ECONOMIC AND FINANCE REPORT

New article posted below, titled “Recession Worries?” 1) Another major drop in the markets, with the Dow and S&P wiping out their 2018 gains. Oil is down, the biggest single…

New article posted below, titled “Recession Worries?” 1) China-United States APEC summit ends without a joint statement, a result of US-China tensions. US warns other Asian nations about investing in…

New article posted below, titled “Recession Worries?” 1) As the major retailer Sears follows Toys-‘R’-Us into financial collapses, there are seven other major retailers who are also financially weak. They…

Some analyst are claiming the good economic indicators we are seeing today are really portents of a recession. James Lyman BSAE, BSEE, MSSM Fears of another recession are particularly acute…

1) Sudan is experiencing a sever cash availability problem because of its ongoing economic crisis, a result of taking their currency off the Pound (fixed exchanged rate) and letting it…

1) European markets are slipping downwards as a result of Germany and Japan’s contracting economies. 2) Bayer is now facing nine thousand lawsuits over the safety of their Roundup weedkiller…

1) For the twelfth straight trading day oil prices have dropped, the steepest in 3 years. US oil inventories are at record high. 2) Tesla’s Gigafactory produces more battery packs…

1) The German firm SAP Technologies is buying the US company Qualitrics International for $8.3 billion dollars. Qualitrics is on verge of its market debut. 2) The Japanese technology firm…

1) Retailers plan for a blockbuster holiday season in sales that will top $1 trillion dollars for the first time this year. 2) China has an un-occupancy rate almost twice…

1) Eighteen states will increase their minimum wage starting in 2019, but eight of these states will have smaller initial increases with automatic increases that adjust the minimum wage to…