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By Staff Report / Thursday, November 10th, 2016 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County lagging in job growth
Updated at 5:20 p.m. Nov. 10: Ventura County is the only region in Southern California that has not reached pre-recession job levels, according to research from Cal Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. Ventura is still 2,600 jobs shy from its pre-recession high and it is possible the job market has peaked, the Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 4th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Politics aside, only U.S. can lead world out of trade crisis
The intersection of business and politics is a busy place, especially in an election season that’s defied conventional wisdom right through to the end. From the shock of the Brexit vote to the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, 2016 has been different from anything we’ve seen in recent memory. And my gut tells Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, September 9th, 2016 / Education, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on UC great launch pad for tech startups
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, February 12th, 2016 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Real Estate, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County economy underperforming
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 5th, 2016 / Energy, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Low gas prices great for consumers but not necessarily for the economy
At close to $33 per barrel, crude oil has dropped more than 60 percent since June 2014 — which is great for our economy because it significantly reduces the average price of gas and heating oil. Regular gasoline now averages $2 per gallon nationally. This translates to cheaper costs to transport goods and run your Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 15th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on China’s command economy hits great wall of the free market
“They’ve gone about as fur as they c’n go.” Sixty years ago, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein used those words to describe the state of affairs in Kansas City in the musical “Oklahoma.” But I can’t think of a better way to describe what’s going on in China. The Middle Kingdom appears to have hit Read More →
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