Low housing inventory and the increased demand for new homes in the U.S. private-housing sector would indicate a construction boom for 2018, but a shortage of construction workers could stall new ...

The ICO boom of 2018 was an absolute disaster. It was a Wild West that saw venture capital (VC) funds throwing money at the wall to see what stuck with little regard for due diligence. More than $7 ...

Q4 share repurchases increased 62.8% year-over-year to a record $223.0 billion. Almost every S&P 500 constituent - 444 - repurchased shares in 2018, up from 424 in 2017. Apple spent the most in 2018 ...

2018 will be the year the commodity bull gets running... When a man makes his play in a commodity market he must not permit himself set opinions. He must have an open mind and flexibility. It is not ...

There was excitement all over that particular Thursday. Stocks were up, the S&P 500 rising by more than 2%. It was the continuation of relief that began a few days before. The big one, though, was oil ...

It was meant to be the year of the trade war. Instead, it was the year of the trade boom. As 2017 draws to a close, the International Monetary Fund is projecting the volume of trade in goods and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy analyst/consultant. A new report issued on Monday by the Texas Independent Producers ...

AKRON— By many business measures, 2018 was a record year for the tire and automotive service industries in North America, starting with record U.S. tire shipments and rebounding U.S. tire production.