Josh Boak

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Housing debt still traps 10 million Americans

Josh Boak · May 20, 2014 4:40 pm

FILE - In this March 26, 2014 photo, a builder works on a home under construction in northwest Chicago. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in April on Friday. May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

US home building climbed 13.2 percent in April

Josh Boak · May 16, 2014 1:31 pm

Yellen: Small businesses are driving job growth

Josh Boak · May 15, 2014 10:11 pm

Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt hits record

Josh Boak · May 15, 2014 3:03 pm

In this Tuesday, April 29, 2014 photo, a worker positions iron girders at a building construction site, in Boston. The Labor Department releases first-quarter productivity data on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

US productivity fell at 1.7 percent rate in 1Q

Josh Boak · May 7, 2014 12:57 pm

5 cautionary signs tucked into April’s jobs report

Josh Boak · May 3, 2014 7:26 am

In this Tuesday, April 29. 2014 photo, workers position iron girders at a building construction site, in Boston. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. construction spending in March on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

US construction spending rises 0.2 pct in March

Josh Boak · May 1, 2014 2:25 pm

US consumer spending surged 0.9 percent in March

Josh Boak · May 1, 2014 1:32 pm

Study: Tax reforms would curb income inequality

Josh Boak · April 30, 2014 3:31 pm

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, Luke Gill, left, of Quicken Loans, talks with job candidate Jasmine Boykins at a job fair at the Matrix Center in Detroit. The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for April on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates, File)

US consumer confidence dips in April

Josh Boak · April 29, 2014 3:34 pm

A fading middle-class perk: lower mortgage rates

Josh Boak · April 25, 2014 4:05 pm

This March 21, 2014 photo shows a home for sale in North Andover, Mass. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Average US 30-year mortgage rate up to 4.33 pct

Josh Boak · April 24, 2014 3:06 pm