Factory Conditions Weigh on Retailers
May 27, 2013 Clothing retailers are feeling pressure following a Bangladesh factory collapse that killed over 1,000 garment workers making clothes for such well-known brands as Joe Fresh, Mango, and...
View ArticleOnline Shopping Goes Mobile
June 3, 2013 Mobile ecommerce is growing faster than the Web and the retail industry as a whole, according to comScore. About 34 percent of ecommerce is now happening on [...]
View ArticleEmerging Markets Fuel Airline Passenger Growth
June 10, 2013 The global passenger airline market has largely rebounded from the recession of the late 2000s, and emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America are [...]
View ArticleFewer Law School Applicants
June 17, 2013 Those in the legal profession are carefully watching a trend of declining law school applicants. In 2013, law school applications fell by more than 13 percent, marking the [...]
View ArticleGovernment Funding to Expand Broadband
Telecommunications equipment manufacturers stand to benefit from increased federal funding for broadband services. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced in May 2013 that up to $485...
View ArticleHomebrew becomes popular
Breweries are seeing competition from an unlikely quarter: homebrewers. US sales of homebrewing supplies were up 26 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year, according to a survey of [...]
View ArticleEuropean Drug Market Opens Up for US Manufacturers
US pharmaceutical companies got the all-clear signal from the European Commission in June 2013 for exporting drugs to the European Union. The US is now considered a “listed” country with [...]
View ArticleActive Games Market Continues to Grow
July 15, 2013 Sales of video games that use physical activity such as dancing, jumping, or running in place to control action (called “active games”) are growing, thanks to newer [...]
View ArticleCompetition for truck drivers heating up
July 22, 2013 Improving economic conditions in the US are boosting trucking demand and fueling competition between fleets for qualified drivers. Turnover at large truckload fleets (those with at least...
View ArticlePeer-to-peer lending gains popularity
July 29, 2013 Increased peer-to-peer consumer lending is driving loan originations up by about 300 percent a year, according to the Chicago Tribune. As a result of this grass-roots popularity, [...]
View ArticleVenture Capitalists Pour Money into Craft Coffee
Coffee shops that specialize in serving coffee from rare and distinctive beans are gaining popularity around the US - and they have attracted the attention of venture capitalists who have brewed up...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments Decline
August 12, 2013 The desktop and notebook PC market continues to decline, signaling the computer manufacturing industry’s ongoing transformation towards inexpensive tablets. Worldwide PC shipments...
View ArticleDemand Up for Medical Office Space
Aug. 19, 2013 Medical office space is one of the fastest growing real estate sectors, driven by increased demand for off-campus ambulatory and urgent care facilities. Overall demand for medical […]
View ArticleThird-Party Logistics Use on the Rise
August 26, 2013 More than 85 percent of US Fortune 500 companies use third-party logistics (3PL) for logistics and supply chain functions, according to a recent report by supply chain […]
View ArticleMore Homes Bought Without Mortgages
September 2, 2013 Investors, wealthy individuals, and foreign buyers are increasingly buying homes without a mortgage. More than half of US home sales are purchased in all-cash deals, according to […]
View ArticleNatural Gas Prices Rising
The average US price of natural gas increased 40 to 60 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to the same time in 2012, according to the Energy Information […]
View ArticleGlobal PC Sales Continue to Tumble
September 16, 2013 Rapid sales of smartphones and tablet computers continue to erode PC sales, impacting demand for computer software. This longstanding trend is now being recognized in emerging...
View ArticleDemand for Consulting Services on the Rise
September 23, 2013 Consulting firms in the US are expanding as the economy improves. Employment at US management and technical consulting firms grew 5 to 6 percent year-over-year each month from […]
View ArticleBroadband Adoption Rises
September 30, 2013 About 70 percent of US residents 18 and older have home high-speed Internet service, according to a recent Pew Research study. The figure is higher than the 66 percent […]
View ArticleHome Prices High, but Pace Slows
October 7, 2013 Recent home price figures indicate that prices are leveling out. Prices of new homes reached a seven-year high in July 2013, climbing 12.4 percent from the year […]
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