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The Debt Crisis That Wasn’t: The New Normal That’s Spooking Consumers
If you believe the headlines, the world narrowly avoided a disaster when Congress agreed to raise the limit on the nation’s indebtedness at the eleventh hour. In his victory-lap speech, President...

They said we were getting a recession. Instead, we’re getting a bull market
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Freight drivers feel the flip-flop
Breaker, breaker! There's an alligator up ahead smokin' the brakes on the freight industry. That's what the winning entry of our latest Beigie Award tells us. What is the Beigie Award, you ask? It's...

Congress agrees on debt ceiling increase, narrowly avoiding massive interest rate increase
...dominoes of default — rising Treasury bond rates, declining stock markets, rising mortgage rates — begin to fall, lending to small businesses and consumers will constrict,” read the report. Interest...

5 Benefits Of A Growing Middle Class
Historically, a nation’s middle class has been representative of its overall economic health. A growing mid-income segment typically signals higher levels of wealth and wellbeing. It also can support...

How Automation Can Turn Recession Challenges Into Opportunities
Mohit Sharma, Founder & Executive Chairman, - Hyperautomation advisory and implementation firm. Global economic downturns have always had a lasting impact on the world economy. With unemployment...

What does TINA mean in investing?
In investing, TINA is an acronym that stands for “there is no alternative.” It may sound like it describes a doomsday scenario, but it’s just a shorthand for one particular strategy among investors....

United Airlines CEO touts airline’s performance, says it’s prepared for economic downturn

What happens during a recession? Here is what is impacted in the economic downturn
It seems like economists have been predicting a recession for a while now. Forecasters continue to place odds on different probabilities for an economic downturn in the next 12 months. Whether or...

The case for a 2023 US recession is crumbling
New York CNN  —  Many CEOs, investors and economists had penciled in 2023 as the year when a recession would hit the American economy. The thinking was that the US economy would grind to a halt...