PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

But that shift was not all down the economic ladder. Indeed, the increase in the share of adults who are upper income was greater than the increase in the share who are lower income over that period, a sign of economic progress overall.”. But for many in the United States, middle class status varies on where you live.

Concentration 75

Concentration Manufacturing Economics 75

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

It makes no economic sense to make something that keeps losing money. would have, and seems to be having, an impact on none other than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which makes chips that are, among other things, used in cryptocurrency mining, which relies on powerful computers to produce bitcoin.

Concentration 41

Concentration Manufacturing Currencies Economics 41

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

From manufacturing to customer service, there have been several parts of today’s workforce that have been automated by some form of smart technology. From the research, it was shared that, “Both trade and automation related to economic growth are hallmarks of a vibrant economy. Automation has come to several industries.

Retail 71

Retail Concentration Data Analysis Technology 71

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

but largely concentrated in the newly created car-centric suburbs of the post-war era — over the course of three years between 1945 and 1948. Assembly lines like Frigidaire’s — which had been manufacturing weapons — switched to things like refrigerators and washer-dryer sets, which American consumers snapped up in droves.

Economics 141

Economics Forecasting Concentration Manufacturing 141

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

During 2020, as I watched companies and investors struggle with the after shocks of the economic shut down created by COVID, I wrote a series of fourteen posts (linked below) on what I was learning, unlearning and relearning about corporate finance and valuation. Debt can handcuff even large, established companies & put them at risk.

Valuation 52

Valuation Corporate Finance Finance Investments 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But that means if you’re in a company that, at the end of the day, manufactures product, the people in those groups tend to be people that move a lot of the product because that’s the business of the company. But I’m struck as you were framing this that this basically had nothing to do with the economics of it.

Planning 130

Planning Communication Profit and Loss Education 130

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

JOHNSON: And so, and the manufacturer had less power. India seems to be like a perennial next economic powerhouse after China and it just always seems to be not catching that next bid. JOHNSON: It became a much riskier investment by investing the S&P 500 based on volatility and concentration. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 85

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 85

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

00:21:47 [Speaker Changed] And a lot of funds that have found success seem to have run some pretty concentrated portfolios. 00:22:29 [Speaker Changed] So less concentrated exposure. 00:38:26 [Speaker Changed] So if I say to you, US has been really strong economically and Japan has been doing well, but Europe has been limping along.

Healthcare 60

Healthcare Investments Construction Concentration 60

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 26, 2024

You get a BA in economics and poli sci from the University of Delaware. And it had to do with the discipline of the models that he used and how he segmented economic liquidity, investor liquidity, and then technicals and and breath conditions and understood how they melded together. What was the original career plan?

Investments 56

Investments Marketing Concentration Economics 56

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 31, 2023

The economic dislocation, the health risks, just the mayhem that took place, but from the perspective of a number of corporate CEOs, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, the hedge fund that had a couple of amazing trades based on this. HOFFMAN: So obviously, I’ve — you know, economically minded from the jump.

Treasury 52

Treasury Economics Retail Entertainment 52

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 4, 2023

So you would see pretty high concentrations of, you know, $100 million, $200 million, $300 million, all essentially sitting on a single balance sheet of the bank. You raised another $11 billion in capital, despite the economic environment. You guys had a huge year. You invested $11 billion, that’s a record, 375 transactions.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 56

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Finance Investments Banking 56