Banking & Finance

Banks, credit unions, lenders, and the financial institutions serving businesses and consumers across the region.

US job openings diminish as economy slows, cost to borrow rises

The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July...

What to know about the enhanced R&D tax credit 

Spending on research and development has never been easier, Inc. reports.  The $437 billion Inflation...

Alford: Why our politics are anything but affordable

Everything from paper and personnel to polling and postage will cost campaigns more money during the current election cycle and in the next.

Cash investors from outside region help prop up Baton Rouge commercial real estate

Higher interest rates are so far not stopping investors from snapping up commercial real estate in the Baton Rouge area, particularly apartment complexes. 

For corporations, a strong dollar cuts both ways 

A strong U.S. dollar is cutting both ways for companies across the globe, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins proposes tax breaks to keep insurers from exiting state

With property insurance underwriters fleeing Louisiana, Congressman Clay Higgins has filed legislation that would offer generous tax breaks to insurance companies.
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Fed wants interest rates to remain high for extended period

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said today that U.S. interest rates will likely...

Ways to tell if a recession has begun 

The economy shrank in the first half of this year, the government confirmed in...

Treasury moves forward with database on corporate ownership

Tens of millions of small U.S. companies will soon be required to provide the...

National economy shrank at 0.6% annual rate during second quarter

Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June
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