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Much of the toughest U.S. competition for new businesses and new jobs comes not from developing countries like India or…
It is no secret that the student loan burden has reached a serious level in America. In fact, student loans…
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C.,…
Outside of Chair Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer is one of the most closely followed people…
Durable goods are showing not to be all that durable, and this matters as it can add up to a…
The World Economic Forum's new Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 looked at 138 nations, and it put the United States, Singapore…
Of the estimated 7.6 billion people on earth, just 0.004% (212,615 individuals) control some $30 trillion in wealth. That’s slightly…
Gallup has a novel concept: employees who are more engaged (which is not entirely well defined) at the workplace help…
The World Health Organization reports that air pollution killed more than 6 million people in 2012. The problem cannot be…
If you have been wondering if we are in a bond market bubble with insultingly low interest rates, maybe you…
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, factory activity in Texas increased markedly in September. Still, demand indicators have…
Two recent reports have looked in depth at the workings of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Both have found —…
Until the events surrounding the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott earlier this week, Charlotte, North Carolina, had achieved a…
Until Tuesday, Charlotte, North Carolina,the city had been widely viewed as a place that had risen above racial divisions and…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago releases its nationally focused Chicago Fed National Activity Index each month, and the reading…
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