Economy

A Book Review and Recommendation With last week’s proclamation from popular economist Harry Dent and his stark warning about the U.S. economy in 2024, anyone with a pulse could not wonder if he could be right.  Anyone with a pulse knows that something about this economy isn’t right.  Current small business lending levels from community banks are now nothing short of […]

Big banks said adios to more than 60,000 employees as plummeting profits and uncertain economic conditions forced many institutions to make tough calls.  The Financial Times has calculated that just 20 of the largest banks in the world have terminated at least 61,905 jobs in 2023, making it one of the worst years for such reductions in the sector