1/2/2013  Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December, following one month of contraction, and the overall economy grew for the 43rd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business ®.

12/20/2012  The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2 percent in November to 95.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in October, and a 0.4 percent increase in September.

12/17/2012 Looking to the year ahead, travel, hospitality and leisure (THL) companies may have reason to be optimistic for renewed growth domestically, for the power of technology to transform the consumer experience and for the opportunity to capitalize on emerging market growth, according to Deloitte’s 2013 Travel, Hospitality and Leisure [...]

12/13/2012  Consumer cash flow is declining, according to the Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index), which fell in November due to a slowdown in the rise of new home prices and an accelerating decline in real wages. Related PostsCampaign to Fix the Debt partnered by diverse voices AIA urges congress, president [...]

12/05/2012 US stocks closed slightly lower Tuesday as Washington continued to wrangle over a budget plan that would avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff.” 

12/03/2012 A sense of deja vu gripped Washington Monday as Democrats and Republicans locked in who-blinks-first brinkmanship over taxes and spending, with pundits warning of economic chaos unless a deal is struck.