Extreme weather events and supply chain congestion restrain strong demand By Jo Constantz Both exports and imports fell in February for the first time since […]
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North Carolina businesses moving ahead with wage increases, even as federal progress stalls
When Wegman’s, a New York based grocery chain, opens the first of two new stores in North Carolina this spring, full-time workers at the Chapel […]
Optimism strengthened despite personal income, consumer spending drop-off
Personal income and consumer spending both declined in February as a result of brutal winter weather which shutdown much of the nation during the end […]
Surging Energy Prices Drive Up Core and Consumer Prices for Second Consecutive Month
Consumer prices continued to move upward in February in the latest sign that Americans continue to grapple with surging energy prices. The consumer-price index rose […]
“U.S. Manufacturing is Booming” say Economists, but Employment and Production Still Lag Behind
The United States’ manufacturing sector has grown for the ninth straight month in a row. This glowing trend suggests the pandemic recovery is picking up […]
Coronavirus fallout: A tale of two retailers in an age of uncertainty
Apparel store sales were the worst on record in April when Signet Jewelers, a billion-dollar jewelry chain, and ANTHOM, a modest boutique in New York […]
Distressed Real Estate Investment Opportunities Are on The Horizon
In the summer of 2005, David Schechtman — then a bankruptcy lawyer at DLA Piper in New York — was in a small room in […]
PPP loans leave employers with risky debt and workers job insecure
When Manish Patel, the owner of three California beer and burger joints got approved for a Payment Protection Plan loan from the federal government, he […]
Trucking Takes The Long Winding Road Downwards
When COVID-19 first hit, Tali Haleua, founder of Fuelogistics from Salt Lake City, Utah, thought he could get by for a few weeks covering expenses […]
Save, or Spend; what You Do with Your Stimulus Check Could Dictate the Future
When Sarah Harkness landed her first post-college job at a public relations firm in New York City, she was eager to get all the trappings […]