By Mark S. Lee, Contributing Columnist
Economic development is often measured by billion-dollar investments, ribbon cuttings, and job announcements. Those milestones matter, but they don’t...
By Mark S. Lee, Contributing Columnist
Approaching $5 per gallon...
Gas prices are climbing, and for businesses, this isn’t just a nuisance – it’s a margin...
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by D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University
The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place:...
Steelworkers line up for their paychecks at U.S. Steel’s South Works in Chicago in 1959. Bettman Collection via Getty Images
by Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Drexel...
by Ayalla A. Ruvio, Michigan State University and Forrest Morgeson, Michigan State University
With two big shopping days on the horizon – Black Friday and...
On Tuesday, December 13, the first day of a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C., brings Africa leaders and others around the world. Summit...
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As the gap between the Haves and the Have-nots continues to widen, cash-strapped Americans are failing to save money, struggling with student loan...
By Michael Klein, Tufts University
The latest jobs report showed a lackluster gain in jobs in May that was worse than economists had predicted.
While the...
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor
The April unemployment rate, at 3.6 percent, is at its lowest rate since December 1969. Payroll employment increased by...
