Oil surges on strong US manufacturing data (via AFP) World oil prices surged Monday after stronger-than-expected manufacturing data in the United States, the world’s top crude oil consumer, offset weaker figures in Europe. John Kilduff at Again Capital noted that with the beginning of the second quarter trading Monday, “there will be new money coming…
Organizational Behavior and Financial Markets By Holly A. Bell In March I published an article in the journal Insights to a Changing World titled, “Efficient Financial Markets as Organizations: A Metaphoric Analysis”. The purpose of the article was to explore efficient financial markets from the perspective of organizational behavior. The purpose was not to establish …
US-China trade disputes likely to rage on (via AFP) The recent bumper consignment of US-China trade disputes will be followed by boatload after boatload of new problems in coming years, experts predict, but that may be little cause for concern. The sheer range of products fought over by the world’s two largest economies is imposing, …
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By Holly A. Bell The newspaper headlines seem to be a mix of positive and negative economic indicators lately. On the positive side we’re hearing new jobless claims and unemployment are down, corporate profits are up, and the stock market is at its highest level in years. However, the negative does seem to prevail this …
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Top US CEOs push jobs, growth plan (via AFP) A group of chief executives of leading US companies presented Wednesday a roadmap to put the struggling economy back on a solid growth track, create jobs and sharpen global competitiveness. Amid political gridlock in Washington, the Business Roundtable, representing companies with over $6 trillion…
National Consumer Protection Week: It’s Up to You (Sorry!) (via Credit.com) [Free Resource: Check your credit for free before applying for a credit card] This year, in particular, no one really wants a restrained consumer; and by no one I mean not your Occupy Wall Street-friendly local small business, nor the largest of American corporations, …
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US creates new trade unit, targets China (via AFP) The US took direct aim at China Tuesday with the establishment of a new agency to crack down on what Washington judges unfair practices by its major trade partners. President Barack Obama ordered the creation of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center charged with “robust monitoring and …
Clinton pledges ‘Jobs Diplomacy’ for economy (via AFP) Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to put the force of her State Department behind US businesses, calling for “jobs diplomacy” to help boost exports and jumpstart a still wobbly economy. With jobs the key issue for November elections, Clinton pledged that she would meet business leaders on every …
The Risks of an Eroding Manufacturing Sector By Holly A. Bell When I wrote the article Manufacturing: America’s Next Industrial Evolution? the primary purpose was to consider how to compete in a global manufacturing environment. I briefly mentioned national security as one reason we should actively seek to bring manufacturing back to the US and …
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