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Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast

By   /  Tuesday, March 18th, 2025  /  Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast

The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties went up substantially in the month of January, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. As a whole, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.93%, up from 4.5% in December. Released on March 14, the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara County jumped up 0.8% Read More →

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Focus on finance quarterly roundtable

By   /  Friday, March 14th, 2025  /  Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Focus on finance quarterly roundtable

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Focus on Finance, a new report from the Business Times. We’ve had such strong responses to our Spring and Fall forecasts that we’re adding March and August panel discussions to give you a quarterly look at the markets. In this issue, we take a timely look at investing in the Trump era. Our Read More →

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Portfolio watch

By   /  Thursday, March 13th, 2025  /  Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Portfolio watch

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Tariff talk spooks analysts, investors

By   /  Thursday, March 13th, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Tariff talk spooks analysts, investors

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Vital signs: 1 in 5 Americans are doom spending amid economic uncertainty

By   /  Thursday, March 13th, 2025  /  Columns, Economy, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Vital signs: 1 in 5 Americans are doom spending amid economic uncertainty

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Dubroff: A chat with the CEO of UMB, region’s newest bank

By   /  Monday, March 3rd, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: A chat with the CEO of UMB, region’s newest bank

A big banking merger that closed at the end of January touched just a sliver of the region.  But it brought me back in touch with a banker I’ve known for decades, so I visited on video with UMB Financial Corp. Chair and CEO Mariner Kemper on Feb 25. UMB is a 111-year-old, publicly traded Read More →

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Central Coast officials fret over funding freeze, DOGE cuts

By   /  Monday, March 3rd, 2025  /  Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Central Coast officials fret over funding freeze, DOGE cuts

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