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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 27, 2015

Economic Watch: Services Sector Growth Eases

Growth in the U.S. service sector during April eased from a seven-month high in March, according to the financial information services provider Markit, but numbers still point to strong start to the second quarter.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 24, 2015

Economic Watch: Durable Goods Orders Increase, Key Indicator Down Again

Orders for big ticket, long lasting durable goods increased 4% in March, the biggest gain in eight months, but a key indicator of business investment fell for the second consecutive month.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 23, 2015

Economic Watch: New Homes Sales Mixed, Manufacturing Slows

Sales of new homes in the U.S. during March fell the most in more than 18 months following three straight monthly gains, according to the Commerce Department.

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NewsApril 23, 2015

Trucks Move More U.S.-NAFTA Freight, Overall Level Declines

Freight movements between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico fell in February, hitting its lowest level in terms of value since 2011, according to new U.S. Transportation Department figures.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 22, 2015

Economic Watch: Existing Home Sales Spike in March

Existing-home sales in the U.S. jumped in March to their highest annual rate in 18 months, according to the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday. Led by the Midwest, all major regions experienced strong sales gains in March and are above their year-over-year sales pace.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 17, 2015

Economic Watch: Inflation, Leading Indicators, Consumer Sentiment Increase

Consumer prices moved up for the second straight month in March after falling during much of the winter, but remain at their lowest level in years.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 16, 2015

Economic Watch: Housing Starts Post 2% Gain in March

Nationwide housing starts rose 2% in March, hitting an annual rate of 926,000 units, but it's not as much as many analysts were hoping.

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NewsApril 15, 2015

Economic Watch: Industrial Production Weakens, Homebuilder Optimism Up

For the first quarter of 2015 this measure of the total activity at the nation’s factories, mines and utilities declined at an annual rate of 1%, the first quarterly decrease since the second quarter of 2009.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 14, 2015

Cass Freight Index Shows Increasing Shipments, Spending

North American freight volume and expenditures rose again in March as shipments picked up significantly from the West Coast ports, according to the latest readings of the Cass Freight Index.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 14, 2015

Economic Watch: March Wholesale Prices, Retail Sales Move Higher

Prices at the wholesale level rose in March for the first time since October, according to the U.S. Labor Department on Tuesday.

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