The U.S. economy has sputtered a bit in the early months of 2015.
March 23, 2015
Global news dominated the headlines once again last week.
March 16, 2015
According to the latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers, which will be released this morning, business leaders remain mostly confident about activity over the coming months.
March 9, 2015
While manufacturers remain mostly optimistic in their outlook, we have seen softness in a number of recent economic indicators.
March 2, 2015
In the minutes of its January 27–28 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) provided a nuanced view of the economic outlook.
February 23, 2015
The United States added more than half a million manufacturing jobs in the last three years and more jobs are coming from firms that are reshoring thanks to lower energy prices and the diminishing spread between labor costs in North America and China.
February 9, 2015
Manufacturers in the United States have added roughly 18,800 workers per month on average over the past 13 months, with an average of 29,000 from October through January.
February 9, 2015
The U.S. economy grew 2.4 percent in 2014, just barely edging out the 2.2 percent gain in 2013.
February 2, 2015
The Wm. Powell Company (Powell Valves) and M.A.
January 26, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) finally announced its long-awaited quantitative easing program on Thursday.
January 26, 2015
The U.S. economy generated 2.95 million net new nonfarm payroll workers in 2014, the fastest annual pace since 1999.
January 12, 2015
Growth in manufacturing activity slowed somewhat in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The headline purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped from 58.7 in November to 55.5 in December, its lowest level in six months.
January 5, 2015
