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Real Estate

Luxury Stores Are Bucking the Commercial Property Downturn

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High interest rates across the US and Europe have hurt commercial property values, but not when luxury retail is involved.

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Inflation & Prices

April’s Inflation Report Finally Hints at Progress

The CPI rose just 0.3% from the previous month. Perhaps most importantly, the annual core rate fell from a year earlier.

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Economics

Is the US Seeing a Startup Boom?

After a slump through the latter half of the last decade, the US is experiencing a startup tsunami, according to The Economist.

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International Economics

Europe Wants to Fix Its Widening Productivity Gap With the US

European productivity has increased only about 20% since 2000, about one-third the rate of the US.

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Banking

UBS Has Left its Credit Suisse Burden Behind

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Integration costs related to Credit Suisse were just over $1 billion, well below the $3.75 billion in the two previous quarters combined.

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Inflation & Prices

Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady Amid Solid Job Growth

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The central bank held the funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5%, citing a “lack of further progress toward the Committee’s 2% inflation objective.”

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Markets

Bigger Is Still Better in the S&P 500

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The top 50 companies in the index have seen a collective 4.5% skid so far in April, while the bottom 50 have slipped 8.6%.

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