<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>U.S. Census Bureau: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Census Bureau - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Census_Bureau</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Census Bureau from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:31:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>U.S. Census Bureau: News &amp; Videos about U.S. Census Bureau - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Census_Bureau</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Census Bureau from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Census will report same-sex couples, gay groups see opportunity</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Peter Dziedzic and his husband, Jay Judas, aren't quite sure yet which of them will be designated the head of household when they fill out the 2010 census form in April.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'But what's a Latino?'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/living.cepeda.latino.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/living.cepeda.latino.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Let's all pretend to be the astrologer Walter Mercado for a moment. Say we predict that the Obama administration's master plan to engage people of Latino/Hispanic/Spanish origin proves to be effective.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: 'But what's a Latino?'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/22/cepeda.latino.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/22/cepeda.latino.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Let's all pretend to be the astrologer Walter Mercado for a moment. Say we predict that the Obama administration's master plan to engage people of Latino/Hispanic/Spanish origin proves to be effective.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. immigrant population flat, Census numbers show</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/02/immigrants.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/02/immigrants.census/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After nearly 40 years of recorded increases, the number of immigrants living in the United States remained flat between 2007 and 2008, recent statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau show.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will your privacy be compromised online?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/28/online.security.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/28/online.security.tactics/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The 2010 Census is nearly under way, but don't expect an e-mail from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you personal questions in its head count of America.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts leads health coverage - Census</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/news/economy/census_health_insurance/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/news/economy/census_health_insurance/index.htm</guid><description>A new study from the government Tuesday showed a wide disparity in health care coverage across the United States.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The home of America's worst commute</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/22/news/economy/commute_census_recession/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/22/news/economy/commute_census_recession/index.htm</guid><description>Of all the commuters in America, residents of a small town in eastern Pennsylvania spend the most time behind the wheel, according to the Census Bureau.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poverty rate jumps for the first time since '04</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/poverty_state/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/poverty_state/index.htm</guid><description>The poverty rate rose last year to 13.2%, the highest level since 1997, said a report released Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can GPS make the Census better?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/20/technology/GPS_census/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/20/technology/GPS_census/index.htm</guid><description>The Census Bureau is breathing a sigh of relief after a problem-plagued project to go high-tech recently cleared a big hurdle.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street looks to refuel rally</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/21/markets/sunday_weekahead/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/21/markets/sunday_weekahead/index.htm</guid><description>After three months of rallying, the stock market seems to have hit the wall.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks poised for a fall</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/markets/premarkets/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/markets/premarkets/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks were set to tumble at Monday's open as Treasury yields climbed and investors expressed anxiety about the economic outlook.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>When a degree isn't enough to get a job</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/27/cb.degree.not.enough.job/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/27/cb.degree.not.enough.job/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Talk to a dozen students on any college campus and you're likely to hear a dozen different perspectives on what they hope to get out of college. 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Elbridge Gerry signed an obscure redistricting law that helped his party stay in office and, more importantly, codified one of the most enduring legacies in U.S. politics: gerrymandering.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Factory orders fall for 4th month</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/factory_orders/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/06/news/economy/factory_orders/index.htm</guid><description>New factory orders fell for fourth straight month in November, the government said Tuesday, posting a much steeper decline than economists had expected.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Utah is fastest growing state, Census Bureau says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/22/us.population.changes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/22/us.population.changes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Utah is the nation's fastest growing state, increasing 2.5 percent from July 2007 to July 2008, according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Eight industries needing bilingual workers </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/10/cb.industries.bilingual/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/10/cb.industries.bilingual/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey, approximately 80 percent -- or 223.2 million people -- of Americans use only English at home. </description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/26/census.uninsured/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/26/census.uninsured/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New home sales rise, but grim news lurks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/26/news/economy/new_home_sales/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/26/news/economy/new_home_sales/index.htm</guid><description>The government offered more discouraging news about the housing sector on Tuesday, reporting that new home sales rose slightly in July only after revising the previous month's number sharply lower.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Census: Women Having Fewer Babies</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834189,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home building at 17-year low</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/19/news/economy/housing_starts/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/19/news/economy/housing_starts/index.htm</guid><description>Home building fell sharply in July to a 17-year low, according to government readings released Tuesday that offered fresh signs that the battered real estate market has yet to hit bottom.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America 2050: Minorities in majority</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/economy/america_2050/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/13/news/economy/america_2050/index.htm</guid><description>The United States will look very different by the middle of the 21st century - 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You need a plan of your own</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/12/01/101187977/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/12/01/101187977/index.htm</guid><description>Question: How many single people do you know?</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Builders see worse times ahead</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/economy/homebuilders/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/news/economy/homebuilders/index.htm</guid><description>Home builders' confidence stayed at record low levels in a November reading released Monday, as a slight uptick in buyer traffic was balanced out by a slightly more pessimistic view six months down the road.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>For sale: 2 million empty homes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/news/economy/vacant_homes/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/26/news/economy/vacant_homes/index.htm</guid><description>The number of vacant homes for sale rose in the third quarter, according to the latest government reading that casts new harsh light on the weakness of the housing market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mortgage crash hits new home sales</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/economy/new_home_sales/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/economy/new_home_sales/index.htm</guid><description>The mortgage bomb hit the demand for new homes even harder than expected in August, leaving the nation's builders with their weakest level of sales since the summer of 2000, when the nation was struggling with a stock market collapse, rising interest rates and a looming recession.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Immigrant Population Reaches High</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1661072,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1661072,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English, according to new Census data</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Poverty Rate Declines</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1656920,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1656920,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The nation's poverty rate dropped last year, the first significant decline since President Bush took office</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bracing for another day of struggle</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks are set for another rough day Friday on new worries about a credit crunch putting a squeeze on corporate deals, although a report showing good demand for big ticket items could help trading at the open.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The nation's most ethnically diverse counties</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/real_estate/most_diverse_counties/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/real_estate/most_diverse_counties/index.htm</guid><description>Back in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan informed us that the times were a-changin'. 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market and turmoil in the subprime mortgage sector.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Resources for women, minorities and teen entrepreneurs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/26/magazines/fsb/womenetc.links.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/26/magazines/fsb/womenetc.links.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Check out the websites below that are targeted to women, minorities and students who are thinking of starting a business.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bonds dip on more upbeat economic news</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</guid><description>Bond prices seesawed before moving slightly lower Friday as better expected new home sales and durables readings offset technical buying.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New home price plunge biggest since '70</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</guid><description>New home prices took their biggest hit in more than 35 years in September, the government said Thursday, the latest sign that builders are struggling to unload a glut of unsold homes as the nation's real estate market cools.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. population now 300 million and growing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/17/300.million.over/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/17/300.million.over/index.html</guid><description>The United States became a nation of 300 million people Tuesday morning, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>People power: U.S. to top 300 million</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/13/300.million.over/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/13/300.million.over/index.html</guid><description>At 7:46 ET Tuesday morning, the United States will become a nation of 300 million people, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing burden rising across America</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/news/economy/housing_costs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/news/economy/housing_costs/index.htm</guid><description>American families are paying an increasingly large portion of their incomes for housing, putting a squeeze on household budgets, according to a survey published Tuesday by the Census Bureau.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New home sales up, but weakness persists</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/27/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/27/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</guid><description>New home sales posted the first gain in five months in August, the government said Wednesday, but the report also indicated further weakness in the housing market in the form of lower  prices from a year earlier.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street smiles about inflation</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/19/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stock futures bounced up Tuesday after two key economic reports eased inflation fears, but suggested further cooling of the housing market.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Household income posts first gain in 6 years</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/real_estate/wealthiest_American_cities/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/real_estate/wealthiest_American_cities/index.htm</guid><description>The average American household earned more money last year than in 2004, according to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Looking for a bounce</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>A positive tone from corporate results could push U.S. stocks higher when trading begins Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A new twist to the 'mom and 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But one thing's for sure - their homes keep getting bigger.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minorities getting closer to the majority</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/10/hispanics/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/10/hispanics/index.html</guid><description>The influence of traditional minorities in the United States will continue to grow, new Census Bureau statistics suggest, with Hispanics born as American citizens accounting for more than a third of the population increase last year.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home builders step on the brakes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm</guid><description>Home builders hit the brakes in March, cutting the number of housing starts and new permits in the face of rising mortgage rates and a growing glut of new homes on the market.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At long last, a new home sale slump</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/economy/newhome_sales/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/economy/newhome_sales/index.htm</guid><description>New home sales fell more sharply than expected in February -- and along with them, the price of a new house -- in the latest signs of a slowdown in what had been a white-hot housing market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New home sales tumble 11 percent</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/23/news/economy/newhomesales/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/23/news/economy/newhomesales/index.htm</guid><description>Sales of new homes tumbled 11 percent in November, the biggest drop in more than a decade, in another sign pointing to a slowdown in the nation's real estate market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The housing boom that won't die</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/economy/housing_strength/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/economy/housing_strength/index.htm</guid><description>The obituary for this decade's housing boom has been written many times in recent months, but the market continues to shrug off reports of its demise and show continued strength.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing starts rebound</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/economy/housingstarts/index.htm</guid><description>Home building rebounded in November, as the latest reading on real estate market strength showed surprising strength after some recent signs of weakness.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Goldilocks effect</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks looked poised to start higher Tuesday after economic reports pointed to surprising strength in the housing market and little inflationary pressure in the world's largest economy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Inventory-to-sales ratio at record low</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/16/news/economy/business_inventories/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/16/news/economy/business_inventories/index.htm</guid><description>Business inventories rose 0.5 percent in September to $1.28 trillion, and the ratio of inventory to sales hit a record low, the Census Bureau said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Are moms less likely to be hired?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/04/pf/annie_fortune_111405/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/04/pf/annie_fortune_111405/index.htm</guid><description>Dear Annie: I am a 35-year-old woman CPA with extensive experience in finance and accounting. 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N.A.: Not applicable or not available. [1] As of 2000. [2] Price volatility since 1980. SOURCES: Fiserv CSW, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Development, National Association of Realtors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Living and working without healthcare</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/news/economy/poverty_healthcare/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/news/economy/poverty_healthcare/index.htm</guid><description>Even though Maribeth Jones works at a hospital, the Kansas City woman doesn't have health insurance.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The changing face of poverty</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/news/economy/poverty_overview/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/news/economy/poverty_overview/index.htm</guid><description>Poverty and hunger are problems that many Americans relegate to the Third World.  But the steady growth of poverty has left millions of American families afraid they won't have enough money to put food on the table.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>It's official: Americans love SUVs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/03/pf/autos/suv_census/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/03/pf/autos/suv_census/index.htm</guid><description>Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 14:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New home sales gain</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/economy/newhomes/index.htm</guid><description>The pace of new home sales posted an unexpected gain in September, according to a government report Wednesday that came in stronger than Wall Street forecasts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poverty spreads</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/26/news/economy/poverty_survey/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/26/news/economy/poverty_survey/index.htm</guid><description>The number of Americans living in poverty jumped to 35.9 million last year, up by 1.3 million, while the number of those without health care insurance rose to 45 million from 43.6 million in 2002, the U.S. government said in a report Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bubble Trouble?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374840/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374840/index.htm</guid><description>Home prices have risen nearly twice as fast as personal wealth since 2002. Now, with mortgage rates climbing, experts worry that many potential homebuyers will be priced out of the market. When the...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's longest commutes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/26/pf/longest_commutes/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/26/pf/longest_commutes/index.htm</guid><description>Between the Giants, the Knicks, and the Fresh Kills landfill, New Yorkers must endure plenty of things that stink. Add this to the list: area residents suffer the nation's longest daily commutes to work.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>For rent, cheap</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/10/pf/yourhome/rentalprices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/10/pf/yourhome/rentalprices/index.htm</guid><description>BEND, Ore. (CNN/Money) - The market for rental housing in many parts of the country is gasping for air.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Love (and Aging) Italian-Style Women all over the world are having fewer babies. That fact alone will powerfully shape the 21st </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330942/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330942/index.htm</guid><description>Italians, we all know, set the world's fashion trends. So what happens now that they're telling us that babies are out of style? Fertility is dropping both in the developed world and in developing ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>THE RISE IN RATES WILL SLOW HOUSING, BUT ONLY MODESTLY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/05/16/79314/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/05/16/79314/index.htm</guid><description>An 8.5% mortgage? Who wouldda thunk that rates could have jumped so far so fast? But that's where they stood in mid-April, up from only 7% as recently as early February. Consumers' immediate reacti...</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 1994 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WHY IT WILL BE HIP TO BE OLD</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78641/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/22/78641/index.htm</guid><description>The wrinkling of the largest segment of our population will mean more than middle-aged men with artificially darkened temples taking up surfing. % Marketers who for decades have lavished attention ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 1993 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Nine ways to boost your Profits To spur your             company's growth, take advantage of these market-shaping             ec</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/10/15/88397/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/10/15/88397/index.htm</guid><description>Grow or die -- all successful business owners intuitively understand that harsh principle. And it's not just folklore. One recent study of 814,000 start-ups found that companies that did not grow -...</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE TRUTH ABOUT THE RICH AND THE POOR Are the wealthy gaining at the expense of the poor and the middle class? Conservatives and</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76872/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76872/index.htm</guid><description>THE STATISTICAL gamesmanship over American income trends started early in this election year and has been heating up ever since. Enshrined in Bill Clinton's economic plan is the ''fact'' that the t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Compare your progress Now that you know how well you're doing, see how plump your net worth and major assets are when measured a</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/05/01/87282/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/05/01/87282/index.htm</guid><description>If you've completed the worksheets in the previous story, you know what progress you've made toward financial security. Now we'll show you how your assets compare with those of your peers. The tabl...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE BABY BOOMLET IS FOR REAL The trend started with women beating the biological clock, but it won't stop with them. More young </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/10/76049/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/02/10/76049/index.htm</guid><description>NOTICED many pregnant women in your office the past few years? Lots of strollers in the local park? It's what number crunchers call anecdotal evidence -- you see something that looks like a trend, ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP TO OTHER HOUSEHOLDS? </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/10/01/86843/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/10/01/86843/index.htm</guid><description>Use the worksheet and table on this page to determine how well-off you are compared with your fellow Americans. First, add up your net assets in the spaces provided at left, then check your figures...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>KEY STATISTICS FOR THE 31 BIGGEST</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72614/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/23/72614/index.htm</guid><description>Making an intelligent decision on where to locate requires getting deep into details. These data were compiled from a number of sources by Moran Stahl &amp;amp; Boyer in close consultation with FORTUNE. Al...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>SIGNAL </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71417/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71417/index.htm</guid><description>Young Americans are no longer getting better educated than their elders, according to the Census Bureau. As of March 1987 -- the most recent period available -- people age 25 to 34 completed a medi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>PROFITING FROM A CHANGING AMERICA Bets on demographic             trends -- homebound baby-boomers, an aging populace -- may    </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/02/71206/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/02/71206/index.htm</guid><description>WHEN BLUE JEANS maker Levi Strauss &amp;amp; Co. went public in 1971 at $11.75 a share, its stockholders had high hopes for the clothing that young Americans had turned into their uniform. But even the wil...</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>INDICATORS THAT GIVE INVESTORS SECOND SIGHT</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/06/01/84519/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1988/06/01/84519/index.htm</guid><description>Ever since the Oct. 19 crash put Americans on recession alert, announcements of economic indicators such as those at left and on page 169 have been front- page news. With good reason: correctly int...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 1988 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WHO OWNS THE MOST -- AND WHY THOSE WHO EARN GOOD MONEY AND PUT IT INTO ASSETS THAT WILL GROW</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/12/01/83601/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/12/01/83601/index.htm</guid><description>The guy next door tools around in a new Mercedes, while you drive that sturdy Plymouth Reliant you bought four years ago. On sunny weekends, his family relaxes on their sailboat; you, on the other ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 1986 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WHO EARNS THE MOST -- AND WHY CITY DWELLERS, NOT COUNTRY FOLK. THE SELF-EMPLOYED, NOT THE SALARIED. MARRIED PEOPLE, NOT SINGLES.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/12/01/83603/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/12/01/83603/index.htm</guid><description>You may know how many martinis your boss can handle and how many X-rated videotapes your brother-in-law rents each week, but you probably have no sure notion of what they earn. Salaries are secrets...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 1986 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>STEPS TO WEALTH: LEARNING, EARNING, SAVING AND WEDDING</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/09/01/83448/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1986/09/01/83448/index.htm</guid><description>When the Census Bureau released a landmark study of wealth in America in late July, the principal findings grabbed headlines: the median net worth of white households, at $39,135, was roughly 12 ti...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECONOMIC STATISTICS: WHY THEY OFTEN LIE Those government-issued numbers on which so many business judgments, plans, and forecast</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/04/28/67519/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/04/28/67519/index.htm</guid><description>TO ANYONE who believes economic statistics, the announcement from the U.S. Bureau of the Census last September was a bit of a shocker: its monthly figures on imports were way off. The snafu develop...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 1986 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ARE SERVICE JOBS GOOD JOBS? The shift to services is changing the type of work many Americans do, but it's not -- as some charge</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65946/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65946/index.htm</guid><description>IS THE EXPLOSIVE growth of service industries condemning increasing numbers of Americans to low-wage lives? To many economists, journalists, business and labor leaders, and politicians, the answer ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 1985 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>