Robo vans, more automation could help Amazon grocery reach breakeven sooner

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Amazon may find automation is the key to reaching breakeven in its grocery business, according to a new report. “Automation could significantly reduce labor costs, driving massive improvements to fulfillment and delivery efficiency overnight,” Barclays...

Meet the man who might have the toughest race in 2017

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

It hasn’t been easy being a Republican running for statewide office in Virginia over the past decade. And this year, Ed Gillespie’s run for governor could be even harder. How difficult? For starters the GOP has won just one major statewide political race...

U.S. consumer spending unchanged in March; inflation subsides

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

FILE PHOTO: An H&M store has sale signs in the window in New York City, U.S., August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Joe White

Exclusive: Blackstone’s GSO snaps up J. Crew debt in restructuring gambit

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

FILE PHOTO: Models pose during a presentation of the J. Crew Spring/Summer 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Movers: Conferences, Closures and Deals

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

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Former Fed Chair Bernanke casts doubt on Trump’s growth expectations

by synergycap1 | May 1, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

This is a breaking news story. Check back here for updates. The U.S. economy is doing well but not so much to meet the ambitious growth expectations of President Donald Trump, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday. Asking if he thought growth could...