Consumer confidence gains in June, topping estimates

The Consumer Confidence Index rose in June to 118.9, despite expectations for it to drop, The Conference Board announced Tuesday. Economists were expecting the index to drop slightly to 116 for the month of June, according to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates. Last...

Economic Scene: When Cutting Access to Health Care, There’s a Price to Pay

June 27, 2017 Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE Senators, the United States is a sick country. Four years ago, a panel of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council set out to assess the nation’s health compared with that of 16...

US home prices grow just 5.5 percent in April, missing analysts’ expectations

U.S. home prices rose slightly less than anticipated in April, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. The national home price index increased 5.5 percent in April, versus 5.8 percent in March. Analysts were expecting an increase of 5.9...