• September 13, 2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022, gives new life to the federal tax credit for the purchase and installation costs of residential solar-power systems and provides guidelines allowing batteries to also qualify for the credit. The solar credit is a percentage of the cost of a solar

• September 13, 2022
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Inflation rose more than expected in August, continuing to create severe financial pressure for U.S. households even as the cost of gasoline fell. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price for everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rents, rose 8.3% in August from a year ago.

• September 4, 2022
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Moving to a new city can be daunting, but there’s also an air of excitement that surrounds the process. You can enjoy new possibilities as you start building your life. In order to fully enjoy this potential, though, you should take deliberate steps to become integrated into your community and find ways to meet new

• September 2, 2022
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U.S. job growth moderated in August from a torrid pace the previous month, but hiring remained solid despite growing headwinds from higher interest rates, scorching-hot inflation and mounting recession fears. Employers added 315,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday, in line with the 300,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv

• August 25, 2022
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GDP shrank at revised 0.6% rate in second quarter, signaling US remains in technical recession.  Second-quarter GDP was initially reported to have shrunk 0.9% The U.S. economy shrank at slightly slower pace in the second quarter than previously reported, but continued to meet the criteria for a so-called technical recession as raging inflation and higher

• August 24, 2022
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The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday that its pending home sales index tumbled 19.9% in July compared with the same month one year ago. On a monthly basis, pending home sales dropped 1% – less than the 4% decline projected by economists.

• August 17, 2022
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Federal Reserve officials indicated at their July meeting that additional interest rate hikes are necessary in the coming months until policymakers see evidence that inflation has cooled “considerably.” Minutes from the U.S. central bank’s July 26-27 meeting released on Wednesday show that policymakers reiterated the need to raise interest rates to a level that brings

• August 10, 2022
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The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price index rose 8.5% in July from a year ago, below the 9.1% year-over-year surge recorded in June.

• August 5, 2022
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U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, defying fears of a slowdown in hiring even as the labor market confronts the twin threats of scorching-hot inflation and rising interest rates. Employers added 528,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday, blowing past the 250,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv economists.

• August 1, 2022
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