Category Archives: U.S. Economy

April Personal Income +0.5%, Disposable Income +1.1%

Posted on June 1, 2009 by John Rutledge

The Dept.of Commerce released the April Personal Income and Outlays report today. Could have been worse. Personal income was $12,091 billion, an increase of $58.2 billion, or +0.5% over March. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $121.8 billion, or +1.1% in April. … Continue reading →

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Doogie Goes to China

Posted on June 1, 2009 by John Rutledge

This morning I woke up in the dark to do a 7AM spot with Alexis on Fox Business Money for Breakfast. Our topic was Geithner’s first trip to Beijing to meet with the Chinese officials on U.S./China economic issues. What … Continue reading →

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