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…
Economic Indicators: A Time for Optimism?
According to recent data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, there was an increase in GDP for the Third Quarter of 2020. This number was 33.1 percent but should…
Auction Theory Culminates in America’s Nobel Prize Win
Two economists from Stanford University were the recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Scientists Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson received the prize for the “improvements…
Economic Recovery? Are We Getting There?
During the first coronavirus wave in the spring, approximately 22 million Americans had no work. While a couple of months after that saw somewhat of an economic rehabilitation (thanks to…
Drop in Unemployment
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.37 million in August and the unemployment rate tumbled to 8.4% as the U.S. economy continued to climb its way out of the pandemic downturn. CNBC’s…
Economic Implications of COVID-19
COVID-19 has – and continues to have – a huge impact on America’s economy. A team from the BBVA Research has published its Q3 2020 Economic Outlook. Led by Nethaniel…
During the Pandemic are Any Industries Thriving?
Pretty much all the business and economic news over the last few months has simply been dire and grim to say the least. People and executives worldwide are despairing, feeling…
US Job Situation
There has finally been a drop in unemployment numbers. But this is not exactly a call to bring out the champagne. There has been such an increase in unemployment numbers…
America’s Economy: Looking Ahead
What will we learn from the experiences of COVID-19 when it comes to our business actions? According to Jim O’Neill, to be successful in the future firms will have to…
Coronavirus and US Consumer Confidence
Shockingly consumer confidence in the US economy is on the up according to the Consumer Confidence Index. In fact, it is highest since it has been in nearly 10 years.…