Small business owners in the Midwest seeing stress from consumers

National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) survey data shows small business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy but increasingly concerned about inflation, which has ... Read More

Compliance inflation is crushing small businesses

The U.S. is known for being an incredible place to start a business. Every day, entrepreneurs create jobs, contribute to their communities, and foster innovation. And they’re not slowing down. In 2023 ... Read More

Inflation still small business owners' top concern, NFIB survey finds

Small business owners felt a little more optimistic about the economy last month, but a greater share said inflation is their ... not knowing how future economic conditions or government policies ... Read More

‘The sky is not falling’: US economy added 142,000 jobs in August

The US economy appears to be on a knife’s edge, and Friday’s jobs report will be the deciding factor as to the next direction. Read More

Rise of the Pint-Size Startup Is Reshaping the U.S. Economy

The number of employees at companies launched since the pandemic is sharply lower, reflecting broader trends in the way people work. Read More

Demystifying Inflation: What Will Drive US Inflation in the Near Future?

Farrokh Langdana, professor of finance and economics, discusses the economic trends that have led to inflation. In this vlog, he outlines the two kinds of inflation that occurred after Covid, and a ... Read More

Small businesses still cite inflation as top concern

The National Federation of Independent Businesses released new survey data Monday showing that a quarter of small business owners cite inflation as the number one problem in operating their ... Read More

Russia raises main economic forecasts, sees higher year-end inflation

A sharper rise in capital investment is one of many improvements to Russia's 2024 economic outlook, new economy ministry forecasts showed, though stubbornly accelerating inflation may blunt the impact ... Read More

How national security has transformed economic policy

Nationalism is reshaping the global economy. In the first in a series, the FT explores how fears about spying and dual-use technologies have eclipsed free market orthodoxy ... Read More

Business and Economy

2024 (7:26 a.m.) Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor costs, according to two new ... Read More

US firms see weaker employment growth as economy slows, Fed survey shows

Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. economic activity expanded more slowly from the middle of July through late August and businesses pulled back ... temperature check on the health of the economy also showed ... Read More