U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.3% U.S. job growth slowed in May, which suggests the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3%. The problem with the unemployment number is that it doesn’t account for people who are out of the workforce because they gave up trying to find a… Read More »
Dating can be expensive. All those dinners and movies can add up over time. According to a Match.com survey of 5,500 singles in the U.S., the average unmarried American spent about $1,600 on their dating life in 2016. That’s about $133 per month. When broken down by gender, men spent $150 per month on average, while women spent $120 per… Read More »
Some people are so debt averse they even refuse to borrow money when interest rates are at rock bottom. They save up for a 30% down payment for a home instead of 20% because they want to save on interest costs. This is despite the fact that Canadian mortgages only cost about 2.5% currently, or sometimes lower like in… Read More »
Welcome to this edition of cooking with Liquid. 😀 Today we’ll be making a simple yet delicious cheeseburger. As many of you may already know, McDonald’s recently started to sell its secret sauces in grocery stores across Canada. This is the first time ordinary consumers can recreate the iconic tastes of the famous restaurant at home without buying dozens… Read More »
Different Priorities for People in Different Income Groups According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, people from across the income spectrum have different priorities when it comes to their spending. The graph below from npr.org shows average spending patterns for U.S. households in 3 income categories — one just below the poverty line, one at the middle of the… Read More »
Investment Outlook BlackRock, Inc. based in New York City, is the world’s largest asset manager with $5.4 trillion ($5,400,000,000,000) assets under management, which is even more than what Vanguard has. Due to its power and influence, BlackRock is often referred to as the world’s largest shadow bank. So when this company releases a report, investors tend to pay… Read More »