The National Federation of Independent Business’s September jobs report showed a decrease in hiring activity among small businesses. In the NFIB press release, Tray Abney, state director for Nevada said, “Many small business owners I hear from are waiting until after next month’s election to make their hiring and business-expansion decisions, which is why November 3 can’t […]

We lead this week’s Fact Pack with news that rocked Southern Nevada last week: New home sales in August in the Las Vegas Valley plunged 31 percent year-over-year, resulting in builders cutting new construction permits by the same metric (31 percent), according to data tracked by Home Builders Research. In January, homebuilders in Southern Nevada […]

Business cybercrime surged in the U.S. 2025, with reported incidents rising 18 percent and losses reaching more than $3.5 billion. FBI data as of 2025 The concentration of reported cybercrime varies considerably from state to state, according to a new analysis of FBI data from Opstream. Researchers analyzed business email compromises, data breaches, ransomware, and intellectual property-related […]

As investors side-eyed their calendars Monday morning in anticipation of tomorrow’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision, the 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield reached a multiyear high of 5.014 percent — its highest level since October 2023 — before dipping to 4.97 percent by market close. Treasuries at-a-glance, as of Monday evening: Source: CNBC AI Stock Slide We feel nearly […]

Last Monday, on August 24, as many Fact Pack readers likely know by now, Nevada filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation in response to new federal rules that will effectively cut Nevada’s water allotment by 71 percent over the next two years. Source: Deputy Editor […]

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) has petitioned for penalties of $120,000 per day against prediction market operator Kalshi on the basis that it failed to comply with directives to stop offering sports, election, and entertainment betting in the state by an Aug. 12 deadline, according to a report by The Nevada Independent. In July, […]