corporate earnings reports for a simple reason: Earnings results can influence a company’s decision on hiring or firing, which impacts spending and the economy. So during a winter where we’ve noted that economic growth is somewhat fragile, we are looking for signs of softness in earnings reports, which…

Our report, “New Careers for Older Workers,” continues to gather attention, this time in a PayScale piece that was picked up by Money last week.