Construction spending rises by 0.2% in November
[ad_1] Outlays for construction projects rose 0.2% in November to $1.81 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Wall Street was expecting a drop of 0.4%. Spending in October fell a…
U.S. productivity picks up a bit in third quarter. After two hefty declines ‘any gain is welcome’.
[ad_1] The numbers: U.S. productivity rose at a 0.3% annual clip in the third quarter, the government said Thursday. That’s the first gain after two straight sharp quarterly declines. Economists…