U.S. Census Bureau

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  2010 Census: Top States for Population and Wealth

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  December 22, 2010

  The 2010 Census shows some surprising statistics when it comes to the wealthy in America.

• Census Bureau Reports Women-Owned Firms Generated $1.2 Trillion in 2007

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2010

  Women owned 7.8 million businesses, accounted for 28.7% of all businesses nationwide.

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  Fading Homeownership Bodes Ill for Fannie, Freddie: BofA-Merrill Economists

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2010

  A report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch showing U.S. homeownership at its lowest point in over a decade suggests continued earnings losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

• Pending Home Sales Up; Factory Orders Down

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2010

  Figures released Monday by the National Association of Realtors and the U.S. Census Bureau showed that, while there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel, it's more like a candle than a torch.

• Trade Deficit Shrank in July; Jobless Claims Drop

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2010

  Good news dominated the economic data released Thursday, September 9 as weekly jobless claims fell more than expected and the U.S. trade gap saw its biggest improvement in 17 months.

• U.S. Trade Gap Widens in May; Budget Deficit Shrinks in June, but Still Above $1 Trillion

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2010

  U.S. economic reports released Tuesday, July 13, showed that the trade deficit grew in May to more than $42 billion and the federal government ran a budget deficit of $68 billion in June.

• Housing Starts Fell in May, PPI Drops Down, Manufacturing Strong

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 16, 2010

  In further signs of a fitfully modest recovery, the economic data for June 16 showed a big drop in home construction and falling producer prices for wholesalers, but a rise in manufacturing activity.

• New Home Sales for April Posted Surprisingly Strong 14.8% Increase vs. March

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2010

  New single-family homes in April sold at a 504,000 unit annual rate, the highest since May 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday, May 26.

• Women Managing Wealth

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2010

  Women are managing wealth, in numbers that are ever-so-slowly creeping up, and outperforming to boot. There's good news and bad news on this asset management front.

• Tax Revenue Up for State and Local Governments

  By Robert F. Keane  |  April 5, 2010

  First positive numbers in five quarters