Business inventories in May came in at $2.66 trillion, virtually unchanged from the month prior but up 1.7% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said. Trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments were $1.91 trillion, down 0.4% from the month prior but up 3.1% from a year ago.
Survey: Most people want financial education taught as ‘core’ course in school
More than three in four U.S. adults believe that financial education should be part of the “core curriculum” taught in high school, according to a new survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education.