Consumers are afraid that unemployment is going to rise over the next year, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Meanwhile, the commercial real estate sector braces for another downturn.
Foreign investors may be paring back role in U.S. markets
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Foreigners account for massive portions of bond and stock ownership. Some experts say they fear the economic impact of White House policies.
Tariffs have small business in 'survival mode'
by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang
Courtesy Todd Adams
As tariffs continue to pinch businesses, growth opportunities and expansions have slowed to a halt. Todd Adams, president of Sanitube, a stainless steel tubing supplier, is currently preparing for the worst.
After a hopeful start to the year, office real estate market faces tariff-related uncertainty
by Matt Levin
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According to commercial real estate brokerage CBRE, office leasing activity had been up 23% year over year in the last months of 2024. But fears about the economy could impact companies’ plans.
Unemployment fears jump to pandemic levels, New York Fed finds
by Elizabeth Trovall
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images
Economic uncertainty is seeping into consumer expectations, which can become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, an Aspen Institute economist says.
The Numbers
by Kai Ryssdal
Uncertainty is making junk bond investors nervous — and driving up yields
by Justin Ho
Adam Gray/Getty Images
Companies that issue junk bonds start out paying high interest rates. Now that investors are worried about the economy, they’ll be paying even more.
The religious roots of climate-conscious investing
by Amy Scott, Caitlin Esch and Hayley Hershman
Ariel Aberg-Riger
An excerpt from the latest season of “How We Survive.”
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