Risk

Recent trends indicate that management is being consulted more than ever by executives and boards who are looking for information that can aid in…

Automation has played a fundamental role in enabling businesses to make better, more consistent and more strategically sound decisions. Increasingly…

People are often tired, distracted and overworked. They are bound to make mistakes, inadvertently overlook policies and procedures and have quick…

Thursday:• At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 220 thousand initial claims, up from 218…

Continued data breaches have increased the risk of fraudulent applications. With easy access to an unprecedented depth and breadth of consumer data,…

With the ten year yield getting close to 3%, there has been some discussion about whether mortgage rates would hit 5% soon. Based on an historical…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 12:01:00 PMThe BEA released their estimate of July vehicle sales. The BEA estimated sales of 16.68 million SAAR in…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 10:13:00 AMHere is another monthly update on framing lumber prices.   Lumber prices declined in July from the recent…

People are often tired, distracted and overworked. They are bound to make mistakes, inadvertently overlook policies and procedures and have quick…

by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 08:11:00 AMFrom the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with…