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The view of this economy from the boardroom
A recent survey of 100 CEOs at major companies by the audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG finds that AI and policy uncertainty around tariffs are top …
1 week ago
A wild ride for oil prices
Just to get you up to speed on oil prices: Brent Crude is at $92 a barrel this morning. Yesterday morning, it was at $117. While prices have dipped, …
1 week ago
Oil prices and war in the Middle East
Oil prices came close to hitting $120 a barrel yesterday. This morning, they're hovering around $100 a barrel. Gas prices are also up 27 cents in a w…
1 week, 1 day ago
An eye on labor force participation
Economists are still digesting last Friday's jobs report, which showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in February. The labor force participation rate — the pe…
1 week, 1 day ago
A month of job losses
The U.S. economy actually lost jobs last month. The number of people on U.S. payrolls fell by 92,000 in February, with big swings in education and he…
1 week, 4 days ago
Gasoline and diesel prices are spiking
War in the Middle East has caused oil prices to spike, and — right on cue — gasoline prices have risen quickly. They’re up 34 cents in a week, accord…
1 week, 4 days ago
Health care job growth continues to be on a tear
In pretty much every jobs report of 2025 — and on into early 2026 — health care was the most reliable job-creating sector. Some 436,000 health care j…
1 week, 5 days ago
A big year for fans of maple syrup
Parts of the Great Lakes region have seen their coldest winter in more than a decade, and maple syrup farmers are rejoicing. The cold snap has been p…
1 week, 5 days ago
What you need to know about the Live Nation court case
The Department of Justice and dozens of states are accusing Live Nation — the owner of Ticketmaster — of being a monopoly, shutting out competition, …
1 week, 6 days ago
The link between conflict in Iran and mortgage rates
Mortgage rates dipped below 6% last week. Now, they're back up. Sudden conflict and uncertainty almost always cause volatility in the mortgage market…
1 week, 6 days ago