Business Press Releases

Consumer Confidence Rising Among U.S. Hispanics
Despite a higher cost of living from rising inflation, the Hispanic population in the United States was more optimistic about its finances heading into the new year than it was at the end of 2021.

FAU Researchers: Fed Taking No Action to Offset Inflation
The real value of wages for workers across the nation is likely to fall even further as the Federal Reserve shows no signs of neutralizing worse-than-expected inflation, according to researchers at FAU.

U.S. Housing Prices Still Rising Along with Mortgage Rates
When mortgage rates rise, home prices tend to level off or decline because fewer people can afford to buy. Experts are counting on that adage to help cool the nation’s torrid housing market.

FAU Student Wins Statewide Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition
A Florida Atlantic University engineering student recently won first place for his artificial intelligence code at the Roundtable of Entrepreneurship Educators of Florida’s (REEF) 2025 Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition, Florida’s premier collegiate pitch competition.

FAU BEPI Poll: Hispanic Economic Outlook Sinks Ahead of Tariffs, Rising Prices
As households face increasing prices for goods and talk of new tariffs, Hispanic optimism in the economy waned in the first quarter of 2025, according to a poll from the Business Economic and Polling Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.