Manufacturing and wages growing in the Midwest, Fed says
by Jingnan Huo The Midwest saw robust manufacturing growth and a tight labor market with increasing wage pressures at the end of 2016, in line
January 19, 2017
by Jingnan Huo The Midwest saw robust manufacturing growth and a tight labor market with increasing wage pressures at the end of 2016, in line
By Wenjing Yang Shares of Netflix surged Thursday after the company said it added a record 7 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter, bringing
By Urvashi Verma After nearly two and a half years of barren fields, U.S. shale producers are restoring operations as oil prices have rebounded from
By Rachel Newman Greg Madden isn’t the man he used to be. In 2016, the 23-year-old Homewood, Ill., resident embarked on a fitness journey that
By Shen Lu United Continental Holdings Inc. on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 1.6 percent decline in its fourth-quarter passenger unit revenue, a key metric to
By Jiefei Liu The U.S. consumer price index rose for a fifth consecutive month in December, driven by rising shelter and gasoline prices. The CPI,
By Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang Industrial production in the United States swung to a better-than-expected increase in December, boosted by output at utilities and manufacturers, suggesting a
By Hannah Levitt Irving Park resident Barbara Cameron uses her car as her primary way of getting around Chicago. The freelance producer fueled her vehicle
By Puja Bhattacharjee The winter and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the hundreds who attended the 87th Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail show. The show hosted
By Karen Lentz and Yifang (Evonne) Liu The U.S. economy ended 2016 in a better place than it started, and despite some concerns, economists remain