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WORCESTER – The shrinking middle class, the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs and a spike in death rates among whites ages 45 to 50 can help to explain Donald Trump’s popularity. Using headlines to illustrate her point, Nina Easton, a longtime Fox News “All-Star”...

WORCESTER – A step back from his former position as top official in the FBI’s Boston Field Office allows Richard DesLauriers the chance to look at his career and to reflect on the high-profile cases he once worked. The conviction of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar...

WORCESTER - With the Federal Reserve poised to raise interest rates for the first time in 10 years, the effect upon the stock market and economy will be negligible, according to Richard B. Hoey, senior economic adviser for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Mr. Hoey...

WORCESTER - John M. Maguire's friends and family questioned his sanity when he told them he was leaving his post as chief operating officer of Panera Bread. "They all said, 'What, are you nuts? You gotta fix Friendly's!'" the chief operating officer of Friendly's Ice...

WORCESTER - Looking for a good investment bet? Find a company with happy employees, says the co-founder of The Motley Fool investment newsletter. "If you make culture, leadership, and workplace engagement a key factor in your investment approach, you do better over...

WORCESTER — As co-author of the best-selling "Freakonomics" book series, Stephen Dubner makes what has been called "the dismal science" — economics — less dismal for millions of readers. He brought a colorful, iconoclastic and hopeful perspective to Worcester Economic...

Robin Chase, co-founder of the ride sharing company, Zipcar, spoke on Wednesday evening to the Worcester Economic Club at the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center. The topic was, ‘Sharing: A Simple Approach for Maximizing ROI. Chase encourages everyone to look for excess...

WORCESTER — Robin Chase, best known as the founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest car-sharing network in the world, urges individuals, companies and governments to look for "excess capacity," use their assets more efficiently and find ways to find value in the...