Sentences with phrase «business economy report»

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«In this new economy, workers and start - ups and small businesses need more of a voice, not less,» President Obama writes in his opening letter to the report.

For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the results from the CFO Council Survey with their thoughts on the economy, markets and business.

Check out our special report on the business of water, which features 11 entrepreneurs at the bleeding edge of a new economy around water shortages.

The Vistage CEO Confidence Index, which tracks sentiment among small business CEOs, reported this week that 1,700 entrepreneurs expect «a stagnant economy during the year ahead... and will likely curtail hiring plans.»

The report studied economies including Africa, Latin America, North America and Asia, and it found that 200 million women have started or run new businesses in 83 economies across the globe.

Graham Richard, chief executive officer of clean energy advocacy business group Advanced Energy Economy, said the report «seriously overstates the challenges associated with new energy resources.»

In 61 of 83 economies, the report found that early stage business formation for women - owned companies increased 7 percent compared to 2012.

In the October report, there were five: stronger - than - expected U.S. growth; higher - than - expected oil prices; the possibility that weak business investment had altered the economy's potential; slower growth in less advanced economies such as China; and a tilt to saving from spending by Canada's heavily indebted households.

Meanwhile, a National Federation of Independent Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future as well.

Business owners are optimistic about the U.S. economy improving and want to grow their business, but they face significant hurdles in doing so, a new reporBusiness owners are optimistic about the U.S. economy improving and want to grow their business, but they face significant hurdles in doing so, a new reporbusiness, but they face significant hurdles in doing so, a new report shows.

Even among significant frustration, 73 percent of the survey respondents report being optimistic about the economy and having a desire to grow their businesses.

WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the risks of a global trade war the one big outlier.

With better access to capital (this was a particularly big factor, according to the report), more experience in small business settings, and relevant mentors to help make their dreams a reality, non-white entrepreneurs could have hired 9 million more people and added that additional $ 300 billion to the economy.

Only 64 % of businesses reported being confident in the government's ability to negotiate trade deals that were good for the economy.

Just as baby boomers took over business, politics, and the consumer economy during the 1980s and»90s, millennials currently in their mid-20s will make up the majority of jobs and big - ticket purchases such as houses and cars, Slok wrote in a recent brief, which was first reported by Axios.

While a government report showed that the economy added 207,000 jobs, a survey conducted by a payroll processing firm found that small businesses are hiring at a more modest clip.

The report isn't just an accounting of the toll on the economy due to underutilization of minority business talent.

Despite tremendous uncertainty about the economy, owners report their business outlook has improved, getting to 73 percent last month, compared to 60 percent in June last year.

With small business owner sentiment remaining low (only 54 percent of business owners reported to SurePayroll that they are optimistic about the small business economy in August), I'd count on the latter to be true.

To identify the best and worst airlines, we surveyed more than 55,000 members last summer, who reported on nearly 98,000 domestic economy flights and 8,700 first - class and business - class flights.

Nearly 60 percent of business owners report feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, according to the latest outlook survey from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Combining growth (50 %), employment (30 %), and business (20 %), U.S. News & World Report put together their list of the best economies in the US.

According to a report from Harvard and Princeton economists, nearly all of that job growth — about 94 percent — is the result of alternative careers, freelancing, Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) businesses and the «gig economy.»

And the business case for energy efficiency measures is solid; one recent report says the world's largest and fastest - growing economies can save $ 2.8 trillion through efficiencies while making a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite record levels of short - term optimism in the global economy, CEOs worldwide report heightened levels of anxiety regarding the business, economic, and, particularly, the societal threats confronting their organisations.

Read our 2016/2017 Annual Report to find out how Canada's business leaders are creating high - value jobs, investing in communities and building a healthier economy.

The analysis presented in the companion technical report published with our Clean Economy and Jobs Plan also clearly compares job growth relative to a business - as - usual scenario.

«I think the economy is going to continue to improve to better - than - expected, keeping stocks from falling very much,» he told «Nightly Business Report.»

The U.K.'s Office of National Statistics on Thursday said the economy grew 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, after 0.2 per cent in the first, the lowest growth for any major advanced economy since the start of 2017, according to Reuters, which also reported flat business investment and little growth in household spending.

David R. Beatty, former Managing Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance; Kevin Cameron, co-founder and former President of Glass, Lewis & Co.; Jesse Fried, Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy; Bengt Hallqvist, Founder of the Brazilian Institute for Corporate Governance; Charles Macek, recent Chairman of the Australian Financial Reporting Council; David Nierenberg, President of Nierenberg Investment Management Company; and Ned Regan, Professor, Baruch College.

After leading a trade mission with some of Canada's leading Agri - food businesses to the developing economy in November 2014, the Canadian Agri - Food Policy Institute (CAPI) published a report stating that Canadian food and beverage products are not prominent on Chinese market shelves and are not as well - known as their American / European / Australian counterparts in the Chinese consumer world.

In response to this, Reuters reported that «German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel accused Deutsche Bank on Sunday of blaming speculators for last week's plunge in its share price when the bank had itself made speculation its business.»

With all these great benefits to individuals, communities, and businesses comes one more boon: the White House Council of Economic Advisors reports that by increasing productivity and job satisfaction, work flexibility is good for our economy at large.

The outcome for GDP growth contrasted with a number of other indicators — in particular the rapid growth in employment and the favourable conditions reported in business surveys — which suggested that the economy had been growing strongly during 2004.

American Airlines, for instance, is decreasing the number of seats in some of their planes after replacing as many as 40 economy seats with 24 «premium economy» seats, which are wider and cost around $ 20 more, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

According to a range of surveys, business confidence has now risen to levels consistent with well - above - average growth of the economy, with profits, sales and employment all reported to have increased strongly in the past few months.

Since economists, especially by those that specialize in international business economics, know that an economy that is not growing faster than its population or labor force is not growing, it's very important to that into account even though for «political» reasons the CB, and NBER do not report that consideration, and thus the financial media do not either.

It is titled «The Emerging Artisan Economy» and the report and related materials are available at: www.intuit.com/futureofsmallbusiness. The report covers 3 broad trends that will impact small business formation and operations over the next decade:

In his longtime role as New York Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent for public television's Nightly Business Report, Scott Gurvey covered the financial markets, business and the economy for the first and longest - running daily program dedicated to financial news on broadcast telBusiness Report, Scott Gurvey covered the financial markets, business and the economy for the first and longest - running daily program dedicated to financial news on broadcast telbusiness and the economy for the first and longest - running daily program dedicated to financial news on broadcast television.

As such, the report pointed to a rebalancing of the British economy and also continued success for a number of British industries — notably professional services, TMT (technology, media and telecoms) and consumer business.

This report is one of the important ways that the Center for Business and Economic Research fulfills its mission as specified in the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS 164.738) to examine various aspects of the Kentucky economy.

California Wine Shows Strength in Challenging Economy: The California wine and winegrape sector and allied businesses deliver a total economic contribution of $ 57.6 billion annually to the state's economy and $ 114.1 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to a new report commissioned by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape GroEconomy: The California wine and winegrape sector and allied businesses deliver a total economic contribution of $ 57.6 billion annually to the state's economy and $ 114.1 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to a new report commissioned by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Groeconomy and $ 114.1 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to a new report commissioned by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Groeconomy according to a new report commissioned by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers...

«Specific business tax reductions in the Governor's tax package will have significant multiplier effects throughout the state's economy, and will support more than 14,000 new jobs by 2019, and almost 18,000 new jobs by 2024, as noted in a recent Public Policy Institute report prepared by state tax experts at Ernst and Young.

Cutting business travel journeys by just five per cent could save # 2.5 billion for the economy, the report finds.

The comptroller said his office recently issued a report on the role of immigrants in the city's economy and found areas like Flushing, Corona and Jackson Heights have quickly growing economies that have been more resilient to the economic downturn because of the small businesses often owned by immigrants.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

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Small businesses are a vital part of New York state's economy, supporting nearly 3.9 million jobs and generating more than $ 950 billion in annual revenues, according to a report released by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Just recently, the Watertown Daily Times reported efforts are underway by St. Lawrence County and Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority to entice Canadian business and show that it is more cost - efficient for many Canadian businesses to manufacture their products here à cents â «¬ â $ œ these are exactly the kinds of steps we need to take to strengthen our local economy, and I will champion these efforts in Congress.