Australia’s services activity grew the most in a year in April and growth in retail sales doubled in March driven by the combined growth in the food-related spending, separate data showed Wednesday. The Judo Bank Australia services Purchasing Managers’ Index rose sharply to 53.7 in April from 48.6 in March, […]

A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday unexpectedly showed a steep drop in pending home sales in the U.S. in the month of March. NAR said its pending home sales index plunged by 5.2 percent to 78.9 in March after climbing by 0.8 percent to 83.2 […]

Eurozone economic confidence improved marginally in April as the weakness in industry was more than offset by improvement in confidence among consumers and services providers. The economic sentiment index, or ESI, rose to 99.3 in April from 99.2 in the previous month, data from the European Commission showed Thursday. The […]

A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed an unexpected spike in U.S. new home sales in the month of March. The Commerce Department said new home sales surged 9.6 percent to an annual rate of 683,000 in March from a revised rate of 623,000 in February. Economists […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia is in the midst of an upside-down jobs miracle. The regions have lower unemployment than big cities; the share of young people with a job is growing more quickly than for older […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New York: “A glass of your cheapest red please”, I asked the bartender at the hotel in midtown Manhattan, putting a strong emphasis on the “cheapest”. “That will be $US21 [$31] sir.” Thanks […]

After reporting a sharp increase in U.S. existing home sales in the previous month, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Thursday showing existing home sales pulled back by more than expected in the month of March. NAR said existing home sales slumped by 2.4 percent to an […]

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is encouraging residents to apply for the Working Families Tax Credit. Eligible recipients of Washington state can receive a tax credit of up to $1,200. However, they need to apply for the Working Families Tax Credit in Washington state separately. What Is The Working Families […]

Minnesota residents could get some cash back from the state if a new tax plan from House DFL leaders is approved. The roughly $3 billion tax plan includes tax rebates from Minnesota, a tax cut on Social Security income, as well as a new tax credit for families with children. […]

China’s central bank maintained its benchmark rates on Thursday, as widely expected, as the economy logged a strong growth after the unwinding of zero-Covid policy. The People’s Bank of China left its one-year loan prime rate, or LPR, unchanged at 3.65 percent. Similarly, the five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage […]