The Latest Breaking News from Census

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.

The pandemic recovery arrived — just not everywhere.

One of the strongest SP 500 earnings seasons on record is running headfirst into a wall of valuation anxiety, leaving investors wondering whether it's time to take some chips off the table—even as profits soar.

Achieving the so-called “Australian dream” of home ownership is increasingly difficult for members of younger generations. Census data shows that rates of home ownership have fallen from 64% in 1971 to 50% in 2021 among 30–34-year-olds, and from 50% to 36% for 25–29-year-olds.

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The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains

Soybeans are trading with contracts fractionally mixed. Futures were weaker early on during the Thursday session, but contract came back to close with 1 to 2 cent gains in the nearbys. September was an exception, down 4 cents on thin trade. There were 125 deliveries issued against September beans overnight....

Lean hog futures saw a bounce back on the Thursday close, with contracts up 17 cents to $1.20. USDA’s national base hog report from Thursday PM showed negotiated prices at $104.43, down $1.24. The CME Lean Hog Index was steady on September 2 at $105.92. Pork exports converted from Census...

Lean hog futures saw a bounce back on the Thursday close, with contracts up 17 cents to $1.20. USDA’s national base hog report from Thursday PM showed negotiated prices at $104.43, down $1.24. The CME Lean Hog Index was steady on September 2 at $105.92. Pork exports converted from Census...