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Yes, college is expensive. But according to new data from the Economic Policy Institute, in nearly half the nation, it’s now more expensive to educate a…

A presidential candidate has proposed a forty five percent tariff on Chinese imports. As indicated by writer Michael Schuman, the theory is that this…

Even as many Americans struggle with paychecks barely expanding at the pace of inflation, the wealthy continue to experience both chunky income and wage…

Remember a few years ago during the Great Recession when many families committed to take on less debt. They’re less committed now. As reported in…

A new estimate from the International Monetary Fund indicates that roughly two trillion dollars’ worth of projects, permits, and other transactions around…

While the U.S. labor force participation rate continues to hover near a four decade low, those who are in the labor force tend to work hard – so hard that…

Two states, Maine and Florida, will probably end twenty sixteen with more elderly residents than children. That’s unprecedented in U.S history, but which…

When people think about technology in the U.S., they are likely to think about markets like Silicon Valley, Boston, Northern Virginia, Maryland’s I-two…

Have you noticed that millennials tend to dress differently than the rest of us? When many of us were growing up, we would wear one set of clothes for…

Oil prices aren’t nearly as low as they were earlier this year. You might be wondering if further increases are ahead. While it’s tough to predict oil…

Home to Silicon Valley, the life sciences cluster in San Diego and Hollywood, California has emerged as one of America’s more rapidly expanding economies.…

As indicated by an article written by Adam Bednar of the Daily Record, the impending death of America’s suburbs may have been greatly exaggerated. For…

You may have heard the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” a lot over the past few weeks. While it’s unlikely that you would actually purchase a Partridge…

You probably like some of your colleagues, and can’t even stand to look at others. But imagine if some of your colleagues were robots. Would that be…

The American mall appears to be fading. Already this year, we have heard Macy’s announce another round of store closures. Sears has, too, and The Limited…

A little less than two week ago, President Barack Obama spent his final day in the White House. We can now reflect upon his eight years in office,…

When many of us were growing up, it was quite customary for someone to be on strike. Over time, the strike or work stoppage has become a rarely used…

Inflationary pressures have been building globally. For instance, as indicated by writer Neil Irwin, in the Eurozone, inflation reached two percent during…

One of our standard national narratives is that America’s infrastructure is collapsing. Our pipes leak, our water is polluted, our bridges obsolete, and…

Click on the image for the Morning Economic Reports from the week of July 17.Communities around the nation have been imposing higher minimum wages on…