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Roundup: EA Games / George Bell / LABI’s Free Enterprise Champion
Saudi gaming grab: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will take a 93% stake in Electronic Arts as part of a $55 billion leveraged buyout...
The multifamily market is softening nationwide
A wave of new multifamily supply is still hitting the market just as renter demand weakens—especially among young adults—pushing vacancies higher and rents lower,...
US LNG exports hit an all-time high again
U.S. liquified natural gas exports hit an all-time monthly high last month for a second consecutive month, Reuters reports.
The gains were driven by cooler...
Social media influencers are going corporate
Companies are tapping frontline workers as in-house influencers, betting that authentic, on-the-job content can boost brand engagement and recruitment, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Starbucks,...
Roundup: Child support payments / Dell’s $6B gift / University funding oversight
State near the bottom: Louisiana collected $2.2 billion in child support over four years but still ranks near the bottom nationally, securing just 56%...
How AI is at play in the new era of college admissions
Students applying to college know they can’t—or at least shouldn’t—use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as...
Deep discounts are tempting commercial real estate investors
Commercial real estate may be out of favor, but it might also be one of the few fairly priced asset classes left, The Wall...
‘LaPolitics’: With data centers coming, lawmakers launch energy task force
A new task force created by Senate President Cameron Henry last met a couple weeks ago with a single item on the agenda: a...
Are there lessons to learn from North Carolina’s ‘super roof’ program?
North Carolina is testing a climate-resilience financing tool that could have impacts far beyond the coast, Bloomberg writes.
As federal resilience dollars stall and private...
Roundup: Cyber Monday / REAL ID / Hurricane season ends
$14.2B in sales predicted: Cyber Monday is expected to be the year’s biggest online shopping day as consumers shift from Thanksgiving weekend deals to...
What US factory activity is signaling about the manufacturing sector
U.S. factory activity slid deeper into contraction in November, underscoring a manufacturing sector still stuck in a long slump, Bloomberg writes.
The Institute for Supply...
What is a K-shaped economy and why is everyone talking about it?
From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating.
So what does it mean? Simply...
Roundup: Gen Z shoppers / Hottest job sectors / Copper thefts surge
Budget tightening: Gen Z is tightening holiday budgets far more than other age groups, squeezing retailers that rely on young shoppers to drive trends....
How the oil glut is reshaping global winners and losers
The oil market is slipping into its first major glut since 2020, Bloomberg writes.
The International Energy Agency is now projecting supply will exceed demand...
Louisiana among states scrambling to deal with the federal funding drop-off
States that saw their budgets balloon during the pandemic are now grappling with the hangover as federal aid dries up, The Center Square writes.
COVID-era...
Lessons on scaling from Grace Design Studios and Bernhard Capital Partners
The latest “Strictly Business” episode offers a rare inside look at how Baton Rouge–based Grace Design Studios scaled from a regional architecture firm into...
The US rig count just hit a four-year low
America’s oil patch is slowing again, Reuters reports.
Baker Hughes reported the first weekly drop in U.S. oil and gas rigs in a month, with...
Roundup: Delisting homes / Beige Book / Feast without fuss
Nevermind: Weak demand, softening prices and economic uncertainty are pushing home sellers to retreat. Nearly 85,000 listings were delisted in September—up 28% year over...
Before LinkedIn: How want ads shaped American work
Want ads once powered the American labor market, long before digital job boards took over.
A Wall Street Journal feature traces how centuries of classified...
Are there lessons from Texas’ passenger rail revival?
Texas’ rail revival may feel improbable in a state built around highways, but the demand is there—even if the service isn’t, Bloomberg writes.
A trip...
