economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
February 06, 2019  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to reach more than $3.8 trillion,...

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Making Ends Meet As Consumer Margins Narrow
Making Ends Meet As Consumer Margins Narrow
February 05, 2019  |  Today In Data

Even as the economy’s ongoing health and the growth in jobs and payroll win praise from multiple quarters, further evidence keeps emerging that U.S. consumers...

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Chinese Firms Look Beyond Borders As China’s Economy Slows
Chinese Firms Look Beyond Borders As China’s Economy Slows
February 04, 2019  |  Startups

To keep revenues growing, tap new markets. To that end, a number of tech startups in China, eyeing a slowing economy at home, are raising...

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Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid a sluggish economy and rising debts, China’s corporations are bracing for losses and drops in asset values, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Friday (Feb....

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SMBs Reign In Spending, Hiring
SMBs Reign In Spending, Hiring
February 03, 2019  |  SMBs

Coming off a strong 2018, small business owners are becoming more conservative in terms of how many investments they make and how many new people...

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VCs Urge Tech Startups To Spend Less
VCs Urge Tech Startups To Spend Less
February 03, 2019  |  Investments

Venture capitalists are reportedly urging startup companies to curb their spending and hold on to more capital as concerns about the volatility in the stock...

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Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
January 31, 2019  |  Delivery

British restaurants hit a milestone in 2018 — the number of insolvent ones hit an all-time high, and has even doubled since 2010, according to...

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Gov’t Shutdown Costs Creep To $11B
Gov’t Shutdown Costs Creep To $11B
January 29, 2019  |  Economy

A new report says that the government shutdown has cost the country about $11 billion in gross domestic product — and will impact the United...

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Apple Touts US Supplier Employment, $60B In Spending
Apple Touts US Supplier Employment, $60B In Spending
January 28, 2019  |  Apple

Apple said it spent $60 billion with 9,000 different parts suppliers and American companies last year, an increase of about 10 percent from 2017. This...

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