... o, with a sharp tightening of financial conditions and policy uncertainty hitting firms’ confidence to the extent that they freeze or cutback on capital expenditure. “Our base case is that the escalat ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-21
... ignaled a sharp turn for the general counsel’s office, which acts like a prosecutor in NLRB cases, and during the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama maintained that many gig-economy w ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-15
... t was the sharp rebound in US 1st quarter, 2019 economic growth and the continuing strength in the US job market. Although as highlighted earlier much of this rebound may yet prove transitory, the abo ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-14
... led to a sharp selloff on equities markets in the past week. A gauge of global stocks shed a further 1.9 percent on Monday, its biggest one-day drop in more than five months. China’s yuan currency fe ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-14
... erties, a sharp increase in digital audio book sales,” chief executive Robert Thomson said. The company, controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, said HarperCollins’ core earnings rose 29 percent in ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-10
US President Donald Trump said he would be happy to keep tariffs on Chinese imports as the two countries prepare for new talks to try to rescue a faltering trade deal amid a sharp increase in US dutie ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-09
... present a sharp break from a century in which social science drove governance. Until recently, policymakers sought to provide empirically compelling – albeit often simplified – assessments of problems ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-08
... ffset the sharp decline in smartphone sales. While the company is an early player in the VR market, competitors such as Facebook have shown much more aggressiveness. HTC recently launched a new VR hea ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-08
... 2018. In sharp contrast, the female rates in both Canada and the UK have increased gradually since the 1990s, hitting peaks of 75 percent in Canada and 73 percent in the UK in 2018. The decline in la ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-08
... ut Uber’s sharp-elbowed business tactics, detailed by lawmakers, city staff and regulators across the globe, as well as drivers and former employees, continue to drive the company. “It’s in the DNA,” ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-08
... st year’s sharp currency crisis tipped the Turkish economy into recession. The Turkish lira weakened and was at 6.1075 against the dollar at 1730 GMT on Monday, on track for its worst day in more than ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-07
... led to a sharp contraction of European exports to the country. And uncertainty around Brexit has forced companies to put investments on hold, depressing demand for euro area capital goods. There are ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-30
... uarter. A sharp rise in the price of raw materials in the first quarter, when imported iron ore rose from US$60 a ton to US$90 a ton, had also significantly squeezed industry profitability. The sector ...More
EJ Insight2019-04-29
