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.
Tag: productivity
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.