Business Trends References
Pulse Check on America's Paradoxical Pull
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Pulse Check on America's Paradoxical Pull
The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/investments/
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Pulse Check on April CPI Data Confirms Economic Stabilization
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025, May 13). Consumer Price Index https://www.bls.gov/
The White House. "Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Put American Patients First by Lowering Drug Prices and Stopping Foreign Free-riding on American Pharmaceutical Innovation." May 12, 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-actions-to-put-american-patients-first-by-lowering-drug-prices-and-stopping-foreign-free-riding-on-american-pharmaceutical-innovation/.
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Beyond Revenue: The Strategic Alignment Advantage
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Pulse Check on Q1 2025 GDP Analysis
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Pulse Check on The Market's Blind Spot
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Pulse Check on 2025 Tech Market
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America's Economic Crossroads Tariffs, Trade, and Tomorrow's Economy
McKibbin, W. J., & Noland, M. (2025, March 24). Modeling a US-EU trade war: Tariffs won’t improve US Global Trade Balance. PIIE: PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/modeling-us-eu-trade-war-tariffs-wont-improve-us-global-trade-balance
McKibbin, W. J., Hogan, M., & Noland, M. (2024, September). The international economic implications of a second Trump presidency. PIIE: PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. https://www.piie.com/publications/working-papers/2024/international-economic-implications-second-trump-presidency
Sutter, K. M. (2025, February 25). U.S.-China Trade Relations. Congress.gov. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=IF11284
Brookings. (2025, March 27). Tracking trade amid uncertain and changing tariff policies. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-trade-amid-uncertain-and-changing-tariff-policies/
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Pulse Check on US Markets
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US Inflation as a Glance
Federal Reserve Board. (2025, January 29). Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement.https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250129a.htm
Forbes. (2025, January 5). Here's The Fed's 2025 Meeting Schedule And What To Expect For Interest Rates. https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmoore/2025/01/05/heres-the-feds-2025-meeting-schedule and-what-to-expect-for-interest-rates/
Trading Economics. (2025). United States Inflation Rate. https://tradingeconomics.com/united states/inflation-cpi
U.S. Bank. (2025, January 31). Federal Reserve Calibrates Policy to Keep Inflation in Check.https://www.usbank.com/investing/financial-perspectives/market-news/federal-reserve-tapering-asset purchases.html
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025, February 12). Consumer Price Index News Release - 2025 M01 Results. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm
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The Great Workplace Divide in 2025
Crawford, K. (2024, June 12). Study finds hybrid work benefits companies and employees. Stanford Report. https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/hybrid-work-is-a-win-win-win-for-companies-workers
Dowling, B., Goldstein, D., Park, M., & Price, H. (2022, April 20). Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/hybrid-work-making-it-fit-with-your-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy
Merritt, K. (2025, February 19). Remote work statistics and trends for 2025. Robert Half. https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends
Mourad, M. (2025). 23 key employee experience statistics you should know in 2025. AIHR. https://www.aihr.com/blog/employee-experience-statistics/
Sombret, P. (2024, September 27). Return to office statistics: the latest guide. deskbird. https://www.deskbird.com/blog/return-to-office-statistics
Stoyanchev, A. (2024, February 8). Hybrid vs Remote: All About Each Work Environment. Officernd. https://www.officernd.com/blog/hybrid-vs-remote/
U.S. Career Institute. (n.d.). 50 eye-opening remote work statistics for 2024. U.S. Career Institute. https://www.uscareerinstitute.edu/blog/50-eye-opening-remote-work-statistics-for-2024
Wigert, B., Harter, J., & Agrawal, S. (2023, October 9). The future of the office has arrived: It’s hybrid. Gallup. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/511994/future-office-arrived-hybrid.aspx
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Latest Trends in Office, Hybrid, & Remote Work Settings
Birch, A. (2024, August 13). Stop the return to office nonsense. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/03/04/stop-the-return-to-office-nonsense/
Harter, J. (2024, December 20). In new workplace, U.S. employee engagement stagnates. Gallup.com. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/608675/new-workplace-employee-engagement-stagnates.aspx
Lovett, L. (2024, October 10). Navigating the hybrid work dilemma. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/navigating-hybrid-work-dilemma-dr-laura-hambley-lovett-voxqc/
May, E. (2023, November 27). Are remote workers more productive? that’s the wrong question. Stack Overflow. https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/11/27/are-remote-workers-more-productive-that-s-the-wrong-question/
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What’s Next for AI
Dukack, D. (2022, November 8). Research roundup: How technology is transforming work. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2022/11/research-roundup-how-technology-is-transforming-work
MT, A. (2024, November 22). Navigating AI regulations in 2024: What businesses need to know. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/navigating-ai-regulations-2024-what-businesses-need-know-ansal-mt-fqcwc/
Naga, S. (2024, May 6). The future of AI: Trends and predictions for the next decade. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-ai-trends-predictions-next-decade-sapna-naga-bgjbc/
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US Favorable Business Sentiment Areas
Dumas, B. (2024, June 3). US states with the best economies in 2024 – and the worst. Fox Business. https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-states-best-economies-2024-worst
Economy & Market Outlook - top 10 macro themes for 2024. BofA Securities. (n.d.). https://business.bofa.com/en-us/content/10-macro-themes-for-2024.html
Howarth, J. (2024, May 7). 9 top business trends (2024 & 2025). Exploding Topics. https://explodingtopics.com/blog/business-trends
Smit, S. (2024, June 27). Economic conditions outlook, June 2024. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/economic-conditions-outlook-2024
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AI Potential Impacts and Gains
Bergmann, D. (2024, February 12). The most important AI trends in 2024. IBM Blog. https://www.ibm.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-trends/
Go, S., & Borghi, S. (2024, February 29). 15 must-watch AI trends to empower your business in 2024. Semrush Blog. https://www.semrush.com/blog/ai-trends/
Heikkilä, M., & Heaven, W. (2024, January 8). What’s next for AI in 2024. MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/04/1086046/whats-next-for-ai-in-2024/
Ho, V. (2024, April 16). Microsoft. 3 big AI trends to watch in 2024. https://news.microsoft.com/three-big-ai-trends-to-watch-in-2024/
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Remote and Hybrid Work Considerations for Organizations
Half, R., & Merritt, K. (2024, June 5). Remote work statistics and trends for 2024. Robert Half. https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends-for-2024
Rossum, D. (2023, May 1). 100+ hybrid work statistics and trends in 2024. FlexOS. https://www.flexos.work/learn/hybrid-work-statistics-and-trends
Stoyanchev, A. (2024, June 4). 17 essential hybrid work trends to watch in 2024 (and beyond). officernd. https://www.officernd.com/blog/hybrid-work-trends/
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Organizations Focusing on Sustainability
Insights on Sustainability. McKinsey & Company. (n.d.). https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights
NIQ. (2018, December 17). Was 2018 the year of the influential sustainable consumer? https://nielseniq.com/global/en/insights/analysis/2018/was-2018-the-year-of-the-influential-sustainable-consumer/
Parmelee, M. (2021, June 15). The Deloitte Global 2021 millennial and gen Z survey: Highlights. Deloitte Insights. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/deloitte-millennial-survey-2021.html
Whelan, T., & Fink, C. (2016, October 21). The comprehensive business case for Sustainability. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-comprehensive-business-case-for-sustainability
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