jobs
June Employment Report Reveals Hidden Weakness Beneath Lower Unemployment
Elevated Black Unemployment and Falling Labor Force Participation Signal Growing Risks for Black, Minority-Owned Businesses
Creative Investment Research
Creative Investment Research Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Protecting Federal Reserve Independence While Calling for Continued Accountability
"When investors believe monetary policy is being driven by political retaliation rather than economic analysis, uncertainty rises, borrowing costs increase, and the resulting instability disproportionately affects ...minority-owned firms, community banks and underserved communities."
inflation
Persistent Inflation Threatens Black and Minority-Owned Businesses Despite Strong Consumer Spending
"However, if inflation continues to erode household purchasing power, many neighborhood businesses serving Black and minority communities will experience pressure long before larger national firms."
employment
May 2026 Employment Report Shows Improving Conditions For Black Workers While Revealing Continuing Structural Labor Market Gaps
The key question for policymakers is not simply whether jobs are being created," Cunningham added. "The critical issue is whether economic opportunity is being distributed broadly enough to reach historically underserved communities and support the growth of minority-owned businesses."
Business
Creative Investment Research Analysis Finds Slower GDP Growth, Rising Inflation
New Analysis Highlights Uneven Distribution of Economic Growth Despite Strong Corporate Profits and AI Investment Boom
MPLS
Economist Files Amicus Brief Documenting $275–$320 Million in Economic Harm to MPLS
Concentrated and compounding harm to Black residents and Black-owned businesses, due to lower liquidity buffers, sectoral exposure, and coupled household–firm balance sheets
DEI Contract
DOGE's DEI Contract Cancellations Create Massive Economic Losses, New Analysis Reveals
The exclusion of minority entrepreneurs from federal contracts and capital access limits economic growth by $500 billion to $800 billion annually.