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  • Jul 31, 2018

    Snapchat creators leave a mark on LA real estate

    During its rapid expansion in the seaside community of Venice, California, Snap Inc. rented out dozens of properties, driving up the price of commercial real estate in the artsy enclave.

  • Jul 31, 2018

    2008 crash is now an economic case study

    News tickers at the Nasdaq MarketSite show negative numbers October 9, 2008 in New York City. 
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    Economics students in the U.K. led the charge to include lessons from the financial collapse in university curricula.

  • Jul 30, 2018

    What CEOs are saying on earnings calls this month

    People walk by the New York Stock Exchange in the financial district of Manhattan in 2012.
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    The execs are stuck between tariffs and shareholders right now. They’re hoping you will save them.

  • Jul 30, 2018

    A mall in Montana lost its department store … again

    People exit a subway into a Manhattan shopping mall on June 28, 2018 in New York City. The American economy showed the weakest performance in consumer spending in nearly five years new numbers from the Commerce Department show. Despite the drop in consumer spending, the gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 2.0 percent annual rate in the January-March period to give a mixed picture on the state of the American economy.
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    When managing a shopping center, "every day is a fresh opportunity for creative problem solving."

  • Jul 30, 2018

    What consolidation among food distributors means for your dinner

    U.S. Foods Holding Corp, already among the largest food service distributors in the country, announced today that it is buying five businesses from Service Group of America. It’s a $1.8 billion cash deal that adds up to $3.2 billion in annual sales and 3,400 employees in a push West across the U.S.  But what does that mean for your […]

  • Jul 30, 2018

    Here’s how the EPA might be different under Andrew Wheeler

    Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler waits to testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee August 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. Wheeler testified during the committee's hearing titled 'Examining EPA's Agenda: Protecting the Environment and Allowing America's Economy to Grow.'
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    The acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be approaching his job differently than his predecessor, Scott Pruitt, at least in the early going. Andrew Wheeler is likely to still advance President Donald Trump’s push to dispense of industry regulations, but observers say he’s doing it in a more careful way compared to […]

  • Jul 28, 2018

    Tariff exemption granted but confusion continues

    There’s a lot of tariff talk swirling around these days, but let’s remember what began this trade war: President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Since those tariffs were announced in March, companies have filed more than 28,000 requests for exemptions from the Department of Commerce. As of this week, only 1,000 applications have been […]

  • Jul 27, 2018

    New York’s public housing faces a big maintenance and repair bill

    For tenants, the problems include mold, lead paint and broken boilers that force residents to use their ovens to keep warm during the winter.

  • Jul 27, 2018

    What GDP tells us about the economy

    What GDP tells us about the economy
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    GDP growth for the latest quarter is expected to be robust, but that is due in part to some unique elements of the quarter.

  • Jul 27, 2018

    Trump’s trade announcements barely ease treacherous path farmers face

    Soybeans loading onto a truck on their way to a grain elevator in Dwight, Illinois. U.S. soybean futures plunged when China announced retaliatory tariffs on them in June.
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    Plans to negotiate with the European Union and aid plan fall short for farmers.

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