A couple of weeks ago, Connecting the Dots examined the two major party candidates’ (Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump) stances on key economic issues. Since this year is not a typical election year […] Read More
A couple of weeks ago, Connecting the Dots examined the two major party candidates’ (Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump) stances on key economic issues. Since this year is not a typical election year […] Read More
In an effort to prepare Americans to vote in November’s election, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century recently examined what it would mean if some political candidates’ promises to ban energy exploration […] Read More
The National Federation of Independent Business’s Index of Small Business Optimism increased to 94.6 in July from 94.3 in June, but remained well below its historical average of 98.0. The NFIB called the rise “meager” […] Read More
Steel production among the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association fell 2.7 percent from May to June and was down 1.9 percent for the first six months of 2016 from the same period […] Read More
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index for the United States, a predictor of future economic growth, increased to 123.7 percent in June from 123.4 percent in May. Conference Board Director of Business Cycles and Growth […] Read More