Sentences with phrase «big economy businesses»

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As the agreement involves 40 percent of the world's competing economies, it's a big deal for business owners.

Business Insider combined five measures of labor - market and general economic health for the 40 metropolitan statistical areas with the biggest 2017 populations to get a sense of where those big cities» economies stand.

The biggest drag on the economy was business investment, which decreased for the second consecutive quarter.

Though Portugal is one of the fastest growing euro zone economies, problems with non-performing loans and high debt among businesses, individuals and government are a big hurdle - mainly at a time when the government's strategy is focused on consumer spending.

There's something very prideful about wanting to build our own world - beating businesses and not wanting to be a simple branch - plant economy, but in a globalized era there are many roadblocks — such as access to the big bucks needed for expansion — to doing so.

But an even bigger concern, and a much greater exposure for our entire economy, relates to the efforts we're making to upskill our existing workforce — especially the folks in their 40s and 50s — who basically lack the digital smarts needed to be valued contributors to their businesses in the next few years.

While big business remains, small - and mid-size businesses now power a significant portion of the city's economy.

Even as corporate earnings continue to soar and big companies appear to be very profitable, I've remained cautiously optimistic about the economy, because the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard data doesn't reveal the uptick in hiring we've wanted to see.

Austin, who is currently working on a book tentatively titled Not for the Faint of Heart, which focuses on the challenges faced by those navigating the new economy, predicts that psychologists will be the next big class of business writers.

The «high impact firms» that BDC studied are ones that have disproportionate effects on the economy given their size — usually established businesses that have grown big enough to invest in above - average growth.

So while the heart of this argument and debate revolves around big money properties (team owners and wealthy players), the effect on the nation's economy would be considerably greater and have a massive effect on small business.

Absent these bigger - picture policy changes for now, however, business owners like Fisher of TripShock expect the economy to motor on, at least in the short term.

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.

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 the economy has rebounded from the Great Recession, Biz2Credit found big banks still only approve about a quarter of the small - business - loan applications.

But let's face it: With all the talk of small businesses being the backbone of the U.S. economy, it's really the big companies who rule the world.

The first quarter of the debate was dedicated almost entirely to the role of big business in the American economy, including, but not limited to, the financial sector.

That's because many of the so - called nonbank banks — some of the big credit - card companies and brokerage houses, for instance — have based their own business plans on growth within the entrepreneurial marketplace, in large part because that segment of the economy has been ignored by much of the banking community for years.

Consumer and business sentiment about the economy has risen sharply based on the notion the incoming administration of Republican President - elect Donald Trump and a Republican - controlled Congress would enact big tax cuts and infrastructure spending and loosen regulations, which would boost spending and investments.

«We have an opportunity to enact paradigm - shifting tax reform that makes American businesses globally competitive, helps our economy reach its full potential, and creates greater opportunity and bigger paychecks for every American.

If you look at our economy, big business is doing great, and big business is getting better, but small business is not.

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.

«Bankism is the idea that big banks are in control of the economy and not the free markets, trade, product development or business,» says Gerald Celente, founder and director of TRI, a Kingston, N.Y., company that consults with governments and businesses.

Western Australia's status as a powerhouse in the supply of LNG — the preferred low - pollution fuel in fast - growing Asian economies — is assured, according to a study of the global LNG business by JP Morgan, one of the biggest banks in the US.

Until the government stops pandering to their incumbent big business backers our economy will continue to rely on our abundant, but finite, natural resources.

If their actions against each other's exports are big enough or go on long enough, they can have a devastating impact on each other's economies: destroying businesses, increasing unemployment, and raising the price of vital goods in both countries.

Gaebler lauded the law's language allowing the SBA to raise its loan guarantee from current levels to as much as 90 percent for some loans, but said «this latest, new rule negates some of those provisions and... doesn't offer much respect to the small business economy, especially when you consider the big role that small business plays in an economic recovery.»

And while a gridlocked federal government hasn't done much to stimulate the economy, Paulsen said the weakening dollar and falling interest rates could give U.S. businesses, especially technology companies, a big boost.

BEIJING — Beijing - based ride - hailing firm Didi Chuxing said Monday it will acquire Uber's Chinese business unit in a deal that could be worth up to $ 35 billion and will effectively halt a fierce battle for market share in the world's second biggest economy.

(On the flip side, this situation leads to a special type of investment operation that actually causes people to seek out ownership of bad businesses when they think the economy is likely to recover given that they experience bigger upswings as the operating leverage effect happens in reverse.)

But for someone who has long fashioned himself as a master negotiator, Trump left it unclear whether he was bluffing or willing to risk a long trade dispute between the world's two biggest economies, with steep consequences for consumers, businesses and an already shaken stock market.

The propaganda about a hot economy, «overheated» housing market and tight labor market is just one of several Big Lies being promoted by politicians and business leaders.

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Profoundly powerful and fast - emerging technologies — from ubiquitous digital connectivity, to smarter big data, to computing systems that can reason and learn — are transforming a business landscape that accounts for almost 20 % of the U.S. economy and steadily growing shares elsewhere in the world.

Workers are more efficient than ever, business processes are more efficient, the economy is lots bigger and keeps growing.

While the economy has rebounded from the Great Recession, Biz2Credit found big banks still only approve about a quarter of the small business loan applications.

One of the biggest ways that businesses affect local economies is by creating jobs.

His fourth book, «Small Town Rules: How Small Business and Big Brands can Profit in a Connected Economy» shows how when every customer can talk to every other customer, it's like living in a small town: Your reputation is everything!

Gartner also predicts that the digital business economy will affect the IT industry in a big way.

They help businesses, big and small, grow and contribute to healthier communities, industries and economies.

Commodity prices aren't spiking in a way that's sure to sink the global economy, nor are they plumbing depths that would force small producers out of business and big players to start tightening their belts and cutting jobs.

His other books include Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy — and What We Can Do About It, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw - Hill Professional); Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets are Moral and Big Government Isn't, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, August 2012); How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, November 2009); and Power Ambition Glory: The Stunning Parallels between Great Leaders of the Ancient World and Today... and the Lessons You Can Learn, co-authored by John Prevas (Crown Business, June 2009).

Such a protest by employees of a chaebol, the family - controlled big businesses that dominate the South Korean economy, is rare.

«This new deal is a big step forward for small business and recognizes their importance to the Canadian economy,» Kelly said.

The other two branches of government have no business in the issue; they need to be concerned with the bigger picture; foreign policies and matters, national economy, and disagreements between states on matters that affect national politics.

In a rare intervention highlighting anxiety over companies» ability to do business in the world's second biggest economy, the peak body representing Australian businesses in China said it was concerned about the diplomatic chill between Beijing and Canberra.

The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well with the city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the city's sustainability goals.

In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases, and a wage system in those kinds of businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be used to buffer good and bad years for a company sharing risks and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks and rewards to an investor class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.

Furthermore, it's clear people's fears about the effects of Brexit on the economy (and this includes leave voters) mean they're very worried about big businesses leaving the country.