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New Jersey gig driver Clayton Creamer identified two benefits of driving: determining how much money he can make and setting his own schedule.

As gas prices continue to set new records each day, multinational investment bank JPMorgan predicts that national gas prices will surpass $6 per gallon by the end of the summer.

If U.S.-based  investment firms  can't stop their foreign branches from  supplying the  Chinese military, it’s time to cut off that branch."Klon Kitchen wrote on May 12 in a Substack article published by the  Dispatch on American companies investing in Chinese companies that are  assisting the Chinese government and military.

The cost of housing in Georgia is growing at an unprecedented pace as the U.S. faces the highest levels of inflation in 40 years.

The cost of housing in Arizona is growing at an unprecedented pace as the U.S. faces the highest levels of inflation in 40 years.

According to a 2021 Pew Research Center study, 56% of current or recent gig workers cited "wanting to save up extra money" as a major reason for participating in the gig economy.

Mark Brnovich, Arizona's Attorney General, announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed March 6 an anti-trust investigation into Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies and organizations like Climate Action 100+ for allegedly steering markets away from traditional energy sources and toward green energy. Texas is also trying to reign in ESG-focused companies.

Although the latest figures from the Labor Department show an unchanged labor rate for April, analysts believe the pain associated with inflation is starting to hurt the labor market.

Event examines how child care challenges weigh on broader economy.

President Joe Biden said he is not concerned about a possible recession this year, but is about one occurring next year.

BlackRock has issued a statement about what its investment portfolio will look like in 2030 pertaining to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies.

ASU professor examines inflation, role of Federal Reserve.

Families in Texas and across the country are feeling the pressure as inflation is the highest its ever been in four decades and wage increases struggle to keep up.

The Arizona Department of Health Services recently awarded 26 social equity marijuana licenses by lottery.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced two business expansion projects expected to create 77 new jobs in Battle Creek and Benton Harbor Township.

Arizona is a hub for for companies in a variety of fields that require educated workers, and economists are saying that means the state needs to focus on funding schools.

Grant Writing with Bob Moore (Non-Profit Management, Bob Moore Consulting) and Nina Seim (UWYC Finance and Community Investment Manager) on April 14, 2022.

The rate of inflation touches 8.5% for March, which is the highest in 40 years, with an increase of 48% in gasoline price and 11.1% in electricity.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Consumer Price Index for the month of March, and it's even worse than economists had predicted.

John Venhuizen, president and CEO of Ace Hardware, recently announced the company will be hiring 40,000 new employees this spring.