Key takeaways CFOs overwhelmingly expect a U.S. downturn by the end of 2020, with a slowdown seen as much more likely than a recession. Their expectations for growth in revenue, earnings, hiring and wages declined (only capital expenditure rose); all metrics sit below their two-year averages. Companies are using a variety of programs to promote…
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Staging Makes it Easier for Buyers to View a Property as Their Future Home
As the spring home buying season kicks off, a new survey from the National Association of Realtors® shows that 83 percent of buyers’ agents say that staging makes it easier for buyers to visualize a property as their future home, according to NAR’s 2019 Profile of Home Staging, www.nar.realtor/reports/profile-of-home-staging “Buying a house is more than a financial decision; it…
Pawnbrokers Move into Modernity In Ecommerce
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) announced today the results of the NPA 2018 Trend Survey. The survey, which was conducted in spring 2019, focuses on industry trends as reported by pawnbroker members of the NPA for the 2018 calendar year. One notable result indicated that 52 percent of pawnbrokers surveyed cited growth in their retail sales in…
Americans Divided by Parties on Religious and Ethnicity Issues
A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey of American attitudes about the health of our nation’s democratic institutions reveals that partisan divisions over racial diversity and religious pluralism have Americans split. This survey discovered that despite these divides, Americans remain optimistic about the country’s ability to work together. Nearly half of Americans generally support a racially and ethnically diverse…
In Spite Concerns, Manufacturing Industry Remains Optimistic
Eight out of 10 U.S. manufacturers expect to grow sales this year, buoyed by their optimism about the strength of regional, national and global economies, according to the 2019 National Manufacturing Survey Report prepared by Leading Edge Alliance (LEA), a global association of 220 accounting and consulting firms. “Across the board, manufacturers are optimistic about the…
Women Owned Businesses Have Unique Growth Challenges
Access to bank loans for small businesses climbed last quarter signaling strength and optimism in the economy, according to the latest Private Capital Access Index (PCA Index) from Dun & Bradstreet and Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Fifty-five percent (55%) of surveyed businesses reported successful financing with a business bank loan, a record high since the…
The Most Stressful Part of the Holiday Season
According to a new survey from CompareCards.com, nothing stresses Americans out during the holiday season like shopping. Nearly two-thirds of Americans agreed with the following statement: Shopping is the most stressful part of the holiday season. That doesn’t mean that Americans hate to shop, though. In a wide-ranging series of questions about their views on…
The Fastest Growing and Quickest Declining Airports
In a new study just released by Upgraded Points, data compiled from 2007 through 2017 highlights spikes in growth as well as sharp declines in some of America’s most iconic airports. Though the numbers revealed some obvious names on the list, there were some surprising downward trends in a few of the biggest airports. Upgraded…