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Government Shutdown Would Slow U.S. Economy—Adding To Shocks From Strikes And Oil Prices. Here’s What To Know.
pm EDT| Topline The U.S. government could shut down imminently unless Congress resolves a deadlock by this weekend, and though experts suggest the impact may be short-lived for the teetering...

What Happens When Startups And Small Businesses Are Taken For Granted
am EDT| (Recent Census Bureau data show new business startups in California increasingly reluctant to hire other workers, given the costs and risks—the result of years in which state government...

RSBs Can Rescue Our Retirements
am EDT| When Robert Merton, MIT finance professor and Economics Nobel laureate, speaks, we should listen. Fifty years ago, Merton, together with Fisher Black and Myron Scholes, developed the...

Community Development Investment Pioneer Presents Equitable Vision Of Capitalism
pm EDT| “A New Capitalism” by Frank Altman is released with Forbes Books This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (September 26,...

Is the housing market going to crash? What the experts are saying
...prices just keep rising. It seems nothing — not even the highest mortgage rates in nearly 23 years — can stop the continued climb of home prices. Prices increased once again in July, according...

US consumer confidence levels tumbled again this month
Minneapolis CNN  —  Rising gas prices and high interest rates contributed to greater economic uncertainty and dampened consumer confidence in September, according to closely watched data released...

Kansas City Multifamily Report – August 2023
Kansas City rent evolution, click to enlarge Kansas City displayed healthy fundamentals going into the third quarter, sustained by the metro’s affordability and steady economy. Rents advanced 0.7...

Employers Are Hoarding Talent, But For How Long?
am EDT| The world is watching the labor market with bated breath. Economists and other market observers scrutinize every new job report and data release to see if the Federal Reserve’s interest rate...

US workers say cost of living is still climbing faster than their paychecks
New York CNN Business  —  The cost of living continues to stress out American workers, even as inflation eases from four-decade highs. Sixty-seven percent of employees say the cost of living is...

Buy The Dip - October Is Usually Good To Investors!
pm EDT| Stock Market Seasonality Provides Reliable Clues for the Rest of 2023 The last 21 months has been a financial “roller coaster”! Many of the broader stock market benchmarks finished...