Top U.S. Trade Negotiator Signals NAFTA Talks Could Prove Contentious

by synergycap1 | Aug 17, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

The United States won’t settle for cosmetic changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the top U.S. trade negotiator said, as negotiations to rework terms of the pact began. President Donald Trump has called the 23-year-old trade pact the...

5 Ways a New NAFTA Could Change Everything for Your Business

by synergycap1 | Aug 17, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

This week, the U.S., Canada and Mexico begin talks to retool the decades-old trade agreement. Here’s the upshot for entrepreneurs.

Here’s Why You Might Not Get a Big Raise Next Year

by synergycap1 | Aug 15, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

Just as they have for the past three years, employers plan to give most workers an average raise of 3 percent next year, according to a new report by Willis Towers Watson. Raises for executives will average 3.1 percent in 2018, a bit less than what they have...

As the Unemployment Rate Drops to Record Low, Economists Start to Worry About the Future of Hiring

by synergycap1 | Aug 7, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

A drop in the unemployment rate to a 16-year low raises a tantalizing question about the job market: How much better can it get? Earlier this year, economists worried that the low unemployment rate meant businesses would struggle to find workers and that would drag...

U.S. Employers Add 209,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Drops to 4.3 Percent

by synergycap1 | Aug 4, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in July, a second straight month of robust gains that underscore the economy’s vitality as it enters a ninth year of expansion. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent, matching a 16-year low first reached...

Fed Chair Says the Economy No Longer Needs the ‘Extraordinary Support’ From Central Bank

by synergycap1 | Jul 12, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Economy, Finance, Working Capital

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Wednesday that the central bank expects to keep raising a key interest rate at a gradual pace and also plans to start trimming its massive bond holdings this year. In her semiannual testimony on the economy, Yellen...