Economy Archive
What to Read this Summer: Free Event
Posted by Mary | Filed under Announcement, Economy
June 3, 2010 The Global Interdependence Center Welcomes David Kotok, Erin Arvedlund and John Authers GIC is delighted to welcome three distinguished experts to discuss their recent works. Presentations and discussion will be moderated by Mary Caraccioli,... (more...)
Tags: Arvedlund, authers, bubble, caraccioli, europe, GIC, kotok, livewellhd, madoff
Life After the Great Recession: A Conversation with Steve Forbes
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Featured, Innovators, Investing, banking
Recently I sat down for a conversation with Steve Forbes. The head of the Forbes publishing empire is not shy about sharing his opinion about the markets or about his investment style. In part one of our conversation I asked him about life and investing... (more...)
Tags: bailouts, bubbles, caraccioli, forbes, Great Recession, Investing, steve forbes, too big to fail
Are American Consumers Getting their Groove Back?
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, shopping
I have noticed an interesting trend as the nation continues to claw out of the ugly recession. While the job picture remains bleak, those who do have jobs seem to be ready to exhale and do a little shopping. The financial collapse of a year ago triggered... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, mary caraccioli, recession, shopping, spending and income, u.s. consumer
Unemployment hits 9.7%
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Job search, World Economy
That is higher than economists had expected. However the number of jobs lost, while high, continues to be “less-bad.” What does it all mean? As someone who went through the unemployment process this year and who knows lots of other people... (more...)
Tags: caraccioli, Economy, jobs, unemployment
Ford Chief Economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Videos, World Economy
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick made the case for Ford to concentrate on the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs) almost a decade ago. Her forecast was right on. Ford, the only major U.S. automaker to make it through the recession without... (more...)
Tags: Auto, BRIC, caraccioli, Economy, Ford, GIC
Stop Looking for Shoots
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Finance, Investing, World Economy
Enough with the search for green shoots. The Financial media is missing the point in its constant banter about green shoots. Yes there are green shoots, brown shoots, verdent pastures and drought-choked fields, but that isn’t the point. It is the... (more...)
Tags: Economy, green shoots, recovery, w
Derivatives Deconstructed
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Finance, Investing, banking
Most earthlings can not explain and don’t really want to understand the derivatives markets. All we know is that they were the funky financial mechanisms that brought the economy (and Hank Paulson) to its knees. You may not need to know the... (more...)
Tags: CDS, derivatives, OTC, swaps
Bolt Bus vs Amtrak
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Innovators, Lifestyle, Uncategorized, shopping
All Aboard the Bolt Bus in rainy NYC Lucky me– I live within one day’s drive of 25% of the nations’ population. It can be a convenience for sure, but living along the I-95 corridor is no picnic if you actually have to drive it. I can... (more...)
Tags: amtrak, bolt bus, bus to nyc, transportation
The Opportunity
Posted by Mary | Filed under Economy, Featured, Job search, Lifestyle, Personal Development
These are hard times… everything I thought I knew… or had planned seems to be unraveling. Investments for retirement and my daughter’s education, even my career path seems to be a mess. The economy has created challenges and has forced me to rethink... (more...)
Tags: biggest loser, consumption, contraction, Economy, fear, jobs, shopping, unemployment
Future of Fuel Series: Ethanol’s Struggles
Posted by Mary | Filed under Alternative Fuels, Economy, Green, Innovators, Investing
Almost 3 years after my visit to an ethanol plant in Central NY, the plant owners have filed for bankruptcy. The condition of the credit markets for the last six months have been incredibly difficult for many businesses. But the timing may also be a... (more...)
Tags: cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, NEB, Sunoco, Valero, VeraSun
