Market Insights

The unemployment rate declined to 5.3% in June from 5.5% in May

The stocks had a strong showing at the close of Thursday; all but two saw an increase.

Total spending for Halloween is expected to reach an all-time high this year in the survey’s history.

More than 2,000 professionals participated in the Houzz Renovation Barometer survey.

From the journalist who wrote the book on Walmart: why smaller retailers can cement a greater advantage in today's climate.

A prediction from the online real estate site puts San Jose in the top spot.

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October were $411.6 billion, down 0.3% from the previous month, but up 3.8% compared with the same month last year. 

The figures, released Wednesday morning, are adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. 

The AWPA's new guidance, and the move to the "ground contact" standard.