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The Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk is setting records and the year is not over yet. As outlined by Axios: Few have benefited from the tangled supply chain like Maersk, the globe’s biggest shipping company. The company operates 20% of the world’s shipping containers, per the BBC — rates for which… Read More »Danish Supply Chain Juggernaut Has A Great Year

As new legislation looms and business environment is changing investors are changing their investment strategy, as outlined by in this UBS Survey Business owners remain confident Business owners continue to be optimistic, despite challenges due to a tight labor market. 81% have a positive outlook for their own businesses over… Read More »Investors Perception and Investment Strategy

Q3 Growth not stellar, as outlined by Axios: The U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual rate during the third quarter, according to the Department of Commerce‘s initial report out today. During the second quarter, the economy grew at an annual pace of 6.7%.

How different countries look at debt, as outlined by Statista: While short- and long-term credit dealings are as old as human civilization and credit cards as we know them have been around since the 1950s, fintech firms offering a “buy now, pay later” option for almost every imaginable online purchase… Read More »Is Pay Later The Way To Go?

This has to be an indication of all the money floating around. As outlined by Axios: Two months after the federal foreclosure moratorium ended, foreclosure activity in the U.S. is at a record low. What’s happening: CARES Act protections, like forbearance and loss mitigation processes, give borrowers more time and… Read More »Foreclosure Rate At 10 Year Low

Even with Inflation showings its head consumer spending is strong. According to Axios: Consumer optimism returned this month as cases of COVID-19 dropped. The consumer confidence index rose for the first time since June, the Conference Board reported today. At 113.8, October’s gauge was higher than what economists expected, signaling… Read More »Consumer Confidence Turns Positive in October

Salaries are rising, are they outpacing inflation is another question. As outlined by Axios: America’s business leaders expect to keep shelling out higher wages to employees. Driving the news: According to a new quarterly survey released today by the National Association of Business Economists, a record high 58% of respondents… Read More »Rising Salaries