Tag: Recession
Five Questions With: Peter Nigro
Peter Nigro is the Sarkisian chair in financial services at Bryant University. He spoke to PBN about the economic outlook for 2020 and the...
Economists say next downturn won’t be as bad for R.I.
Rhode Island has cranes in the sky, unemployment below 4%, new companies such as Infosys Ltd. and new jobs have arrived in its capital...
Get ready for next recession
While fears of an imminent recession appear to be fading, it is not a question of if but when the next one is felt...
U.S. economy keeps defying the recession odds
It’s impressive how well the U.S. economy has held up during the past year. As early as 2018, leading indicators were suggesting a heightened...
Americans feel down about a decent economy
In early 2017, a strange pattern began to appear. So-called soft economic numbers – surveys of business leaders and consumers – started to look...
Tax-credit program needs strong oversight to pay off
Economic-development officials took a good step on Sept. 16 in agreeing to create clear rules ahead of the rollout of a new tax-credit program...
Zillow predicts housing market slowdown in 2020
PROVIDENCE – The economy in the United States could be on the verge of a recession, with many experts polled by online real estate...
Taking stock
Are you an active investor?
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
Do you own any stock or bonds directly or through mutual funds?
Both: 60%
Stocks: 20%
Mutual funds: 20%
Bonds: 0%
Are you...
BofA’s CEO says the biggest recession risk is the fear of...
NEW YORK – Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan said this week’s bond-market turmoil has been driven by issues outside the United States,...
Bonds signal growing global distress as key yield curve flips
NEW YORK – The United States government bond market sounded alarms Wednesday as investors fleeing riskier assets drove the 30-year bond’s yield to a...
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