The US Federal Reserve finally came to terms with the slow U.S. recovery from the 2007–2009 recession during its policy meeting in September 2016. This followed years of consternation. According to transcripts of a meeting where policymakers cut their median… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
China’s Baidu Reports A 15% Increase In Sales, Exceeding Estimates
The second quarter revenue for Chinese tech company Baidu exceeded expectations, increasing by 15% year over year and supported by increase in advertising. According to Refinitiv statistics, this was the fastest quarterly year-over-year increase speed in two years. In pre-market… Read More ›
How Did The Once Highly Acclaimed Company WeWork Reach Its Decline?
Once hailed as the office of the future, WeWork. However, there is currently “substantial doubt” regarding it. What happened? Beginning in 2018, David Born, the owner of Born Licencing, a modest character and film licencing company with headquarters in the… Read More ›
Exports From Japan Drop For The First Time Since 2021, Raising Concerns About The Future
For the first time in over two and a half years, Japan’s exports declined in July due to weaker demand for chip-making equipment and light oil, highlighting worries about a possible global recession as important markets like China deteriorated. According… Read More ›
With Its Focuses On Cheaper Materials In The Future, GM Supports An EV Battery Startup.
According to the company’s announcement on Wednesday, General Motors is funding a Silicon Valley startup to expedite the creation of a more cost-effective battery chemistry for its next electric vehicles. A two-year-old Mountain View, California, firm called Mitra Chem utilises… Read More ›
A Technical Recession Hits The Netherlands
Following a decrease of -0.4% between January and March, the Dutch GDP shrank by -0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2023. Additionally, GDP in the second quarter was 0.3% lower than it was in the corresponding quarter in 2022…. Read More ›
China’s Financial Problems Get Worse As A Trust Corporation Misses Payments And Property Prices Drop
Worries that China’s worsening real estate sector problem is choking what little economic momentum there is have increased in response to missed payments on investment products by a major Chinese trust firm and a decline in home prices. Angry investors… Read More ›
Strength In US Retail Sales Show How Resilient The Economy Is
As Americans raised their online purchases and increased their dining out, U.S. retail sales climbed more than anticipated in July, indicating that the economy continued to grow early in the third quarter and preventing a recession. The Commerce Department’s report… Read More ›
Could China’s Economic Slump Go Much Worse?
Retail sales, industrial output, and investment figures for China’s economy for July fell short of forecasts, raising fears of a more significant and protracted downturn in development. There have been previous inaccurate predictions about the end of China’s growth. Is… Read More ›
Japanese Automakers’ Agony From China Is Temporarily Alleviated By The Weak Yen
Japanese automakers are benefiting from a tried-and-true strategy as the cheaper yen supports earnings in the face of weakening sales in China and the increasingly difficult transition to electric vehicles. The currency was a contributing factor in the recent earnings… Read More ›