Latest from Livi Burdette

• Dec 19, 2025

  The 2025 consumer sentiment rollercoaster

  

  It’s ending the year at a low. Plus: Kansas City World Cup prep, a macroeconomic theory course utilizing AI, and a wrap up of the week’s economic headlines.

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• Dec 18, 2025

  That CPI report got a Black Friday discount

  

  Plus: A 2026 housing market forecast, AI data center debt, and a coal rebrand.

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• Dec 17, 2025

  Oil flow or oil freeze?

  

  What does Venezuela’s tanker blockade mean for U.S. refiners? Plus: solar business, bank deposits, and the Gap.

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• Dec 16, 2025

  Unemployment hits four-year high

  

  The nationwide rate climbed to 4.6% in November. Plus: fiber-optic internet, clothing rentals, and advertising revenue.

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• Dec 15, 2025

  How a boutique gardening company thrives in a high-cost-of-living area

  

  In coastal San Diego, Alex Redlinger has built Red’s Gardening Co. from the mulch up.

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• Dec 15, 2025

  Time to strike out on your own?

  

  Applications to start retail businesses are spiking. Plus: boutique gardening, obscure data, and health insurance coverage.

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• Dec 12, 2025

  The stock market isn't the economy — but it's not nothing either

  

  Plus: Farm drones, holiday shopping, and a recap of the week’s economic headlines.

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• Dec 11, 2025

  Why the Fed is thinking about immigration

  

  Trump’s detention and deportation policies are shaking up labor market data. Plus: AI trash sorting, labor productivity, and a holiday retail check-in.

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• Dec 10, 2025

  Despite lower demand, a pipefitters training program stays full

  

  Arizona Pipe Trades is a union-run program to train the workers helping build up one of the fastest-growing cities in America.

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• Dec 10, 2025

  Fed rate cut diverges from global central bank strategy

  

  In an interconnected global economy, the Fed may have to follow suit. Plus: job training, holiday shopping and wage growth.

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