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Trade Credit’s $3.1T Squeeze On US Businesses
SMBs // May 14, 2019

There are few areas of the economy in which millions of dollars in goods and services could be received solely with an IOU. Yet, such a system prevails for the millions of U.S. businesses that engage in trade credit relationships with their business partners. One...

Former Treasury Secretary Criticizes Trump’s Attack On Amazon
Amazon // April 09, 2018

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has some harsh words for President Donald Trump, who has recently been on the attack against Amazon. “Going on jihads with the power of the federal government against companies whose CEOs’ private activity he doesn’t find congenial — that’s not...

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France’s Macron: US Private Sector Has Too Much Sway On Policy

May 16, 2019
France’s President Emmanuel Macron took issue with the American business model, arguing during a tech summit in Paris that the private sector has too much influence on U.S. policy. According to a report in Reuters, citing comments Macron made during the conference, the French president said he preferred tougher merger and acquisition policies in Europe […]

Former Treasury Secretary Criticizes Trump’s Attack On Amazon

April 09, 2018
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has some harsh words for President Donald Trump, who has recently been on the attack against Amazon. “Going on jihads with the power of the...