Opinion
Artificial Intelligence: Moving up the Investment Value Chain
Recent developments show a move from simple productivity gains toward systems solutions, but how will it work?
Tag: productivity
Opinion
Borrowing From the Future Means Reliance on Growth, and Inflation
Prioritizing total-factor productivity instead of debt-to-GDP ratio, Nikko Asset Management’s chief strategist lays out a scenario by which the U.S. economy could recover.
Research
AI Will Have Big Effect on US Economy by 2027, Goldman Says
The American artificial intelligence industry is far ahead of the rest of the world, it notes, and you don’t have to worry about Skynet from “The Terminator.”
Market Moves
AI Will Send Profits Skyward Over the Next 10 Years, Goldman Says
Artificial intelligence-fueled productivity should expand margins by 4 percentage points, the firm projects, but it won’t happen right away.
Research
Pension Investments Boost Corporate Productivity, Study Says
Production leaps 3.5% for public companies, thanks to extra capital.
Market Moves
Dimon: Get Staffers Back in the Office, Remote-Work Productivity Stinks
In a corporate split, some bosses and workers agree with the JPM chief, but others really, really don’t.
Corporate Moves
Working from Home: Maybe Not So Great After All
Polls show white-collar workers want to go back to the office, at least for some of the time.
Market Moves
GDP Growth Will Limp Along for the Next 10 Years, Says Moody’s Economist
In the most far-reaching pessimistic forecast yet, John Lonski blames productivity stagnation.
Risk
Good Job Growth Shows Bosses’ Trade War Fear Has Ebbed, Economist Says
Pantheon’s Shepherdson finds that need for hiring amid solid economic growth calmed worries.
Productivity May Finally Be on the Rise, Economist Says
Tech advances like AI, plus Fed restraint, may at last lift it out of the doldrums, Natixis’ Lavorgna believes.
Uh-Oh, Stock Buybacks Exceed Capital Spending in 2018
This further fuels the debate over whether corporate America favors investors now or its long-term future.
4 Reasons that Pay Raises Are so Low
Productivity, industry concentration, working insecurity, and baby boomers make up Natixis economist’s list.
Capital Spending Shows Robust Growth for a Change
Boost of over 20% in first quarter, if sustained, might help lagging productivity gains.