U.S. industrial production rose 0.7% in September 2026, beating the 0.4% consensus forecast, the Federal Reserve reported October 16. Utilities output jumped 3.5% and accounted for much of the gain, while manufacturing rose 0.3%. Capacity utilization climbed to 76.9%, still 2.5 percentage points below its long-run average. Key Takeaways Total
By: Christopher Graves There is a moment in David Moore’s memoir that is brief enough to pass quickly but resonates long after the page has turned. His wife walked into the bathroom while he was toweling off after a shower in November of 1998 and told him the stock had
A significant share of Hawaii’s apartment inventory has been held by the same families since the 1960s and 1970s. Those holdings are now moving, not because the market has forced anything, but because the people who assembled them are passing them on. The pattern is consistent. A patriarch or matriarch
It usually starts with one working capital advance taken for a good reason. Then a slow month arrives, the daily debit feels heavier, and a second funder offers fast money. A few months later there is a third. Before long, a business with healthy sales is sending most of its
The Social Security COLA for 2027 is 3.6%, the Social Security Administration announced October 14, 2026, raising the average retirement benefit by about $75 a month starting in January. The adjustment reaches 76 million Americans, while the maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax climbs to $192,300 from $184,500. Key
James Paterek explains that anyone who has spent time in healthcare knows the workforce never stands still. New technologies arrive, patient populations shift, clinical roles expand, and each generation of professionals brings its own expectations. Over the coming decade, those forces are likely to change not only who delivers care,
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% over the past year, up from 3.4% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported October 14, 2026. Gasoline jumped 9.1% and accounted for more than half of the monthly increase. Core inflation rose 0.3% for the second month in a row,
By Dr. Tamara Patzer In brief: Investors are taught not to put everything in one stock, yet many founders in the top 1% hold most of their net worth in a single private company. This market-minded feature looks at that concentration, what Americans say wealth takes, and what a New
A corporate event can feature a balloon installation that looks deceptively simple: a coordinated arch, a branded backdrop, or a sculptural arrangement framing a stage. The visible materials may appear to tell most of the story. They do not. The corporate balloon decor cost reflects a wider production process that
A vertiport built for a single purpose is hard to pay for. An emergency services landing pad might see only occasional flights. A drone delivery hub may run on thin margins. In major cities, frequent passenger flights can carry the cost of infrastructure on their own. In rural areas, the
By: Dr. Tamara Patzer October 12, 2026 In brief: Investors track prices. Family offices track risks that prices do not show. A New Orleans tax attorney outlines five that a business-owning family should watch each quarter: concentration, liquidity, liability, tax timing and succession, using current Federal Reserve data and IRS
By: Audrey Denise B. Cachuela A software project rarely collapses on day one. It cruises through the first few sprints looking healthy: the standups run on time, the backlog gets groomed, the demos look sharp. Then around month four, a requirement gets misread, a deadline gets missed, and everyone in
The International Monetary Fund publishes its October 2026 World Economic Outlook at 10:00 p.m. ET on Monday, October 12, followed by Chapter 1 of the Global Financial Stability Report at 11:15 p.m. ET. Both reports launch from the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, which run through October
By: KeyCrew Media As mortgage rates rise for a seventh straight week and rents climb at their fastest pace since April 2025, the Kaufman & Company founder says the housing to build now is rental and workforce housing LOS ANGELES (Oct. 9, 2026). Daniel Kaufman, founder and CEO of the
There are the murals of Wynwood, the pastel Art Deco facades along Ocean Drive, and the international art fair that fills the city every December. That visual energy is a natural fit for picture books, where the pictures tell as much of the story as the words. Children’s book illustration
By: Brandon Taylor Not every restoration company will work around a homeowner’s own schedule, and few back every single project with the same level of coverage regardless of size. Paul Davis Restoration of the Delmarva Peninsula offers both, along with a scope of work that goes well beyond storm repair
Not every restoration company frames its work in terms bigger than the repair itself. Paul Davis Restoration of Northeast Texas says the actual product it delivers is trust and order, backed by a guarantee the company says it holds itself to without exception. More Than a Repair: Restoring Trust and
Some restoration companies build their reputation around a single specialty. Paul Davis Restoration of Southeast Puget Sound says its advantage is the opposite: handling every type of damage well, backed by upfront pricing that doesn’t shift once a project is underway. A General-Purpose Company, Done Better Owner Keith Burney describes
By: Maura Fauter There is a reason that the best consultants and the most effective executives communicate in stories rather than in frameworks, even when they are trying to convey complex analytical insights. Stories engage the pattern-recognition capabilities of the human mind in ways that data presentations and process diagrams
Christopher M. Spence’s To Be Seen and Heard asks educators to begin with the voices, strengths and lived experiences of African American young men, and to build schools where belonging and achievement grow together. Every new school year begins with hope. Students walk through the doors carrying new goals, new
Small businesses throughout Arkansas encounter financial demands that do not always align with their incoming revenue. A company in Little Rock may need additional funds to meet payroll obligations, while a retailer in Fayetteville might require financing to purchase inventory before a busy sales period. Equipment purchases, operational expenses, and
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September 15–16 meeting, released October 7, show all 19 policymakers supported raising the federal funds rate a quarter point to 3.75%–4%. Most participants said another increase would likely be appropriate by year end, but officials did not describe the hike as the start of a
Buyers moving to the area between Austin and San Antonio often narrow their search to a few cities along I-35, such as New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Seguin, Texas. On paper, these towns can look similar. In practice, they offer very different day-to-day lives. Yitzchak Pierson, a Broker Associate with
Many men don’t book a doctor’s appointment because they feel a little off. They wait. The afternoons get foggier, the energy doesn’t bounce back after a long week, and their interest in sex fades so gradually it’s easy to blame it on stress or age. By the time they do