Tom Hudson
Senior Economics Editor and Special CorrespondentTom Hudson is WLRN's Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.
Hudson's extensive reporting on South Florida's economy has taken him from the waters of Florida Bay to the depths of the PortMiami tunnel (and countless offices and conference rooms). He has interviewed bartenders and bankers, caregivers and CEOs to report on the people behind economic statistics.
He began his business reporting career in March 2000, just weeks after the dot-com bubble burst. He has reported from the trading floors of the CME, Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange. He previously served as Vice President of News at WLRN when he created and hosted The Sunshine Economy for 10 years. He was managing editor and co-anchor of Nightly Business Report on PBS.
Hudson is married with two sons and advises every bicycle rider to always wear their helmet.
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Broward County's condo market was the weakest in the region in January with sales down, prices falling and inventory growing. Palm Beach County's condo sales jumped to begin the year while they held even in Miami-Dade. -
Palantir Technologies has been an Wall St. darling as it's grown substantially thanks to its data analytics software used by corporate America and the U.S. government, including ICE. The work also has attracted protests. -
Regional inflation data shows price increases are slowing overall. However, electricity and food prices have kept a lid on inflation falling further. -
Founders of Meta and Google are the latest to join the tech exodus from the west coast and buy homes in Miami. As South Florida continues attracting the uber-wealthy — as well as other out-of-state workers with bigger paychecks than Floridians — how does it impact the housing market for everyone else? -
While the proportion of international migrants jumped, the total number plunged, as did the number of people moving from other states. The slowdown — particularly from people in their 20s — comes as the Trump administration launched its immigration enforcement effort and the state wrestles with affordability challenges. " Economic growth is dependent on population growth," noted an expert. -
It has been one year since Donald Trump began his immigration enforcement policy. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians have lost their immigration protections. One Venezuela couple was granted a visa, clearing up their legal status. Still, they feel vulnerable as much as they are faithful in the system. -
Brightline experienced record ridership in December but two credit rating agencies now warn the service may not be able to make its scheduled debt payments in one year. -
Hiring in construction, retail and tourism helped push down the regional jobless rate in December as the statewide unemployment rate crept up again. -
The first private passenger rail service in more than a century in the U.S. is finding it difficult getting more people to pay higher fares as it works to increase its revenues faster. Brightline faces some big debt payments in 2026. At least one analyst warns of default. -
South Florida's condo market cool-off continued in 2025 even as the number of sales increased as the year came to an end. Single family homes remained in strong demand. -
ACA enrollment fell in 2026 as extended tax credits approved during the COVID-19 pandemic expired. Florida experienced the largest fall-off in the county, with more than a quarter of a million fewer people signing up. -
The parent company of Brightline's Florida passenger rail service named Nicolas Petrovic as CEO. He previously led a major European rail network and comes on board as the Florida business is struggling to grow fast enough.
