Are Americans Spending Money Again?
Analysts debate whether this year's strong holiday sales are a sign of renewed consumer confidence or an aberration
Advertisement
In the first jobs report of 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.8 percent while the U.S. economy added 155,000 new jobs — and that's good news.
Analysts debate whether this year's strong holiday sales are a sign of renewed consumer confidence or an aberration
Why they're getting optimistic
The political implications of Tuesday's numbers are only half the story
Even for those who have a job, it's still not easy to get ahead
The Times says short-term employment is on the rise--is that good or bad?
It passed late Thursday night
A debate is brewing about income disparities, modern finance, and the prevention of future economic cataclysms
Analysts crunch the numbers to investigate the claim that taxes and welfare disincentivize work
Do we care about the deficit? The market may, but deficit-watchers argue Obama's tax cut deal is evidence that, frankly, we don't give a damn
Women taking time off for children suffer greater financial loss in business than medicine, study shows
Does the proposed legislation, by any other name, smell as sweet?
Examining the process by which longterm unemployment decreases a person's ability to find a job
Boy, are they unhappy with the president
Conservatives pleased but unimpressed, liberals skeptical
Amid continuing umeployment, profits hit a new high
"It was a move to cut our bottom line"
Despite the tough economic climate, it could be a surprisingly big retail season
The government-sponsored agencies' long fall from grace
64,000 private-sector jobs gained, 159,000 public-sector jobs lost
Economists debate "structural" vs. "cyclical" unemployment
Maybe all consumers need is a little prodding
A new book claims to have identified the cause of America's large income gap
Marking the technical end of the longest recession since World War II
Some fear they'll never work again
1 in 7 Americans lived below the poverty line in 2009
Theories for our two-point drop in the world rankings
A Slate series highlights the old fault lines in the debate
Evaluating a portion of the president's new plan
Depends on how you view "treading water"
And here are the tools to retrain and get them...
Yes--at least in urban areas, and if the women are single and childless
"To this day, economists don't fully understand why firms cut production as much as they did."
Got your attention, right?
Economist Robert Barro says "yes," but he's getting a chilly reception in the economics blogosphere
Have a story we missed? A link we have to click? A sharp opinion about the news? Instead of waiting for us to post it, tell us on the Open Wire.
Submit your news and ideas | See all reader postsThe Atlantic Wire is your authoritative guide to the news and ideas that matter most right now. Our team tracks newsmakers and opinions across the entire media spectrum: newspapers, web sites, television, radio and magazines.
But we do more than just collect information. By synthesizing, analyzing and summarizing what’s out there, and adding new information when we can, we are a news engine that gives you a quick and valuable account of the issues of the day.
Have a hot tip? A story we missed? Tell us on the Open Wire
How to send us editorial or technical feedback
Get Five Best Columns in your inbox each morning (preview)
