by Mac Slavo | Jun 19, 2019 | Headline News
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), a retail trade group, is warning Americans to prepare themselves for a price increase on items such as phones, car seats, and toys. The goods that would be impacted the most are those with the highest share of sourcing...
by Mac Slavo | Jun 18, 2019 | Forecasting, Headline News
Farmers in Illinois whose land has been thrashed by flooding have given up on planting. Instead of growing food, they decided to throw a party. And who could blame them? The storms that have caused major flooding in Illinois have forced farmers to give up on their...
by Mac Slavo | Jun 10, 2019 | Emergency Preparedness, Headline News
House flipping is at a nine-year high! While that may seem like good news, it actually foretells major problems in the housing market – a market we all can see is in a gigantic bubble right now. Generally speaking, an uptick in home flipping activity could...
by Mac Slavo | May 14, 2019 | Headline News
American farmers are being pushed to the brink by government policies. Most have had enough of the trade war and are increasingly becoming impatient with their financial instability and worsening regulatory burdens placed on their backs. Bankruptcies are...
by Mac Slavo | May 9, 2019 | Headline News
The perhaps unintended consequences of the Trump Administration’s trade war on China and other countries will be rising food prices for the American consumer. Food could also become scarcer as it becomes more expensive to move it around globally. For example,...