Even if 2022 didn’t come close to 2021, it was still a very good year with over $200 billion in LBO deals. The second largest amount of deals in the past 10 years. A leveraged buyout (LBO) is the acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money… Read More »2022 was a very good year for LBOs
2022 will not come close to 2021 which was a banner M&A year. 2022 Q4 was the slowest.
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There is denying that 2022 was a bad year for stocks. We can only hope things look up in 2023. All indicators are that economic growth will slow as interest are kept high to help stamp out inflation. After a year of ups and downs, the S&P 500 ended 2022… Read More »What Does 2023 Hold For Stocks
As we begin the new year, the economy is contracting due to higher interest rates and the ending of Corona stimulus money programs ending. This is projected to slow the growth in Arizona and the nation. The outlook for Arizona, Phoenix, and Tucson depends in part on national and global… Read More »Arizona Outlook Summary
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The Unemployment in AZ ad dropped to an all time low, however easing has now started as arizona has now ticked up to 4.1%. A lot of investment is happening in AZ how this plays out only the future can tell. Arizona’s labor market remains tight, but the preliminary unemployment… Read More »Arizona and U.S. Unemployment Rates
There is still strong job growth in Arizona and a majority of that is in Trade, transport, and utilities, and Education and Health Services. Mining down due to political pressures. In November, job growth was driven primarily by education and health services (+4,000), government (+1,600), and leisure and hospitality (+1,500).… Read More »Arizona Jobs by Industry, Change From February 2020 to November 2022
Skyrocketing house prices have driven inflation in Phoenix well above the national average. They have also pushed housing affordability to very low levels in the third quarter of 2022. According to data from the NAHB-Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, 22.5% of homes sold in the Phoenix MSA in the third… Read More »AZ Housing Affordability
Arizona had 41.9% of women owned businesses in 2018, on par with other western states and slightly higher then our neighbours in CA. The western states tracked on the MAP have a high percentage of female-owned businesses compared to the nation. In 2018, all the states tracked, except Idaho and… Read More »Percent Of Female-Owned Businesses By State