Fashion moves quickly. New collections arrive constantly. Trends emerge and disappear within weeks. Social media encourages consumers to discover, purchase, photograph, and replace products at a rapid pace. Uptown Common is betting that some customers are ready for the opposite. Founded by Grant and Jennifer Anderson, the independent leather goods
The University of Michigan’s final September consumer sentiment index fell to 48.1, down 7% from August and nearly 13% from a year earlier. It is the second-lowest reading since the survey began in 1952. Year-ahead inflation expectations rose to 4.6% from 4.0%, the highest level since June. Key Takeaways The
In a fashion industry driven by speed, constant launches, and rapidly changing trends, Uptown Common is building its identity around a very different idea: permanence. Founded by husband-and-wife team Grant and Jennifer Anderson, Uptown Common creates handcrafted leather goods designed not simply to be purchased, but to become part of
U.S. business activity grew at its fastest pace in more than five years in September. The S&P Global Flash US Composite PMI rose to 58.4 from 56.0 in August. Input costs rose at the fastest rate since October 2022, driven by fuel and transport expenses, adding to inflation pressure the
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From performance training to sports technology and business development, the Berry Dynamic Agency executive has repeatedly returned to the same question: What has to change when good work is ready to become something bigger? Abdul Foster has spent much of his professional life around performance, first in a literal sense
The Federal Reserve’s September 16 rate hike to 3.75%–4% has widened a growing split in the U.S. economy, where consumer spending on retail and dining remains resilient while rate-sensitive sectors including housing, auto lending, and small business financing are deteriorating under borrowing costs not seen in more than two decades.
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Luxury has always been defined by what cannot be replicated. It is found in exceptional craftsmanship, timeless design, personalized experiences, and the emotional connections people create with the world’s finest brands. Few individuals understand this philosophy more intimately than Sue Phillips, an internationally recognized fragrance expert, author, entrepreneur, and founder
U.S. retail and food services sales rose 1.2% in August to $773.9 billion, reversing July’s revised 0.5% decline and nearly doubling the 0.7% gain economists had anticipated, according to the Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey released September 16, 2026. The rebound was broad-based, with strength across online retail,
As investors reconsider the role of precious metals in their portfolios, Bishop Gold Group says understanding what an investor actually owns may be just as important as deciding to gain exposure to gold in the first place. Gold is often discussed as though it were a single investment category. In
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The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 1.1 points to 98.7 in August 2026, missing the consensus forecast of 99.3 and reversing most of July’s 2.4-point gain that had pushed the index to its highest reading in a year. The pullback signals that the surge in confidence reported a month
By: KeyCrew Media Many automation vendors pitching to title companies see real opportunity in title search, and the results come from recognizing it as a blend of production work and judgment work. According to Jimmy Lewis of TrueFocus Automation, understanding this distinction is the single most valuable insight in the
The U.S. trade deficit widened 24.4% to $88.6 billion in July 2026, driven by a record-setting surge in capital goods imports as American businesses accelerated spending on computers, semiconductors, and computing accessories tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau released the data
There is a running assumption in marketing circles that print is losing ground to digital. The data on poster printing specifically tells a different story, and New York City is one of the clearest illustrations of why physical materials are not going anywhere. The global poster design market was valued
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U.S. private-sector employers added 38,000 jobs in August, the slowest monthly pace of hiring since January 2026, according to the ADP National Employment Report released on September 2. The figure fell short of both the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 47,000 and the Reuters forecast of 48,000. July’s gain was
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The probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike at the September 16 FOMC meeting has climbed to approximately 65 to 68 percent as of September 1, more than doubling from roughly 36 percent before Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivered his keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium