The conversation started with my investment person about two particulars which I was curious as to what he was expecting in returns. Those two were losing somewhat over the last…

…invested with him. The Saudi investment will net Kushner’s firm about $25 million a year in asset management fees, and the investors required him to hire qualified investment professionals to…

…But there are two components of GDP which are helpful in finding out what lies ahead: real residential fixed investment (housing) and proprietors income (a proxy for business profits). Both…

by Joseph Joyce The Increasing Debtor Status of the U.S. The Net International Investment Position (NIIP) of a country reflects the difference between foreign assets owned by domestic residents and…

…deciding that banks can have up to 5 percent of gross revenues from investment banking business. After numerous changes were made to Glass Steagall it was repealed to help out…

…are falling. America is shunning exports from the country and restricting investment in it. China’s trade with its best customer and biggest rival shrank by a fifth in July compared…

…from being “engaged principally” in securities business, deciding that banks can have up to 5 percent of gross revenues from investment banking business. After numerous changes were made to Glass…

There is another version to this which I may get into in the comments section. CDS were not known at the time to be dangerous investments by Wall Street Banks….

…manufacturing construction spending has doubled since the end of 2021 (Figure 1). The surge comes in a supportive policy environment for manufacturing construction: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation…

…as energy and resources become more expensive. Ford Motor Co. is ramping up production of its F-Series Super Duty pickups with a $3 billion investment to keep up with the explosive demand…