Are the waves of job growth in the United States slowing to a trickle? Thursday morning (Sept. 6), Moody’s Analytics and ADP reported that private payrolls grew at their slowest pace since October 2017. In terms of numbers, firms added about 163,000 positions for the...
With tax reform and other positive economic inputs, the National Retail Federation said that sales are expected to grow more than previously predicted. Retail sales are expected to rise by at least 4.5 percent over 2017, compared to the 3.8 to 4.4 percent range that was...
Some Trump administration advisers are pushing the president to set tariffs as high as 25 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports — a steep increase from the original proposal for 10 percent. According to The Wall Street Journal, the White House is expected to make...
It’s earnings season, which leads us to mull the fate of companies large and small, and of industries that are global in scope. Granted, we’re only a week in. And granted, most everyone looks at the marquee names. The banks have seen some stickiness in the consumer’s...
April 12, 2020
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday (April 12). Public filings indicate that over the past few weeks, medical supply firms have filed numerous requests for tariff relief. These companies have […]
August 13, 2018
With tax reform and other positive economic inputs, the National Retail Federation said that sales are expected to grow more than previously predicted. Retail sales are expected to rise by...
August 02, 2018
Some Trump administration advisers are pushing the president to set tariffs as high as 25 percent on $200 billion of Chinese imports — a steep increase from the original proposal for...