Little Sign of a ‘Trump Bump’ in the Economic Forecast

Part of the problem is that despite Mr. Trump’s Oval Office sessions with chief executives and the return of what the economist John Maynard Keynes termed “animal spirits,” corporate America is not investing heavily, at least so far, in new plants and equipment.

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U.S. finds dumping of certain steel plate from seven producers, slaps on duties | Reuters

WASHINGTON The Department of Commerce made a final finding that seven foreign producers dumped certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length (CTL) plate in the U.S. market, allowing for imposition of duties ranging from 3.6 percent to 148.2 percent, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on...

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Corporate America’s top shareholder referee gets tougher on activists

Institutional Shareholder Services, the world’s top proxy advisory firm, is making activist investors work harder than ever to earn its backing in corporate control battles in a shift being led by the new man in charge of its recommendations.
Since Cristiano Guerra formally took over...

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Wall St. Little Changed After GDP Data; Eyes on Earnings

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as the upwardly revised fourth-quarter GDP growth rate underscored strength in the domestic economy, while investors looked ahead to the start of first-quarter earnings season.
Gross domestic product increased 2.1 percent,...

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How to Improve Home Business Security Without Breaking the Bank

Many people assume that home businesses don’t need to worry about security as much as regular businesses, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. In many cases, home businesses have security concerns that are very real, especially when they have to deal with things like inventory, for...

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Is It a Toy? Is It Art? Everyone Agrees It’s a Collectible

Larger figures are produced in limited editions, making them highly valuable to collectors. Smaller toys are often sold in blind packaging, similar to trading cards, giving the buyers an extra thrill of mystery. That has led to a trend called unboxing, in which excited fans open an entire...

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Westinghouse files for bankruptcy, in a blow to nuclear power industry

Westinghouse, one of the most storied names in the nuclear energy business, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, dealing a blow to the nuclear power industry and raising questions about the fate of four reactors under construction in the United States.
The filing also ends the marriage of Toshiba...

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