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Alamar analysts give their thoughts on the national economy

By   /  Monday, March 24th, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Personal Finance  /  Comments Off on Alamar analysts give their thoughts on the national economy

Editor’s note: Continuing our Q1 investor panel discussion, Taking Stock visited with George Tharakan, chief investment officer, and John Murphy, CEO, at Alamar Capital, for this email exchange on March 13. These answers were lightly edited for content. To suggest future topics, email us at [email protected] Q. We’re starting to see some signs of real Read More →

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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 →