Economy

Florida has the country’s eighth-highest rate of income inequality. New analysis from Pew Trusts’ news service, Stateline, shows only six states and the…

1 of every 17 homes sold in South Florida this year have been “flipped” homes. That’s according to first-quarter numbers from the real estate company…

The housing market has seen a slow recovery over the last couple of years, as the economy inches steadily upward after the Great Recession.But there’s a…

The economy is definitely going to be a campaign issue in the Florida gubernatorial race, with republican governor Rick Scott claiming that he's cleaned…

Would raising the minimum wage and increasing the purchasing power of low-income workers boost spending and help the economy, or could it force employers…

Bitcoin enthusiasts from around the world made their way to Miami Beach this past weekend for the North American Bitcoin Conference. The digital currency…

New economic reports are out, and economic analyst Hank Fishkind talks with Nicole Creston from WMFE, our sister station in Orlando, about the numbers and…

The federal government will allow the state of Florida to pay unemployment claims in cases that have been in dispute for more than a week. Officials are…

It was fifty years ago that President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty in America.Florida US Senator Marco Rubio says it hasn't worked, despite…

Florida's minimum wage rose by 14 cents on January 1st to $7.93 an hour. But two Democratic South Florida lawmakers say that doesn't go far enough.…