by Matt Sussis | Feb 1, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity fell unexpectedly in the fourth quarter for the first time in almost two years, a warning sign that the economy may not be able to continue to grow at the 3 percent target rate that President Donald Trump set. Nonfarm...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 25, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
New tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on solar panel technology shipped to the United States have sparked a heated debate over whether Chinese imports are to blame for closing American solar manufacturers. The tariff on solar cells and modules, which will...
by Jasmine Khayami | Jan 24, 2018 | Business & Tech
While the retail apocalypse has resulted in store-closures and layoffs of tens of thousands of workers in recent months, men have fared far better than women in the job market. At the same time that women are being driven out of traditional retail jobs in bricks and...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 23, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—After several stocks soared in recent months by adding the word “blockchain” to their names, some economists drew strong parallels with similar name changes during the dot com bubble of 2001. A 2001 Purdue University study found that the stock prices of...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 18, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
Atlanta, GA Population: 472,522 Median Household Income: $45,171 Incentives: Development tax incentives for 120-acre downtown building Public Transportation: Rail, Bus Major airport: ATL Austin, TX Population: 966,860 Median Household Income: $42,689 Incentives: None...
by Matt Sussis | Jan 12, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured
Underlying prices for a basket of U.S. consumer goods grew to an 11-month high, bolstering expectations for the Fed to hike rates in 2018 and sending two-year treasury yields up 2 percent. Business reporter Matt Sussis broke down the numbers:...
