Showing posts with label Trends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trends. Show all posts

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Economic Trends: If the Economy Is Sinking, Policy Makers Are Far From Prepared

Economic Trends: If the Economy Is Sinking, Policy Makers Are Far From Prepared


It seems hard to think of a time in recent U.S. history when policy makers have had so little room to maneuver in helping the economy.


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Friday, June 3, 2016

Economic Trends: The Jobs Report Is Not Quite as Terrible as It Looks

Economic Trends: The Jobs Report Is Not Quite as Terrible as It Looks


A slightly longer-run perspective offsets some short-run gloom, but the numbers suggest the economy is slowing.


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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Economic Trends: Workers Are Getting a Bit More of the Economic Pie (and Shareholders Less)

Economic Trends: Workers Are Getting a Bit More of the Economic Pie (and Shareholders Less)


Employees are regaining some bargaining power lost in the recession, but not the power lost over the last three decades.


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Friday, April 29, 2016

Economic Trends: How You’re Making Facebook a Money Machine

Economic Trends: How You’re Making Facebook a Money Machine


The social media addiction of customers is feeding astonishing profits.


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Monday, April 25, 2016

Economic Trends: How Politics Influences the Stock Market: Not Very Much

Economic Trends: How Politics Influences the Stock Market: Not Very Much


Pundits of all partisan leanings are tempted to use big market movements as support for their favored policies, but the effort often backfires.


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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Economic Trends: Contractors and Temps Accounted for All of the Growth in Employment in the Last Decade

Economic Trends: Contractors and Temps Accounted for All of the Growth in Employment in the Last Decade


One result is that employers have succeeded at shifting much of the burden of providing social insurance onto workers.










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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Keep cool and carry on: New trends in stadium design

Keep cool and carry on: New trends in stadium design













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Friday, August 21, 2015

Economic Trends: This Week’s Market Sell-Off May Not Be Such a Bad Thing

Economic Trends: This Week’s Market Sell-Off May Not Be Such a Bad Thing


A remarkable run-up in stock prices probably needed a breather at a time when a range of markets had been starting to look a little bubbly.










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