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…
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…
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…
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…
Hope for US Economy
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants the U.S. economy to “open” back up by Easter Sunday, despite expert warnings about the deadly threat of the coronavirus. Easter is April…
America’s Economy
America’s Economy is the world’s wealthiest and most powerful. Even macro-economists find it challenging to picture this as it is just so large. But the numbers speak for themselves. Since…
US Economy: Growth Industries
The cement industry in America seems to be faring well. One measuring tool is cement consumption and right now it has been relatively high. What’s more is that experts anticipate…
2020 Economic Outlook
The outlook for 2020 for the US economy is overall good, according to key indicators including: interest rates, stock market, consumer expectations, inflation, employment and, in particular GDP rate as…