Brazil’s amazing economic rise: It will surpass the U.K. this year to become the world’s sixth largest economy. As recently as seven years ago in 2004, the U.K. economy ($2.2 trillion in GDP) was more than three times larger than … read more >

1. NPR – “Alabama farmers are facing a labor crisis because of the state’s new immigration law as both legal and undocumented migrant workers have fled the state since the strict new rules went into effect last month. In Baldwin … read more >

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – “Simple question: Would you pay $10,423.14 to watch No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama? That is the listed price per ticket on Stubhub.com for a seat in the lower level north end zone in row 25. … read more >

“Buoyed by stronger same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) topped the 100 mark in September for the first time in three months.  The Restaurant Performance Index consists of two components – the … read more >

The charts above were prepared using Census Bureau data (Table E-2) on the Gini coefficients (a statistical measure of dispersion that quantifies income inequality on a range from 0% for complete equality to 100% for complete inequality where one person … read more >