The final full week of 2025 is jam-packed with economic data – most notably, key updates on inflation and the labor market. These reports follow the December Fed meeting, where the central bank cut rates for a third straight time but reiterated a data-dependent approach to future policy decisions.

This week, Richard Waters, FT columnist and former West Coast editor, talks with MIT Technology Review’s editor at large David Rotman about the true impact of AI on the job market.

The Leading Economic Index, published by research group The Conference Board, fell 0.3% to 98.3 in September, after a similar 0.3% decrease in August.

After starting conversations last month about a fee paid to a local economic development group, Hancock County officials continued conversations about the topic last week, with leaders from both sides agreeing there should be a closer relationship between the two parties.

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Most Americans think there is too much economic inequality in the country these days, and about half say addressing inequality requires significant changes to the economic system. Even so, among those who see too much inequality, most (70%) say some amount ...

Phoenix's new community and economic development director is still settling into the job, but the thing that's jumped out to him so far is the city's abundance of land.

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