Home » Tag Archives: economy (page 3)

Tag Archives: economy

COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package Nears Passage

covid-19 economic stimulus

Amid economic instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Congress is poised to vote on a $2 trillion stimulus package. According to The New York Times, the bill provides $150 billion to assist state and local governments in their …

Read More »

Small Business Economic Outlook Rises

economic outlook

According to data from the MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index, employers in the U.S. feel more confident about the state of the nation’s economy and their own finances. In the latest index, the overall economic outlook …

Read More »

Lumber Prices Show Unseasonable Drop

lumber prices

Though lumber prices usually rise in the spring, a new report from The Wall Street Journal says bad weather and a decline in homebuilding have caused lumber prices to drop just one year after they reached record highs. The article …

Read More »

U.S. Economy Grows 3.2% in Q1 2019

U.S. Economy

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) had risen by an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to The New York Times. GDP is the “broadest measure of …

Read More »

Federal Changes to Housing Affordability

housing

Homeownership benefits home improvement retailers for clear reasons, including the fact that homeowners maintain and upgrade their houses with products retailers sell. Buying, though, is more difficult than it used to be, due to high prices and a limited number …

Read More »