Corporate profits in the US took a nose dive in the first quarter of 2014 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.gov). Profits in the first quarter of 2014 came in 3.0% below the first-quarter of 2013 and a steep 9.8% below the fourth-quarter-2013 figure. The 9.8% drop is the second steepest in the last 65 years (...
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Announcing New ITR European Office
ITR Economics International (itreconomics.eu), the world’s leading authority in business cycle forecasting, recently opened its European office in Brussels, Belgium. A press conference to announce the opening was held at the Glocal Solutions EU Headquarters on May 31, 2012, attended by members of the European business community and financial press. more...
ITR's Economic Forecasting: Solutions for Successful Business Planning and Management
In a Business Day interview with Terry Bradshaw, ITR Economics' Alan Beaulieu discusses his firm's holistic approach to accurate and actionable economic forecasting. Providing expert knowledge of leading indicators, as well as skilled observations of today's global economy, ITR's big picture approach helps businesses manage economic cycles.
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