July 6, 2023
“…US stocks could crash 25% from their current levels with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest-rate hikes set to plunge the economy into a recession before year-end, according to FS Investments’ chief market strategist… “From our perspective, there’s probably only 3%… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2023
” America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest rate in more than a century. Producers are expected to harvest about 67% of their planted acres, the US Department… Continue Reading…
January 18, 2023
“…Earlier this month, CEO Andy Jassy said the layoffs would affect more than 18,000 employees, primarily in its human resources and stores divisions. Amazon said in November it was looking to cut staff, including in its devices and recruiting organizations. CNBC reported at the… Continue Reading…
January 13, 2023
“Citigroup said fourth-quarter net income decreased by more than 21% from a year ago as the bank set aside more money for potential credit losses. Shares were up 0.74% as investors looked to some positives in the report including a record… Continue Reading…
December 14, 2022
“The Federal Reserve will conclude its last policy meeting of the year on Wednesday on the back of a surprise drop in inflation, consensus around a slowed pace of interest rate increases, and markets primed for a coming halt in… Continue Reading…
September 22, 2022
“…The federal government collected a record $4,408,452,000,000 in total taxes in the first eleven months of fiscal 2022 (October through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That was up $525,658,170,000—or 13.5 percent–from the then-record $3,882,793,830,000 (in constant August 2022 dollars)… Continue Reading…
June 22, 2022
“Global energy investment is on course to jump by more than 8% in 2022 and hit $2.4 trillion, with a notable uptick for coal supply chains.. According to the IEA’s report, 2021 saw roughly $105 billion invested what it called the… Continue Reading…
May 25, 2022
“The Great Resignation is set to continue, according to a new global survey by PwC, with one in five saying they are likely to switch jobs in the next 12 months. PwC launched its “Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022” at the World… Continue Reading…
April 14, 2022
“The federal government collected a record $2,121,987,000,000 in total taxes through the first six months of fiscal 2022 (October through March), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. This also marked the first time that federal tax collections have exceeded $2 trillion… Continue Reading…
January 3, 2022
“…Semiconductor sales are expected to grow by another 9% and cross $600 billion for the first time in 2022, the analysts predicted. That’s on top of the 26% growth to $553 billion in 2021, they added. A months-long semiconductor shortage… Continue Reading…
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