Industry Exit Rates: How to Identify Lending Opportunities vs. Risks
A rise in small business closures coupled with increased corporate relocations likely spells trouble for local economies
Crisis at the North Pole: Labor Shortage to Disrupt Holiday Shopping Season
This holiday season, even Santa may pull a double shift as supply chain woes persist, labor shortages abound and households spread holiday spending through various channels.
A DuPont for the Next Hundred Years
How one of the nation’s oldest successor companies is breaking with the past to move into the future.
Check Engine: Warning signs flash in the financial economy, spelling uncertainty for COVID-19 recovery
Senior Analyst John Madigan digs into potential hurdles on the ongoing road to covid-19 recovery.
Evergrande Liquidity Crisis Risks Disrupting Global Recovery
Solvency issues at China’s second-largest residential property developer, the Evergrande Group, threaten to send shockwaves across the global economy.
When it Rains it Pours: Natural Disasters to Compound Wavering Supply Chains
Can investments in infrastructure resiliency mitigate the economic impacts of climate change?
Now Hiring: Labor Market Dynamics by Sector
Senior analysts Chris Lombardo and John Madigan examine updates from the recent jobs report through the lens of several sectors vying for employees.
Working Hard: Current Labor Shortages to Fuel Inflation
Companies are raising wages to boost employment levels, but increased production costs will likely result in higher costs for consumers.
Grinding Gears: CNH Industrial’s Acquisition of Raven Industries to Shakeup Ag-Tech
Renewed interest in the right to repair movement coincides with CNH's entrance into the domestic Ag-Tech industry, priming the company to become a disrupter.
Running in Circles: How Population Flight Causes Regional Economies to Weaken
Analysts John Madigan and Kevin Kennedy take a deep dive into select economic clusters in the United States. This is a follow up to March’s “Growth on the Margins.”