Business Travel Stirs, But Many Road Warriors Stay Grounded
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers. read more >
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers. read more >
Sales of new homes fell for a third straight month in June, dropping by 6.6%. to the lowest level in more than a year. read more >
The best thing about being a journalist is being paid to learn stuff, and the best thing about working on Arkansas Business has been learning about so many different industries, each with its own nuances. read more >
It’s all too easy to rely upon good intentions, to-do lists or our memory in an attempt to be timely. read more >
Foreign investors owned about 40% of U.S. corporate equity in 2019. read more >
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. read more >
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in June, snapping a four-month losing streak, while strong demand for higher-end properties and ultra-low mortgage rates helped push prices to new highs. read more >
The U.S. economy reached a peak in February 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research says. The recession began the following month and ended in April. read more >
Real gross domestic product rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2021. read more >
Americans spent more last month on clothing, electronics and dining out as the economy opened up and pandemic-related restrictions were lifted. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged for the third month in a row, at 4.4% from May to June. read more >
U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. read more >
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year. read more >
The Federal Reserve's latest nationwide business survey found that the economy strengthened further in late May and early June, despite supply-chain bottlenecks that led to price hikes. read more >
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Wednesday that inflation, which has been surging as the recovery strengthens, “will likely remain elevated in coming months" before “moderating." read more >
Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in 13 years, signaling that a swift rebound in spending has run up against widespread supply shortages that have escalated the costs of many goods and services. read more >
Sales in eating and drinking establishments in the United States continue to trend upward as pandemic capacity restrictions are eased and more Americans are vaccinated. read more >
The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer. Thank goodness for teenagers. read more >
Federal Reserve officials started discussing at their meeting last month the timing and mechanics of reducing their huge monthly bond purchases, which are used to keep longer-term interest rates in check. read more >
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that will reduce the ability of employers to prevent workers from going to rival firms and remove some of the state occupational licensing requirements that make it harder to land a job. read more >
