Consumers’ Refusal to Keep Paying Higher Prices May Halt Inflation Spike August 14, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping...
Fed’s Powell Downplays Potential for a Rate Hike Despite Higher Price Pressures May 16, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in...
US Inflation Up Again in February in Latest Sign Price Pressures Remain Elevated March 14, 2024 By Christopher Rugaber Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the...
Employers Must Contend with Shrinking Population of Working-Age People July 7, 2021 By Christopher Rugaber As America’s job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won’t likely have a chance to...
More White Collar Employees Starting to Face Pay Cuts, Layoffs April 20, 2020 By Christopher Rugaber First, it was bars, restaurants, hotels. And clothing stores, movie theaters, entertainment venues. And countless small businesses, from bookstores to...
How Data-Dependent Federal Reserve Is Growing to Like Private Company Big Data February 10, 2020 By Christopher Rugaber About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous. Markets were cratering. Fear about a trade war was rising. The...
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use June 18, 2018 By Christopher Rugaber FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need...
Sizing Up the Gig Economy June 14, 2018 By Christopher Rugaber Look around, and it seems more Americans are working outside traditional full-time jobs — whether as freelance graphic designers or...
Irene’s Impact on Private Insurance Markets August 31, 2011 By Christopher Rugaber and Daniel Wagner The $7 billion in estimated losses from Hurricane Irene compound the vast damage caused by weather in the United States...
Pressure Rising for Tighter Regulation of Insurance, Financial Services October 20, 2008 By Christopher Rugaber With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial industry will face greater congressional scrutiny in coming weeks...