Josh Boak

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In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, Jacob Robinson, left, of Epic, an electronic health record software company, speaks with students attending The Foot in the Door Career Fair at the University of Illinois Springfield in Springfield, Ill. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Applications for US jobless benefits drop to 287K

Josh Boak · October 2, 2014 1:24 pm

In this Sept. 19, 2014 photo, Laurette Eugene assembles a body armor vest at the Point Blank Body Armor factory in Pompano Beach, Fla. Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for September on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Pace of US factory activity slipped in September

Josh Boak · October 1, 2014 3:09 pm

School spending by affluent is widening wealth gap

Josh Boak · September 30, 2014 5:18 pm

School spending by affluent is widening wealth gap

Josh Boak · September 30, 2014 5:00 pm

FILE - In this July 10, 2014, file photo, a sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in Quincy, Mass. The National Association of Realtors releases its August report on pending home sales, which are seen as a barometer of future purchases, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Contracts to buy US homes slide in August

Josh Boak · September 29, 2014 3:13 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 file photo, construction is underway at a housing development in Zelienople, Pa. The Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in August on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Sales of US new homes soar in August

Josh Boak · September 24, 2014 4:22 pm

In this Thursday, May 29, 2014 photo, prospective buyer Mary Tuttle, right, checks out antique lighting fixtures while looking at a home with real estate broker Nancy Dowson, left, with Keller Williams Realty, in Miami Shores, Fla. The National Association of Realtors reports, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, on sales of existing homes in August. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

US existing home sales fall in August

Josh Boak · September 22, 2014 2:53 pm

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photograph, a builder works on the construction of new homes in Belmar, N.J. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in August on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Volatile apartment sector reduces US home building

Josh Boak · September 18, 2014 1:44 pm

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, job seeker Migdalia Feliz, of Miramar, Fla., third from right, listens to detective William DeJeus, left, of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, at a job fair in Sunrise. Fla. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Applications for US jobless benefits fall sharply

Josh Boak · September 18, 2014 1:14 pm

Yellen: Fed balance sheet to take years to shrink

Yellen: Fed balance sheet to take years to shrink

Josh Boak · September 17, 2014 7:23 pm

Corinthian Colleges sued for predatory lending

Josh Boak · September 16, 2014 7:44 pm

US wealth gap putting the squeeze on state revenue

Josh Boak · September 15, 2014 3:31 pm