Latest from Ryan Kailath

• Nov 21, 2017

  Campbell Soup Company woos consumers with more plant-based products

  Earnings are out this today for the Campbell Soup Company, and investors are likely to hear more about the company’s move toward plant-based foods. Not only has the company been buying up specialty companies like juice maker Bolthouse Farms, but last month Campbell’s joined a new trade group, the Plant Based Foods Association. What’s behind […]

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• Nov 21, 2017

  Immigrant lending clubs provide capital, at a cost

  

  Functioning like unregulated banks, there is little cushion against failure.

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• Nov 13, 2017

  GE cuts dividend but shareholders may ultimately benefit

  General Electric announced today that all is maybe not well inside the multinational conglomerate empire. CEO John Flannery said the next couple years will be less profitable than previously thought and that, among other changes, he company will cut its annual dividend in half. That may sound scary if you’re holding some GE stock, or […]

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• Nov 1, 2017

  For states, hiking the gas tax can be politically risky

  California is hiking gas taxes today by 12 cents a gallon. It’s also raising an annual fee based on a car’s value. The transportation package is expected to raise $54 billion over the next 10 years. The idea is the money will pay for repairs to roads, highways and bridges. California isn’t the only state […]

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• Oct 27, 2017

  Oil companies make do with breaking even

  A few years ago, oil prices were hitting record highs. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate went for $107 dollars in the summer of 2014. Then, there was a fracking boom in the U.S., a worldwide oil supply glut and prices collapsed. Many oil producers went out of business. But oil prices are now picking […]

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• Oct 26, 2017

  Climate change risk could lower a city’s credit rating

  Credit agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s recently put out reports laying out this scenario: federal disaster spending drying up while damages from increasing disasters continue to rise. If cities, counties or states are left more on their own to fund rebuilding after natural disasters like hurricanes, they could have a lot of trouble managing […]

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• Oct 24, 2017

  Study shows children of color, particularly immigrants, face post-recession chronic poverty

  

  The 2017 Race for Results report shows the disparities and barriers immigrant families face.

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• Oct 20, 2017

  The Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with turning the lights back on in Puerto Rico

  

  The mission: Put things back the way they were, including 62,000 telephone poles.

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• Oct 20, 2017

  With North Korea looming, Japan heads to the polls

  Japan is holding a snap election on Sunday. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is widely expected to retain power, with his party maybe losing a few seats from its huge majority. In many ways, the election is a referendum on the prime minister’s economic reforms, known as Abenomics. It’s also a vote about national security. Click the […]

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• Oct 17, 2017

  Can Congress make consumer data safer?

  The Senate Banking committee meets today for another hearing about the Equifax data breach. With the major credit reporting agencies woven deeply into the fabric of our financial system, what can Congress actually do here? Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

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