Latest from Sabri Ben-Achour

• Jun 18, 2019

  President Trump to award Medal of Freedom to Economist Arthur Laffer

  

  One of Arthur Laffer’s enduring contributions was the Laffer Curve, an economic theory to do with the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue.

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• Jun 14, 2019

  The chips (makers) are down: Semiconductors suffer on trade tensions

  

  The industry hoped things would pick up this year. The industry was wrong.

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• Jun 12, 2019

  As China raises tariffs on the U.S., it’s lowering them for everyone else

  

  With one hand, China is closing the door to U.S. products. With the other, it’s opening the door to U.S. competitors in the rest of the world. Chinese tariffs on U.S. products have increased to an average of 42%; everyone else pays an average of 19%. Lowering tariffs on everyone but the United States allows […]

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• Jun 7, 2019

  Tonys aren’t made of gold, but they might as well be for shows

  

  Winning a Tony could mean many more months for a play on the Great White Way.

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• Jun 5, 2019

  How debt may take a toll on mental health

  

  Whether student loans or credit-card debt, indebtedness is likely to bring you down.

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• May 30, 2019

  Netflix, Disney, WarnerMedia threaten to leave Georgia

  

  Hollywood is concerned about the state’s restrictive abortion bill.

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• May 28, 2019

  How we pay for things is changing, and payment companies are merging to adapt

  

  Major payment processing companies are also trying to fend up competition from tech newcomers like Square.

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• May 24, 2019

  Could tariffs make U.S. businesses less productive in the long run?

  

  Higher tariffs on Chinese imports, especially those that are used to make things in the U.S., can cut efficiency and competitiveness, experts say.

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• May 21, 2019

  Fed Chair says corporate debt a concern, not yet a catastrophe

  

  The ratio of business debt to U.S. GDP is at historic highs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said signs don’t point to corporate debt bringing down the whole financial system. But he also said there are some things we don’t know about the levels of corporate debt, especially the risky debt.  Click on the audio player […]

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• May 8, 2019

  As some states cut back on unemployment benefits, are they less prepared for a recession?

  

  What cutting back on unemployment benefits could mean.

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