This week from the @valeofinancial Twitter feed

United States Economy

• Investigating recent subpar U.S. economic growth Valeo Financial Advisors
• How long it might take to narrow the gap between actual economic output & potential output. Atlanta Fed
• Personal consumption & housing remain weak, but led by production the Chicago Fed National Activity Index increased to -0.06 in July. Chicago Fed and Valeo Financial Advisors
• Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise to 417,000 Bloomberg

Federal Reserve, Jackson Hole and Banking

• Jackson Hole: the rural retreat that Wall Street will be watching closely Guardian
• Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech text The New York Times
• FDIC: Fewer Banks In Trouble, But Earnings Slow NPR
• The Fed’s Secret $1.2 Trillion in Liquidity Lifelines from Bloomberg

Housing

• U.S. new-home sales drop a surprising 0.7% in July, down for third consecutive month MarketWatch
• Foreclosures A Third Of Sales; Mortgage Rates Rise NPR

Financial Planning

• More parents turning to financial advisors for college savings planning Advisor One

Other

• Growth of newspapers across the United States Flowing Data
• List of the biggest employers around the world from The Economist