Year-end planning is imperative for all businesses, especially as they navigate a changing and uncertain business environment. Over the last six months, rising inflation and a likely recession has created fear and panic for some companies as they look to…
In 1992 Queen Elizabeth was famous for saying “annus horribilis” when three of her four children’s marriages dissolved and Windsor Castle caught fire - a horrible year. The same could be said about 2022 for investors and investment strategies. A…
This time of year, economists are invited to podiums to offer their prognostications for the coming year. Sometimes it’s a perverse holiday ritual. Not wanting to stuff stockings with coal for the holidays, we tend to look for optimism even…
Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) formally announced today that Caliola, a 100% woman-owned communications technology firm that specializes in supporting the defense industry, has selected Colorado…
For the 39th year, PNC calculated the cost of Christmas. With the year-over-year increase in 2022 being the third highest on record, inflation for services far outstripped goods in this year’s PNC Christmas Price Index® (PNC CPI) — a light-hearted…
Two years ago, when gasoline prices were in the $2.20 range, I thought how fortunate I was, not to mention everyone else, that a staple of modern life wasn’t just affordable, but a decent bargain. Then, of course, came the…
For some advisors, two negative quarters of Gross Domestic Product means we are in a recession. Other advisors are waiting for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) to officially declare one. NBER defines a recession as “a significant decline…
This year, as rates rise, we may see another year of flat to negative returns. If we have another year of negative returns, it would be the first back-to-back years of negative returns in 50 years.
Suddenly, the labor market, at least on the low end, has shifted from business-centric to worker-centric, and this dynamic is very likely to play out like that for some time to come. The market has spoken: Business is going to have to be kinder to those who show up.
From the collaboration between governments, the private sector and scientists and the development of vaccines, to small business woes and projected recovery time, this column delves into what we've learned over the last year. The most important lesson learned was about true leadership.
While many companies are still dealing with the acute impacts of the economic and social disruption of 2020, Colorado business leaders are confident the state will continue to outperform the national outlook in the first quarter of 2021. Here are five ways that companies can build resilience, and weather future challenges, while being better positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Among top executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue, 60 percent were more optimistic now than the start of the year about their three-year prospects. As much as COVID-19 changed how people work and how organizations invest in technology, companies are re-assessing their values and purpose. CEOs also are placing a greater emphasis on employee engagement and corporate culture in this new working reality.
The U.S. has experienced 10 recessions since 1950. Each historical recession/recovery cycle had unique components, such as inflation or oil shocks, yet each cycle had common characteristics such as monetary and fiscal stimulus. Historical recessions/recoveries cycles have taken several patterns, so the question is: what will this recovery look like?
