Tom Hudson
Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.Tom 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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It's not a sci-fi horror show but it is a bit of a mystery. Subscribers to Netflix in Florida will begin seeing a new tax charge on their monthly bill beginning Feb. 15.
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A judge blocked the merger of JetBlue and Spirit airlines. Now, there's worry Spirit may not be able to stay an independent carrier for long.
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A federal judge blocked JetBlue's purchase of Spirit Airlines, triggering worries about the carrier's ability to stay aloft as an independent airline.
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Federal lawsuits are challenging the way real estate agents are paid commissions. No place has more at stake than Florida.
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High inflation, a wickedly strong housing market and a resilient job market were the features of the South Florida economy in 2023.
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Former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez spoke to WLRN about jobs and the economy in Florida, immigration reform and the billions of dollars of infrastructure projects made available statewide — and took some shots at former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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South Florida represents extremes of two important economic barometers for the Biden administration — low unemployment but stubborn inflation.
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When the pandemic spurred people to move to Florida, they may not have changed jobs, but they brought their paychecks with them – almost $40 billion worth. And a lot of that came to South Florida.
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Holiday travelers will add to what will likely be a record-breaking year at Miami and Palm Beach airports
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It has been a long journey to open Florida for sports betting with high stakes for the state and the Seminole Tribe.
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In a wide-ranging interview with The Florida Roundup, Jacksonville Congressman John Rutherford talked about avoiding a government shutdown, the chaotic House Speaker race, and his longtime efforts to ban oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast. And why he supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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At the Arsht Center, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and four presidential candidates squared off to prove to Republican voters who was more worthy of their party’s nomination. In Hialeah, former President Donald Trump rallied his legions of supporters and railed against his GOP rivals and President Biden.