Economy
How small firms weather interest rate shifts without betting the shop
Borrowing costs move in cycles. The firms that survive them treat debt structure, not rate predictions, as the variable they control.
Lena Fischer · November 4, 2026
Economy: Growth, Prices and Jobs
Economic coverage written from the employee and employer perspective at once. Topics include wage growth, hiring and layoff data, labor supply in particular trades, and household costs that determine whether workers can afford to move jobs. Each piece connects a national number to a decision being made inside an ordinary company.
Economic coverage written from the employee and employer perspective at once. Topics include wage growth, hiring and layoff data, labor supply in particular trades, and household costs that determine whether workers can afford to move jobs. Each piece connects a national number to a decision being made inside an ordinary company.
Economy
Rising prices squeeze small business margins first. Here's the math.
Inflation hits small firms twice: costs rise before prices can follow, and the gap comes straight out of margin.
Lena Fischer · November 2, 2026
Economy
Downturns repeat. The households that survive them plan for repetition.
History doesn't offer a playbook for recessions. It offers a cast list of who gets hurt first — and who recovers fastest.
Lena Fischer · October 30, 2026
Economy
Radian's leadership appointments show how a company signals its next act
Five executive moves at one insurer double as a lesson in reading what a leadership shake-up actually tells you.
Michael Hayes · October 29, 2026
Economy
Player-led leadership worked at Ohio State. Here is the manager's version.
Alex Golesh's account of the Buckeyes' 2005 shift is a checklist any team lead can run — if the incentives allow it.
Lena Fischer · October 23, 2026