Josh Boak

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US consumer borrowing up $12.3 billion in November

Josh Boak · January 8, 2014 8:26 pm

Unemployment aid: What’s at stake for US economy

Unemployment aid: What’s at stake for US economy

Josh Boak · January 8, 2014 5:01 am

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, photo, Dale Watkins Jr., President of Sheffield Platers Inc., talks with employee Eva Gasca, at his factory in San Diego. The Commerce Department reports on orders placed with U.S. factories in November 2013 on Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

US factory orders up on planes, business spending

Josh Boak · January 6, 2014 4:47 pm

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, file photo, a guard tower, lower right, from Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as "Angola" and "The Farm" is lowered into the construction site of The National Museum of African American History and Culture, beside the Washington Monument, in Washington. The government reports on U.S. construction spending in November on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

US construction spending up 1 percent in November

Josh Boak · January 2, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

US home price gains slow in October from September

Josh Boak · December 31, 2013 2:43 pm

US mortgage applications tumble to a 13-year low

US mortgage applications tumble to a 13-year low

Josh Boak · December 24, 2013 3:48 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to a question during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The Fed will begin to reduce bond purchases by $10 billion in January because of a stronger U.S. job market.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bernanke’s new formula for pleasing investors

Josh Boak · December 19, 2013 10:17 pm

In this Nov. 14, 2013 photo, a home is advertised for sale in Matthews, N.C. The National Association of Realtors reports on sales of existing homes in November on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

US existing-home sales drop for 3rd straight month

Josh Boak · December 19, 2013 4:07 pm

Ben Bernanke, in his own words, at 12 news conferences

Ben Bernanke, in his own words, at 12 news conferences

Josh Boak · December 19, 2013 8:01 am

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington. With the new budget deal in place, economists say the U.S. economy has a good chance to accelerate at its fastest pace since before the Great Recession struck six years ago. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

How budget deal should help support US economy

Josh Boak · December 18, 2013 11:12 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, file photo, watches are on display at Kmart in New York. The government reports on consumer prices for November on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

US consumer prices flat as gas costs keep falling

Josh Boak · December 17, 2013 2:22 pm

Has the Fed been fueling bubbles? You be the judge

Josh Boak · December 16, 2013 9:13 pm