Creative Investment Research

Weak payroll growth, downward revisions, and racial disparities point to a fragile labor market

Stronger GDP, rising corporate profits and persistent inflation suggest a widening gap between large corporations and smaller minority-owned firms

Creative Investment Research, an economic research, impact investing, financial innovation, and advisory firm, has been named a 2026 winner of the Investment Excellence Awards by Wealth & Finance.

Study estimates unequal AI displacement and adoption could place approximately $60 billion a year of Black economic activity at risk; next presentation scheduled for September 24 at the TAAACC Annual Conference

Higher interest rates will place pressure on Black, small and minority-owned firms.

The 3.4% headline inflation rate understates cost pressures facing many Black and Minority Business Enterprises

Rising Energy and Supply-Chain Costs Could Disproportionately Affect Minority Firms

Creative Investment Research today cautioned policymakers, investors, and business leaders against interpreting the August 2026 Employment Situation report as evidence of a broad-based improvement in the U.S. labor market.

Economist William Michael Cunningham says Warsh's Jackson Hole speech validates earlier warnings about inflation while raising new concerns about Federal Reserve accountability and inclusion

4.7% Annual Producer Inflation and a 2.2% Jump in Construction Prices Continue to Threaten Minority Business Margins