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LIKE A CAT UP A TREE • The IMF warns of three-speed global growth in the context of a sluggish global economy • First-quarter US economic performance improved, but remained below expectations • Data releases indicate economic…more

Kudos to Gov. Pat Quinn, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Medical District Commission on last month's announcement of a new hub for Chicago's thriving bioscience industry. This latest achievement is proof…more

Marc J. Lane Investment Management, Inc. has been providing portfolio management solutions for high net-worth individuals since 2002. Historically, those services have only been made available to our clients with over $500,000…more

TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR • The change in tone of the Fed presages an earlier QE-III exit • Once again, inept eurozone policies trigger another crisis, this time in Cyprus • US macro data indicates an…more

MARCH MADNESS • Policy risks in Europe and the United States cast a pall on an otherwise improved economic performance of the US economy • Equity markets soar to new highs • Data releases remain positive • A unexpectedly…more

Over the past three years, Illinois courts have heard one claim after another that cities and towns outside the Regional Transit Authority's six-county territory have illegally lured businesses whose headquarters are within the…more

Today we find ourselves in what arguably is the most difficult environment for income investors in our nation’s history. Yields on both stocks and bonds have been on the decline for the past three decades. Add to this the fact…more

ACCELERATION • The economy shrank slightly in 4Q12, but seemed to recover by year-end • Economic data releases point to acceleration • Healing of the housing sector continues • Job creation continues at a steady, but…more

Collaboration is the name of the game for the entrepreneurial community in 2013. Startup incubators and accelerators are cultivating the seeds of new business that might not otherwise sprout in the wake of decreased venture…more

APOCALYPSE NOT! • 2012: Calamity avoided, as compromise bill extends Bush-era tax cuts for all but the top 1% • Data releases show a resilient consumer, a real estate revival and manufacturing on the mend • Labor markets…more

Illinois' 97th General Assembly goes out of business on Jan. 8. Between now and then, it may tackle more divisive issues of moral consequence than any of its recent predecessors. The reform of the state's debt-ridden public…more

As of this writing, it’s difficult to speculate as to what U.S. income tax rates will be in the year 2013. This has become especially apparent due to the effect of the so-called “fiscal cliff” and the results of the November…more

A CHALLENGING START TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SECOND TERM • President Obama wins reelection, but faces a mixed economic picture, with significant medium-term challenges. A first task to handle is the fiscal cliff • Super-storm…more

In this political season, it comes as no surprise that objections are being raised over nascent efforts to snag an eventual Barack Obama library and museum for the University of Chicago, where for 12 years the U.S. president was…more

THE CLIFFS OF FALL “O the mind, mind has mountains; cliffs of fall Frightful, sheer, no-man-fathomed.” Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) • A weak global economic environment • US 2Q12 GDP revised downwards • A mixed…more