Small manufacturers in the U.S. are taking a cautious approach to the market as they pull back on hiring and investments in response to trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, reports in Reuters said on Friday (May 4). Manufacturing executives interviewed by the publication...
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a U.S.-based technology group, issued a report Thursday (March 16) in which it said China’s mercantilist industrial policies put the entire global economy and trading system at risk and called for countries to increase the pressure on China...
Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade and social policy. And over the past few days, the markets have been on —...
August 16, 2018
A new survey shows that small business confidence is soaring thanks to a strong economy. The CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey polled more than 2,000 small business owners from July 27 through August 5. Its Confidence Index is calculated on a scale from 0–100 and is based on the responses to eight key questions. In this […]
March 17, 2017
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a U.S.-based technology group, issued a report Thursday (March 16) in which it said China’s mercantilist industrial policies put the entire global economy...
January 24, 2017
Up, down and now up again. Big-league. The stock market, the dollar. Along with his incoming administration, President Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to all manner of U.S. trade...