Job growth takes a holiday
That was a close call. We were running out of excuses for pessimism until the April jobs report came out
Builders shift gears
Too early to say whether this is a trend or a blip, but U.S. housing starts took an interesting turn
Slowing job growth and a nervous recovery
August employment reports are in and at first glance, we seem to be doing well. Except that most economists disagree.
Blind faith at BFS
Still wondering when we’re going to see that light at the end of the tunnel? Kansas City Federal Reserve president
Discussions
Cash out without selling out
There are exceptions, but they’re rare enough that they prove the rule: If you sell your business to an equity-backed
When COVID is long gone, this won’t be
Coronavirus forced employers into a grand experiment, and it has turned out to be one of the few positive developments
Economists place their bets
Obviously nobody knows how the coronavirus pandemic will play out. But if you’re in business, you have no choice: You’ve
How the pandemic could cripple housing
The pandemic triggered the steepest, fastest recession in U.S. history. Housing has mostly dodged the bullet. So far. Bloomberg argues
The “lockdown lite” solution
An old joke says scientists study things that work in theory to see if they work in practice, while economists
Remote work means local opportunity
The U.S. is still the most affordable place on the planet if you want to buy a home in a