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Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Surge To Highest Level Since October 2021
Topline The number of people filing new claims for unemployment insurance in the U.S. rose to 261,000 last week, according to a Thursday from the Labor Department, reaching the highest point in...

How To Accelerate Your Business During A Downturn
Anne-Marie Rosser is the CEO of . The outlook for business right now can feel bleak. Few financial experts can agree on what the economy will look like in even one month. Prices are rising....

US stocks are in the firing line if China’s economy stalls further
...China is also contending with worse-than-expected consumer spending, slowing manufacturing and weak home sales. Youth unemployment has hit 20% in urban areas, according to official data, a record...

Franchise Investing For Nonaccredited Investors: Considerations For Advisors
Kenny Rose is the founder and CEO of , an investment platform that makes it easy for anyone to invest in franchises. Conventional wisdom says that market downturns are good times to invest in...

Where And Why To Consider Investing During A Recession
Paige Craig is the Founder and Managing Partner of —an early-stage fund focused on funding exceptional founders first. As a former Marine, founder and investor, I’m well-versed in executing...

How To Innovate In Times Of Economic Ambiguity
By Ben Zimmerman, president at . You aren't alone if you’ve felt like the economy has been on a roller coaster since 2019. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, lockdowns, travel restrictions and...

How Does The Federal Reserve Influence Monetary Policy, Inflation And Unemployment?
...costs increases the cost to purchase goods and services, which reduces demand. Mortgage rates also might rise, and this would force some homebuyers out of the market, slowing home sales and reducing...

How the Fed’s interest moves have caused CD rates to jump
It’s been quite the time for savers.  After enduring years and years of near 0% interest rates on cash, you can now easily open a savings account or certificate of deposit (CD) that yields at least...

New Adobe Research: Consumers Expect Even Better Experiences When Economic Conditions Worsen
Readers of my articles will know by now that I love a good bit of research. This is for two reasons: One, I love discovering new insights into customer behaviour and what it takes to deliver great...

Erdoganomics
What happens when you throw the conventional economics textbook out the window? We turn to Turkey to find out. Inflation in Turkey is currently around 40%. Unlike in the U.S., where the...