OPINION/EDITORIAL

An OPEC Extension Is All But Certain

June 7, 2019/OilPrice.com The oil price fall appears to have been halted, at least temporarily, by confirmation from Saudi Arabia that OPEC will almost certainly extend production cuts and news that Trump may hold off on Mexico Tariffs. Friday, June 7th, 2019 Oil prices showed some life at the end […]

The Rise of Powerful Companies

June 6, 2019 By IMFBlog People are concerned that the rising power of big successful companies could lower capital investment, weaken productivity, and reduce people’s take-home pay. While rising corporate market power has had a fairly limited negative economic impact so far, if left unchecked, it could take a bigger […]

Is Trump Reversing Course On Iran?

Culled—Proshare June 5, 2019 By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com / Header Image Credit: OilPrice The Trump administration is attempting to dial down the tension with Iran, lowering the risk of military conflict and pushing for diplomatic negotiations. On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. was […]