Chuck McShane

Economic data paints an increasingly complex picture.

Charlotte, North Carolina’s labor market has widened its gap with the nation, offering office landlords an uncommon tailwind as many U.S. markets contend with slower hiring.

A softer-than-expected employment report for February confirmed a deteriorating job market. At the same time, the threat of rising oil prices as the military conflict in Iran drags on, combined with ...

Retail space in Charlotte, North Carolina, is no longer a bargain.

The National Association for Business Economics’ Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last week brought together economists, policymakers and executives to discuss a range of topics, ...

A cooler-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) report offered markets a welcome surprise last week.

A handful of high-profile corporate layoffs and anxiety surrounding advances in artificial intelligence have led to gloomy headlines about the state of the American job market.

The United States population is growing at its slowest rate since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Nation-leading rent growth, limited available space and a growing population are drawing big retail investors back to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Consumers maintained robust spending in late 2025, according to new Bureau of Economic Analysis data released last week that had been delayed by the federal government shutdown.

After a period on the sidelines, institutional investors and real estate investment trusts are jumping back into the Charlotte, North Carolina, office market with an eye on the Queen City's trophy ...

Industrial real estate displaced multifamily as the property type with the highest sales volume in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2025, with the largest properties driving the surge.

Multifamily investors are approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, with cautious optimism in 2026, despite an increase in multifamily supply diluting property values.

American shoppers continued to spend during the 2025 holiday season, defying a slowing job market, recently released retail sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau show.

Stabilizing capital costs, slowing construction and confidence in the Charlotte area's long-term growth prospects brought institutional investors back to North Carolina's largest commercial real ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported a headline-grabbing 4.9% annualized increase in labor productivity for the third quarter of 2025, a figure notable for its broader implications even ...

American manufacturing ended 2025 with its 10th consecutive month of contraction, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index for December.

As 2025 comes to a close, economists are considering the themes that are likely to prevail in 2026. Here are a few of them.

U.S. retail real estate delivered another year of resilience in 2025, marked by a steady balance between supply and demand, despite pressure from increased store closings.

Economic activity continued to diverge in November. While the services sector stabilized due to continued consumer spending, business conditions in the manufacturing sector deteriorated as new ...