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Economy

How Wealth Decline Could Alter Consumer Spending Patterns

Kathy D. Crockett

The recent drop in stock market performance is overshadowing a major component of the U.S. economy: expenditure by wealthy households. As affluent consumers have traditionally represented a substantial share of…

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Economy

US job growth continues but faces challenges amid economic uncertainty

Kathy D. Crockett

The U.S. job market stayed stable in February, with an addition of 151,000 positions, based on the newest Labor Department statistics. Nonetheless, this number did not meet economists' projections of…

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Economy

Finding new paths for DEI to thrive in the US

Kathy D. Crockett

In Union County, South Carolina, the once-thriving cotton mills that provided livelihoods for many have long disappeared. The county is now classified as a "food desert," meaning that many of…

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Economy

Lessons from survivors of Colorado fires to aid California

Kathy D. Crockett

Three years prior, the tranquil suburban area northwest of Denver, Colorado, experienced a destructive event known as the Marshall Fire. This wind-fueled inferno obliterated entire neighborhoods, forcing residents to flee…