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A recent Brookings Institution study finds that communities that exhibit the most economic dynamism also often produce the greater levels of income…

The Federal Reserve recently reported that since the year 2000, household wealth in the U.S. has expanded by $37 trillion, from about $44 trillion to $81…

While there are many indications of an improving labor market, including the number of jobs created each month and the relatively low numbers of people…

With the federal government’s accumulated debt mounting each year and with entitlement spending poised to rise due to the ongoing aging of America,…

Though lower oil prices are generally viewed favorably by many economic actors, this is less likely to be the case in oil producing states like Texas and…

Could it be the next financial crisis? The US government has a portfolio of approximately one trillion dollars in student loans, many of which appear to…

It is difficult to find economic phenomena that are purely beneficial. With almost all things, there is good and bad. Take medical breakthroughs as an…

When people discuss rising inequality in America, they often point to CEO compensation, stagnant middle class wages, tax laws that favor investment…

When people consider income inequality, they might fixate on CEO compensation. After all, in 1978, CEOs at large U.S. companies made about thirty times…

While many Americans are strangled by accumulated debt, the situation could be worse – we could be in Brazil. Brazil’s top credit information bureaus…

The U.S. economic expansion has entered its seventh year. Given the fact that the lengthiest recovery in U.S. history lasted ten years, it would be…

Startups like Uber, Taskrabbit and Airbnb are transforming the way that consumers access goods and services by matching people who need something – a…

The size of America’s labor force declined last month. The labor force includes both people who are working or actively searching for employment. Though…

A recent National League of Cities study analyzed one hundred state of the city speeches delivered by mayors from across the country. These speeches…

Regions around the country, including in Maryland, are striving to expand the size of their high-tech industries. While companies like Apple, Google, and…

While drivers, shippers and airlines continue to bask in the glow of lower fuel prices, the nation’s oil industry is feeling pain in the form of…

Much attention has been given to the large upward revision to second quarter U.S. gross domestic product expansion, now estimated at three point seven…