Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined in November, after remaining relatively flat in October. The Index now stands at 96.1 (1985=100), down from 101.4 (an upward revision) in October. The Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current Read more…
Reading Time: 4 minutesSeveral well-known corporations such as Nieman Marcus, Hertz, Pizza Hut, 24 Hour Fitness and Chesapeake Energy have already sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to the Covid-19 crisis. Edward I. Altman, creator of the Z Score, a key performing indicator Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe nationally syndicated Price of Business show has announced that former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) will be doing a recurring series on the nationally syndicated Price of Business show. Kevin Price, who is host of the show, said “we are Read more…
Reading Time: 6 minutes ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database and first property data provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), today released its third-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 16.7 million residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich, Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite a light rebalancing of third and fourth quarter estimates, full-year 2020 economic output is still expected to contract 2.6 percent, according to the latest commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. Its estimate of third quarter 2020 Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA majority (52%) of U.S. shoppers plan to start their online shopping via Amazon™ this holiday season, according to newly released findings from Episerver, the customer-centric digital experience company. For its latest report, “An Interview with The Couch Shopper: The Episerver Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a survey by Alignable: “Eight months into the COVID crisis, Alignable’s most recent poll shows that 34% of small business owners are unable to pay their full rent on time in October. “Digging deeper into this stressful issue, Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTotal nonfarm payrolls employment increased by 661,000 in September. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent, but the true rate, after adjusting for the misclassification error, was 8.3 percent. Between February and April, more than 22 million jobs were lost. Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesBed Bath & Beyond Inc. reports: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named Anu Gupta as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, effective October 5, 2020. Ms. Gupta will be responsible for the Company’s comprehensive strategy and transformation program, including continuing to develop and Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEcommerce sales are primed to reach $200 billion this holiday season, but retailers’ distribution centers and logistics partners do not have the physical capacity to support the much-needed holiday sales, according to new research from BRG. “Online purchasing that accelerated last spring Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.6 percent in August following a 1.0 percent gain in July and a 1.4 percent decline in June, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During August, chemical output expanded Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 1.2 percent in August to 106.5 (2016 = 100), following a 2.0 percent increase in July and a 3.1 percent increase in June. “While the US LEI increased again in August, the Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAon plc reports: Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Restaurant reports: Six months following the first shutdown of restaurants for the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry is in limbo. According to a new survey released today by the National Restaurant Association, nearly 1 in 6 restaurants (representing Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn addressing the challenge of creating safe classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, this university has developed a creative solution: beaming a professor into the classroom as a hologram. The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin Read more…
