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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Regional inflation cooled off in April compared to February. New data released on Tuesday finds consumer prices rose 2.2% last month versus a year earlier.
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Dozens of police departments have signed agreements to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. One community in Miami-Dade County is waiting for a judge's opinion. -
Billions of dollars of goods are imported into South Florida each year but will not face President Donald Trump's new tariffs thanks to foreign trade zones. -
The world's largest cruise ship operator will stay in its hometown and bring more of its employees to the region, as it consolidate its North American operations to the Waterford Business District, just south of Miami International Airport. -
Condo sales keep falling while home prices hold steady. Look up how condo sales have been in your zip code. -
Single family home prices in South Florida have continued to rise over the past year. While the pace of the price increases is expected to moderate, one expert does not foresee a cliff. -
President Trump paused most of his global reciprocal tariffs until July. Florida's economy is dominated by consumers — residents and tourists. The threat of tariffs comes as consumer anxiety has increased. -
City Furniture is one of the largest importers using PortMiami, bringing in patio chairs, rugs and tables from Asia. It hopes to ‘spread out’ its higher costs to shoppers, but its CEO doesn’t expect President Trump’s tariffs to ignite a renaissance of furniture manufacturing in the U.S. -
High priced South Florida homes and condos are finding buyers while older and lower priced condos struggle across the region. -
South Florida’s jobless rate was 3% in January, according to data released Monday by the state Commerce Department. The region still has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. The state lost jobs in construction but gained positions in healthcare and hospitality. -
Food costs help boost inflation to start the year, but prices are rising beyond the grocery aisle. It is testing consumer's economic optimism. -
Florida has a large number of federal government workers. There are concentrations in regions with military bases and space operations. They are predominately represented by Republicans in Congress.
