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Meet Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, which now owns Putnam Investments

With the economy and markets in flux, Johnson is wary of inflation but bullish on Bitcoin and Putnam's future in Boston.

Larry Edelman

Massachusetts employers cut jobs for a second straight month in April

The state shed 500 jobs last month, following a drop of 4,100 jobs in March. It was the first back-to-back employment loss since the start of the pandemic.

A familiar face is among the two finalists for Massport CEO job

Former Mass. Transportation Secretary Rich Davey and Miami transportation chief Eulois Cleckey are in the running to run the agency.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

The stock market is hot again

Investors pushed the market to a new peak on optimism that inflation will cool enough to allow the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

‘It looks really optimistic’: Boston tourist attractions anticipate strong 2024 summer season

Meet Boston, the city’s visitors bureau, anticipates nearly 2.6 million international visitors in 2024, right behind the prepandemic visitor level of close to 2.7 million people.

US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024

The decline likely offers a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve as well as President Joe Biden’s re-election team.

Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky

Measured year over year, producer prices rose by 2.2 percent in April, up from 1.8 percent in March and the biggest increase in a year.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

‘Demographics are going to catch up with us’: Mass. economy needs more workers to keep growing

The state’s GDP increased by an annualized 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year despite higher inflation.