Small Business January 8, 2025
ADP Says 122,000 Jobs Added in December, While Annual Pay Rose 4.6%
ADP's pay measure uniquely captures the earnings of a cohort of almost 10 million employees over a 12-month period.
Financial Reporting January 7, 2025
Two Wipfli Reports Show Growth and Confidence for Banks and Credit Unions in 2025
Based on the extensive data, the surveyed financial leaders describe challenges such as cybersecurity, talent shortages and digital transformation maturity as continuing to shape strategies and priorities in 2025.
Payroll December 26, 2024
6 in 10 U.S. Companies Plan to Add New Positions in the First Half of 2025
34% plan to staff vacated positions, while 63% will increase the number of contract professionals on their teams. Robert Half is a talent solutions and business consulting firm.
Payroll December 12, 2024
Consumer Housing Sentiment Up Significantly Year over Year
This month, a new record-high share of consumers indicated that they expect mortgage rates to decline over the next 12 months, while fewer respondents said they expect home prices to rise.
Payroll November 30, 2023
Average U.S. Home Prices Hit Record High
New listings have been ticking up recently, and mortgage rates have declined after peaking early this month, signs that some conditions are improving for homebuyers.
Payroll November 30, 2023
U.S. Economy Saw 5.2% Growth in Third Quarter
The U.S. economy grew at an even faster pace in the third quarter than originally estimated, reflecting upward revisions to business investment and government spending.
Payroll November 30, 2023
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7.5%
The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages retreated to 7.41% this week, down from 7.55% the previous week, according to Bankrate’s weekly national survey of large lenders.
Small Business November 20, 2023
Retail Sales Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year
Retail sales kept up a long streak of year-over-year gains in October even though the rate of growth continued to slow, according to the National Retail Federation.
Accounting November 15, 2023
Inflation Drops in U.S.
U.S. inflation broadly slowed in October, which markets cheered as a strong indication that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates.
November 15, 2023
House Agrees to Short Term Spending Bill, Avoids Government Shutdown
The House easily passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending measure that would continue to fund the government into the new year with broad bipartisan support Tuesday afternoon.
Accounting November 13, 2023
Government Shutdown Risk Looms Ahead of Nov. 17 Deadline
A shutdown beginning Saturday would furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers just before the Thanksgiving holiday and delay government contracts and vendor payments.
Small Business November 9, 2023
Americans Plan to Spend About $125 Billion with Small Businesses During 2023 Holiday Shopping
For many consumers, shopping small will be a priority as they expect to spend roughly $485 at small businesses this season compared to $342 last year.