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U.S. Productivity Grows at Revised 1.2% Rate in Q4
After the third-quarter contraction, “There is hope that the recent slight productivity uptick may lead to better results in the future."
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Matthew Heller
| March 5, 2020
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The Economy
U.S. Labor Costs Growth Lowered to 2.5% for Q3
The sharp downward revision suggests inflation will continue to run below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
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Matthew Heller
| December 10, 2019
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U.S. Productivity Surges to 3.6% Gain in Q1
“The rebound in productivity is restraining labor costs and keeping inflation in check,” an economist says.
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Matthew Heller
| May 2, 2019
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Use Tax Time to Decrease Your International Business Risk
Here are four ways a tax season global business review can be used to improve productivity and risk mitigation.
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Lauren Muskett
| March 8, 2019
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U.S. Productivity Revised Down to 0.4% for Q1
“Without stronger productivity, achieving the 3% growth rate President Donald Trump has set as a goal becomes more difficult."
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Matthew Heller
| June 6, 2018
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US Productivity Posts Unexpected 0.1% Drop
The Q4 decline follows a 2.7% gain in Q3 but economists believe higher capital spending could lift productivity this year.
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Matthew Heller
| February 1, 2018
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Counteracting a ‘Can’t-Do’ Attitude
Is the spread of “learned helplessness” sapping your company of its productivity? Here’s how you can tell — and what you can do about it.
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Keith Button
| January 2, 2018
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Yellen Skeptical About Trump’s Growth Target
The Fed chair says the 3% target "would be quite challenging" given sluggish productivity and declining labor force growth.
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Matthew Heller
| July 14, 2017
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Productivity Growth Revised Upward to Zero
Despite the revision, productivity in the first quarter still showed the worst performance since the second quarter of last year.
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Matthew Heller
| June 5, 2017
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The Economy
U.S. Productivity Rises 1.3% in Fourth Quarter
The broader trend remains weak, with productivity rising just 0.2% in 2016 from 2015, the smallest annual gain since 2011.
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Matthew Heller
| February 3, 2017
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The Cloud
10 Questions for Technology Optimists
It's useful for optimistic technophiles to ask hard questions about just what contributions technology is really making.
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| November 9, 2016
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U.S. Productivity Drops for Third Straight Quarter
Economists are concerned the continuing stall in ouput will restrain the growth of the economy as a whole.
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Matthew Heller
| August 10, 2016
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China Has a Productivity Opportunity: McKinsey
To prevent a hard landing, China needs to avoid overbuilt industries and direct investment to sectors that have the ability to raise productivity.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| June 23, 2016
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U.S. Productivity Falls Sharply Lower
More workers were hired and many put in more hours, but overall they produced less, said the Labor Department.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| February 4, 2016
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Microsoft Makes AI Play With Deal for SwiftKey
The developer of a popular app for typing on mobile devices is the latest U.K. company with advanced AI capabilities to be snapped up by Silicon Valley.
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| February 3, 2016
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