Josh Boak

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In this April 15, 2014 photo, Evelyn Morales assembles blender blades at the Vitamix manufacturing facility in Strongsville, Ohio. The Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for June on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Higher gasoline costs raise US producer prices

Josh Boak · July 16, 2014 1:11 pm

FILE - This March 27, 2009, file photo shows the Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury Department releases federal budget data for June on Friday, July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US records $71 billion budget surplus in June

Josh Boak · July 11, 2014 6:27 pm

FILE - This Sept. 5, 2007, file photo shows credit card decals on a store window in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The Federal Reserve reports on consumer borrowing in May on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

US consumer borrowing rises at slower pace in May

Josh Boak · July 8, 2014 7:39 pm

In this Thursday, June 12, 2014 photo, people wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in June, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008, the Labor Department reported, Thursday, July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Solid US job gains pointing to a stronger recovery

Josh Boak · July 4, 2014 4:02 am

In this Thursday, June 12, 2014 photo, people wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in June, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008, the Labor Department reported, Thursday, July 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

US hiring likely strong for a 5th straight month

Josh Boak · July 3, 2014 10:26 am

In this May 19, 2014 photo, Micki Taylor, branch manager of the Mega Force Staffing Services in Kinston, N.C., reviews an orientation booklet with Kenneth Wilson, who is training to become a forklift operator, in Kinston, N.C. Payroll processer ADP said Wednesday, July 2, 2014, that private employers added 281,000 jobs last month, up from 179,000 in the previous month. (AP Photo/Kinston Free Press, Sara Pezzoni)

Survey: US companies added 281,000 jobs in June

Josh Boak · July 2, 2014 1:02 pm

CoreLogic: US home prices rose more slowly in May

CoreLogic: US home prices rose more slowly in May

Josh Boak · July 1, 2014 12:27 pm

Contracts to buy US homes up sharply in May

Contracts to buy US homes up sharply in May

Josh Boak · June 30, 2014 10:38 am

In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014 photo, job seekers attend a job fair held by Sheetz to staff their under-construction distribution center, in Burlington, N.C. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, June 19, 2014. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Sam Roberts)

Fewer Americans applying for jobless aid

Josh Boak · June 19, 2014 1:47 pm

Fed’s Yellen downplays long-term inflation risk

Fed’s Yellen downplays long-term inflation risk

Josh Boak · June 18, 2014 7:06 pm

In this photo made on Friday, March 28, 2014, workers continue construction on a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa.

US home building declined 6.5 percent in May

Josh Boak · June 17, 2014 1:18 pm

FILE - In this June 6, 2014 file photo, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at a press conference at the HM Treasury in London. The International Monetary Fund issues its annual assessment of the U.S. economy on Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

IMF lowers estimate of US economic growth in 2014

Josh Boak · June 16, 2014 7:51 pm