Trump Effect: Manufacturing continues amazing expansion in September despite tariff concerns
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September along with the overall economy, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing…
Read More »Pending Home Sales Dip 1.8 Percent in August
Pending home sales fell slightly in August and have now decreased on an annual basis for eight straight months, according…
Read More »Millennial Homebuyers Driving 2018 Hottest ZIP Codes in America
A new report out today announced the Hottest ZIP Codes in America. The new list shows high-income millennials are helping…
Read More »Here are the cities with the highest share of zero-debt homeowners
A study released today showed which cities have the highest share of homeowners without mortgage debt, ranking U.S. cities by…
Read More »Sonic to be Acquired By Arby’s parent company in $2.3 billion transaction
Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) and Arby’s parent, Inspire Brands, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger…
Read More »Trump Effect: Consumer Confidence Continues Rise in September
Consumer confidence increased in September, following a large improvement in August. The Index now stands at 138.4 (1985=100), up from…
Read More »Grubhub to acquire Tapingo
Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced it has entered into an agreement…
Read More »Nearly half of Americans think the middle class is shrinking and one third believe it will disappear entirely
Americans are twice as likely to say the middle class is shrinking (45%) versus expanding (21%), according to new data…
Read More »SiriusXM to Acquire Pandora, Creating World’s Largest Audio Entertainment Company
SiriusXM to Acquire Pandora in All-Stock Transaction Valuing Pandora at $3.5 Billion Both SiriusXM and Pandora Brands, Products, and Services…
Read More »Survey: Nearly One-Quarter Of Workers Have Left A Job Due To A Bad Commute
Chicago, Miami, New York, and San Francisco have the most professionals who have quit because of a bad commute 39…
Read More »Alaska, Connecticut Hold Highest Average Credit Card Balances; Iowa and Wisconsin Lowest
An Austin, Texas company released a study Wednesday that reveals which U.S. states hold the most credit card balances relative…
Read More »Staples To Acquire Essendant For $12.80 Per Share In Cash
Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which an…
Read More »Hours of Video Viewed on a Mobile Phone Increased by 55% from 2015 to 2017
Parks Associates today released a new whitepaper ahead of IBC, “Video’s Critical Path: Success at Web Speed,” that reports by the end…
Read More »Home Prices Rise Three Times Faster than Rents
Only 41 percent of the U.S. population lives in a county where a median-income household can afford to buy a…
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