Is the goods economy in a recession? Freight data suggests so

As someone who’s spent decades immersed in the freight and logistics industry, I’ve learned that freight data often tells the ...
New York Magazine

White House Assures Public It Isn’t Planning Payroll Tax Cut to Stave Off Recession

The Washington Post reported this week that the White House was considering pushing for a temporary payroll tax cut in order to mitigate the risk of an election-year recession. Since payroll taxes ...
Harvard Business Review

How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward

In early 2000, a five-year-old online bookseller called Amazon.com sold $672 million in convertible bonds to shore up its financial position. One month later, the dot-com bubble burst. More than half ...
Altoona Mirror

Fed chairman not expecting recession

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the Fed is not expecting a U.S. or global recession. But it is monitoring a number of uncertainties, including trade conflicts, and ...