ECONOMY
Fargo Moorhead Metro Recognized by Area Development Magazine
Fargo, N.D. (June 5, 2013) Area Development Magazine recently ranked the Fargo Moorhead Metro #2 overall among mid-sized cities. The Fargo Moorhead Metro also led or ranked high in the following cate...
Posted on 6/5/13 at 3:15 PM
Update: Education debate about more spending, better economy
By Don Davis A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less agree...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:48 PM
Give and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
Posted on 12/27/12 at 10:48 AM
Fargo ranks as top city for employment, but........
Fun to see Fargo as a lead story in Wall Street 24/7 and Yahoo for our high rate of employment, however I think they need a few more stock pictures so folks know it's not always blizzarding here. Here...
Posted on 12/11/12 at 10:14 AM
The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
Report: ND's economic growth outpaces other states 
BISMARCK — The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says North Dakota's economic growth has outpaced all other states for the third straight year.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
US employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 percent 
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a gain that shows employers are hiring at a still-modest but steady pace despite government spending cuts and higher taxes.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
Estimate says US will close jobs gap in late 2016 
SAN FRANCISCO - If the U.S. economy continues to add jobs at the current clip, the labor market won't return to full health until the end of 2016, new estimates from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago showed Thursday.
By Reuters , June 06, 2013
Weak signals on the economy send stocks plunging 
NEW YORK — A series of weak economic reports sent the stock market plunging to its lowest level in a month on Wednesday. Companies like miners, banks and chemical makers, whose fortunes are most closely tied to the prospects for growth, led the market lower.
By Associated Press , June 05, 2013
Stocks rise as lackluster reports ease Fed concern 
NEW YORK — The stock market rose Thursday after a pair of lackluster economic reports raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to boost the economy with its stimulus program.
By Associated Press , May 30, 2013
Texas city leads US with lowest unemployment rate 
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in almost all large U.S. cities in April, helped by stronger hiring. The gains show the job market is improving throughout the country.
By Associated Press , May 29, 2013
Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss
NEW YORK - The stock market headed lower in midday trading Friday, putting it on track for its first weekly loss in a month.By Associated Press , May 24, 2013
Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed official
NEW YORK — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.By Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in ND 
WASHINGTON — Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.
By Associated Press , May 17, 2013
Column: America's sleeper crisis cannot be ignored
The Dow has cracked 15,000 and the S&P is near record highs, so it's time to pop open the champagne and celebrate, right? Well, absolutely, if you've got a bunch of money in the stock market.By Matt Miller, Special to The Washington Post , May 11, 2013
Stocks hold at record levels on Wall Street
NEW YORK — The stock market held at record levels Thursday as investors became harder to please. Even a decline in the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits failed to give stock prices a big boost. Markets drifted lower in early trading, then ticked higher in the early afternoon.By Associated Press , May 09, 2013
US employers add 165,000 jobs; rate falls to 7.5 percent 
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April — and far more in February and March than anyone thought.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Stocks recover slightly, ending tough week 
NEW YORK — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week in five months.
By Associated Press , April 19, 2013
Retail sales point to flagging economic momentum 
WASHINGTON - Retail sales contracted in March for the second time in three months and consumer confidence tumbled in April, a sign tax hikes early this year stole momentum from the economy.
By Reuters , April 12, 2013
US adds just 88,000 jobs; rate drops to 7.6 percent 
By Associated Press , April 05, 2013
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