Most U.S. Small Businesses Worry Recession is Coming July 13, 2022 By David Lawder Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six...
Consumers See Inflation Picking Up in Year Ahead but Moderating Over Longer Term July 12, 2022 By Dan Burns U.S. consumers see inflation rising further in the year ahead but expect a more moderate pace over the longer term...
Jobs Blowout Cements Case for Another Big Fed Rate Hike July 8, 2022 By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir Another blowout jobs number and continued wage growth will likely stiffen resolve at the Federal Reserve for another three-quarter point...
Powell Says Fed Will Fix Inflation, Calls Price Stability ‘Bedrock’ of Economy May 13, 2022 By Howard Schneider Calling stable prices the “bedrock” of the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday the U.S. central bank’s...
U.S. Trucking Downturn Foreshadows Possible Economic Gloom April 25, 2022 By Lisa Baertlein Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data company FreightWaves...
Small Businesses Are Burning Out: Survey April 21, 2022 According to a recent survey by Next Insurance, small businesses are feeling stressed and frustrated by the state of the...
Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry: Hartwig November 4, 2020 By Robert Hartwig Despite a year of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty and a halting global economic recovery, the insurance industry remains strong, stable,...
Federal Reserve Policymakers See Slow Economic Growth Until Virus Contained August 13, 2020 By Jonnelle Marte and Howard Schneider The U.S. economic recovery will be slow until the coronavirus is under control, and Americans will have to manage life...
Insurance and the Local Economy February 20, 2019 By Patrick Wraight February is Insurance Careers Month and since insurance has been so good to my house, I feel compelled to participate....
Unemployment Claims on Rise in Louisiana October 25, 2016 First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Oct. 15 increased from the previous week’s total. The...