Advisors reported that 45% of their engagements terminated without closing in Q1 2022. For the second quarter in a row, this marks one of the lowest termination rates in survey history. Engagements terminate for a variety of reasons, including unrealistic seller expectations, distressed business performance, or other factors that make… Read More »Percent of Transactions Closing
The M&A market faced headwinds over the last several months as global conflict and rising inflation may have caused some buyers to reevaluate their deal strategy. Talent and supply chain issues remain persistent concerns.Advisors say that labor shortages have had the biggest impact on deal-making in Q1 2022. Sixty-eight percent… Read More »Advisors Say Current Events Having More Negative Than Positive Impact On Dealmaking
Time to go back to work. As society is gradually moving away from pandemic restrictions and protective measures, companies in the United States and internationally are, some more gently than others, pushing for employees to return to offices. And while the “Great Return” is facing some pushback from workers who… Read More »Back to Work We Go
Amazon is taking on market share by keeping costs down, this has been their strategy from the beginning. Starting with Amazon web services. Amazon is based on economies of scale. Amazon’s package delivery business is closing in on UPS, Hope writes. Its shipping division, Amazon Logistics, already surpassed FedEx in… Read More »Amazon Took a Bite Out Of Brown
With inflation standing at 8.3% year-over-year in April, everyday items are becoming pricier for U.S. consumers. Food prices in particular took some significant steps up, as seen in the example of shopping for hamburger ingredients. Meats experienced some of the highest price increases among food items: Ground beef now costs almost 15… Read More »Inflation Burger
To keep interest rates low the fed have been backing a lot of mortgages, with the desire to tighten monetary policy they are looking at unloading moany of these loans which could be a problem. This may also push the economy into a recession as housing prices drop and essentially… Read More »The Feds Owns A lot Of Property
Apple is a phenomenal company and keeps producing products people want to buy and is capable of delivering those products which keeps driving growth. Following a strong end to 2021 that saw Apple shatter its previous sales and profit records in the holiday quarter, the world’s most valuable company carried that momentum… Read More »An Apple A Day Helps Growth
It is no secret that housing prices have gone up, unless you are in the market for your first home you may not realize how unfortable it is for first time home buyers. Not since the housing bubble of 2007 has there been such a big gap between the cost… Read More »Housing Affordability
And we thought the issues in LA were bad. This is what it looks like outside the largest port in the world. China’s tough new lockdown measures have led to a major backlog of cargo and container ships in front of Shanghai’s port. With employees unable to go to work,… Read More »Shipping Jam
This chart shows little surprise as to which states have a positive economic outlook. Business freindly vs non business friendly. Arizona Ranks No. 1 for Economic Performance, Says New Report A new report comparing state economies ranks Arizona no. 1 for economic performance over the last decade. The latest Rich States,… Read More »Outlook by State