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American consumers, bruised by a grueling 2022, face another year of living dangerously. Optimists and pessimists alike can point to their preferred indicators to predict how the year ahead is likely ...

The U.S. economy navigated 2025 with a resilience that surprised many experts, as growth accelerated and inflation remained relatively muted despite the Trump administration's steep tariffs on imports ...

It’s officially economic forecast season. As punctual as any holiday tradition, all the gurus polish their crystal balls to reveal their glossy business outlooks for the coming year. Their work is ...

Higher education is on the cusp of a major reckoning. Colleges and universities across the U.S. are laser focused on increasing enrollment in order to bounce back from the pandemic and sustain ...