Make Your Move http://www.industryweek.com/blog/29245/feed en Good News in Europe http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-news-europe <div></div>Economic and financial signals show welcome and noticeable improvements for the region. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-news-europe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-news-europe#comments Make Your Move Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:00 +0000 69582 at http://www.industryweek.com Consumers Feeling Impact of Higher Taxes http://www.industryweek.com/blog/consumers-feeling-impact-higher-taxes <div></div>Slower growth trend lies ahead in retail sales. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/consumers-feeling-impact-higher-taxes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/consumers-feeling-impact-higher-taxes#comments Make Your Move Tue, 14 May 2013 17:35:00 +0000 68202 at http://www.industryweek.com Good Economic News from Europe http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-economic-news-europe <div></div>Economic indicators are providing positive news for the European economy. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-economic-news-europe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/good-economic-news-europe#comments Make Your Move Thu, 09 May 2013 18:52:00 +0000 67442 at http://www.industryweek.com China Economic Numbers -- Looking Past the Headlines http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-economic-numbers-looking-past-headlines <div></div>Look past the headline numbers to get a clearer picture of Chinese economic activity. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-economic-numbers-looking-past-headlines" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/china-economic-numbers-looking-past-headlines#comments Make Your Move Mon, 06 May 2013 13:13:00 +0000 66302 at http://www.industryweek.com A Lot of Potential in US Manufacturing http://www.industryweek.com/blog/lot-potential-us-manufacturing <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/lot-potential-us-manufacturing" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="The IndustryWeek Blog by Alan &amp; Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics " src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/make-your-move.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>There are compelling reasons to focus on US manufacturing in the coming days. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/lot-potential-us-manufacturing" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/lot-potential-us-manufacturing#comments Make Your Move Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:05:00 +0000 64962 at http://www.industryweek.com The IndustryWeek Blog by Alan & Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics, authors of the book, Make Your Move. Being in the Right Place at the Right Time http://www.industryweek.com/blog/being-right-place-right-time <div></div>The potential rewards of a climbing stock market are available to those who purposefully seek them out. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/being-right-place-right-time" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/being-right-place-right-time#comments Make Your Move Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:50:00 +0000 64242 at http://www.industryweek.com Is It the Great Green Fleet? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/it-great-green-fleet <div></div>The Pentagon should let the private sector take the lead on developing economically-feasible biofuels. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/it-great-green-fleet" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/it-great-green-fleet#comments Make Your Move Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:40:00 +0000 63922 at http://www.industryweek.com What Do All the Economic Headlines Mean? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-do-all-economic-headlines-mean <div></div>Despite what the headlines may or may not say, we conclude that the US is still on track for a mild recession, just not yet. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-do-all-economic-headlines-mean" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-do-all-economic-headlines-mean#comments Make Your Move Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:34:00 +0000 63571 at http://www.industryweek.com The IMF Cut Its Global Forecast -- What Does That Mean for Us? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/imf-cut-its-global-forecast-what-does-mean-us <div></div>While the IMF’s cut to its global forecast may garner headlines, the true story can be found in the economic leading indicators. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/imf-cut-its-global-forecast-what-does-mean-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/imf-cut-its-global-forecast-what-does-mean-us#comments Make Your Move Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:50:00 +0000 63271 at http://www.industryweek.com A Quick Look at President Obama's Budget Proposal http://www.industryweek.com/blog/quick-look-president-obamas-budget-proposal <div></div>The president’s budget proposal is not likely to pass Congress “as is,” but it does present his point of view and probably a rough idea of what we can expect. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/quick-look-president-obamas-budget-proposal" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/quick-look-president-obamas-budget-proposal#comments Make Your Move Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:28:00 +0000 62821 at http://www.industryweek.com Does US Government Spending Have a Multiplier Effect? http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect <div></div>A recent economic study and the legacy of Margaret Thatcher remind us that the economy is growing because the free market system works, not because of an interventionist government. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/does-us-government-spending-have-multiplier-effect#comments Make Your Move Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36:00 +0000 62531 at http://www.industryweek.com Bad for the UK, Good for the US http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us <div></div>The UK’s energy woes will benefit the US as a provider of low-cost energy <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/bad-uk-good-us#comments Make Your Move Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:28:00 +0000 61971 at http://www.industryweek.com "The Corruption of Capitalism": Our Take on David Stockman's Op-Ed http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed <div></div>David Stockman's recent op-ed on the future U.S. economy is wholly consistent with our long-range forecast of U.S. economic challenges. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/corruption-capitalism-our-take-david-stockmans-op-ed#comments Make Your Move Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:23:00 +0000 61651 at http://www.industryweek.com Market Share Gains Are a Priority for 2014 http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014 <div></div>Don’t get carried away with extending economic good news in 2013 straight through 2014; there are signals of future cyclical risk. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/market-share-gains-are-priority-2014#comments Make Your Move Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:19:00 +0000 61281 at http://www.industryweek.com Watching the Road Signs for a Look Ahead http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead <div></div>Plan for growth in most markets in 2013, but don’t be blind to the road signs that may tell us we have a different trend ahead for 2014. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/make-your-move">Make Your Move</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/watching-road-signs-look-ahead#comments Make Your Move Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:05:00 +0000 61051 at http://www.industryweek.com