Money & The Economy

Making Sense of the Mixed-Signal Economy

Recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter. The number was…

4 years ago

Inflation Rages On As Gas, Food Prices Squeeze Americans

Inflation remains at historic highs, at 8.5% from July 2021 to 2022,  according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…

4 years ago

‘A Really Bad Quarter’: Public Retirement Funds Are Having A Brutal 2022

Public pensions lost a median of 7.9% from fiscal year 2021 to 2022, their worst performance since 2009, The Wall…

4 years ago

High-Profile Investment Firm Suffers $23 Billion Loss On Big Tech

Japanese technology investment firm SoftBank Group Corp. lost more than $23 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2022, The…

4 years ago

Booming Jobs Report Masks Uptick In Men Leaving The Labor Force

Women’s employment increased markedly from June to July, but the total number of employed working-aged men actually dropped in that…

4 years ago

Strong July Jobs Report May Signal Mild Recession

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just reported a whopping 528,000 new jobs were added in July. That brings the unemployment rate down…

4 years ago

‘Hiring Has Never Been Harder’: Small Business Owners Can’t Find Workers, Report Says

Employment at small firms fell in July for the first time in 2022 because they can’t find the right workers,…

4 years ago

CBO Director Admits The Economy May Already Be In Recession

The economy could already be in a recession, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a Thursday letter sent to…

4 years ago

Most Americans Think US Is In Recession

A majority of Americans believe that the country is currently in the midst of a recession despite the Biden administration’s…

4 years ago

Digital Collectibles, Tokens & Intellectual Property

As the crypto world reels from massive volatility, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still shaking up the collectibles marketplace. They’re growing…

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