This really sets the scene for the health of the economy right now; it's tough as, for businesses across the board ... for Nz the reality is that there's been 3 sequential recessions, which is why it feels long and deep ... one hopes we're heading out of the worst of it
Liking the look of intel right now but not convinced its results will hold; the market conditions are brutal right now with political changes swinging investment opportunities like there's an incoming hurricane
American made is great, and supporting manufacturing business I get ... but if you can't afford a high price car, imports may be where you look to buy. Tariffs on imports will just be hurting those with less our money. Again .... be interesting to see if the manufacturing jobs saved / added to, outweigh the inflated cost of vehicles overall. This will be a buffer of support for American car manufacturers Either way.
Interesting comments but isn't this where business and politics collide, won't take much for a behind the scenes deal with parties to correct this issue ... I can't see this having much impact for long
Despite Elon Musk’s close ties to Trump, Tesla’s CFO admits the president’s tariffs plan would impact ‘business and profitability’
This is the most positive position for some time - after three consecutive recessionary blips, this finally looks like a positive position emerging (theory suggests a good balance = inflation @ 2%, interest rates at 3%, and unemployment @ 4%)
Whilst $2m is not a game changer, this could put a dent in PayPal's brand and keen to see how this impacts trust in this service and opens market for others
PayPal Fined $2 Million by New York for Cybersecurity Violations