The federal government spends billions of dollars buying goods and services from private sector firms each year. Just as the fortunes of businesses dependent on […]
Economy
Thirty years ago this month, the first issue of Metro Business was published. Times were certainly different back then. The region is now larger geographically […]
Several years ago, physician, statistician, sword swallower and vibrant lecturer Hans Rosling produced a fascinating 4-minute video that presented 120,000 data points and showcased how […]
Not only has job creation and new business formation been weak in the current business cycle, it has been more concentrated geographically than in the […]
In his annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett—the world’s third richest person—remarked on the state of the U.S. economy and current […]
Has the recession ended? That’s a question I get asked frequently from audience members before or after I start a presentation about the economy. But […]