Construction Industry
America’s construction industry – as we have seen since the start of the pandemic – is thankfully thriving. According to a recent article in For Construction Pros: “Despite the influence…
Current Economics of US Oil
While there are many US industries that are struggling to maintain their normal business activities (if they have not collapsed altogether), there are some which are thriving during this pandemic.…
Assessing US Economic Recovery
It is not so simple to pinpoint a trajectory for economic recovery vis-à-vis the continuing impacts of the pandemic. Jerome Powell of the Fed believes it will depend a lot…
Increased Industry Spending
At the beginning of this year, the US Congress again received a request from industry trade associations for more spending. This is not news in and of itself since most…
America’s Employment and Economic Outlook for 2021
In this video, Kelly Evans of CNBC talks to Bank of America’s Michelle Meyer about the economic outlook for this year with regards to the job report from December 2020.
Jobs in the Energy Industry
According to a recent US Federal investigation on jobs in the clean energy sector, the pay for this work is generally 25 percent higher than the country’s media salary. One…
Happy Christmas!
It may not seem like the perfect Christmas with everything that has been going on around us but we are still here and that is already something for which we…
US Economic Performance
According to the IMF, it is anticipated that America’s economy is on track to fare better than that of Canada, Germany and Japan. Predicted contraction rates are: America: 4.4 percent…
Investments in Society
Investments in ideas and startups is great. But when the investments seek to benefit society at large, that is even better. That is what American private investment firm Bain Capital…
Resilience of Small Businesses
What to do when a pandemic has lasted nearly a year and there is little sign of it ending any time soon? How should struggling businesses act to stay afloat…