The Covid pandemic caused higher prices due to supply chain problems and inflation. Demand for certain goods increased while labor prices were pushed higher due to the challenges of operating factories, farms, and shipping operations Read more…
Only a handful of retailers have a truly national footprint. Walmart, which boasts that 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of one of its stores stands as one of those chains. In the retail Read more…
Some words have no legal definition even if most consumers take an “I know it when I see it” approach. You can call your company “low cost” or “discount” and that can mean very different Read more…
When Disney World outlined plans for a “Star Wars”-themed hotel, fans of the George Lucas-created property clearly had interest. But a problem arose — not the idea of the hotel but rather how Disney executed what would Read more…
“There’s one of the sure things we know about macroeconomists is that they can’t forecast.” That’s what renowned Princeton economist Dr. Malkiel Burton had to say about inflation when he sat down with TheStreet’s editor Read more…
The Federal Reserve has pulled off one of the biggest monetary policy surprises in decades, thanks in part to the lessons it learned from an earlier communications error, and it looks set to deliver on Read more…
Earlier this year investors grew positively euphoric over the idea of multiple interest-rate cuts by the Fed. Interest-rate futures pointed to six or seven reductions for 2024, even though the median December forecast from Fed Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 devastated hundreds of businesses in the U.S., forcing several establishments to file for bankruptcy, such as retailers, restaurants, real estate firms and energy companies. Most people remember the names of Read more…
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Summary United States: Steady, As She Goes This week’s economic data largely reinforced existing economic growth patterns. Consumer momentum remains largely intact, inflation continues to inch back down, albeit at a slower pace, and rate-sensitive Read more…