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On the Primacy of the Consumer-Welfare Standard

CFO News Room

The consumer-welfare standard is nothing more, nor less, than an understanding and acceptance of this fundamental economic reality. It is, instead, a relationship that inheres in the nature of all economic activity. Producers who earn profits have actually produced value; producers who suffer losses have not.

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Disaster And Opportunity

Global Finance

According to the World Economic Forum, globally reported economic losses attributed to climate and water extremes reached $1.48 The region is grappling with the economic impact of rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns and an increased frequency of natural disasters. trillion in the decade ending in 2019: a 47.9%

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The UK Construction Sector’s B2B Payment Practices Crumble

PYMNTS

write off $62 billion in unpaid invoice debt as losses every year. 28) concluded that 55 percent of companies in the construction subcontracting industry feel powerless to influence the payment terms of their contracts with larger construction companies. economic health are their biggest hurdles over the next 12 months.

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The Legendary, Wildly Profitable QQQ Fund Makes No Money for Its Owner : An historical artifact prevents Invesco from profiting from its flagship ETF. Now it is staring down default, facing billions of dollars in losses and $200 billion in unpaid bills. (

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Global trade to rebound modestly: Allianz

Future CFO

Global trade is set to rebound modestly after two consecutive years of below-average global GDP growth, said Allianz recently when releasing its Global Economic Outlook 2023-25. Central banks are predicted to pivot earlier than expected by economic forecasters (i.e. Other major predictions by Allianz include the following.

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Do Our Roads Have to be Built by Government?

CFO News Room

Ironically, it was during Jefferson’s presidency that the government first embarked upon road construction, with the National Road. Thus did the federal camel get its nose under the road construction tent. When good-quality roads became commercially important, profit-seeking firms were there to provide them.

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What Does the Market “Know” ?

Barry Ritholtz

If anything, finding contrary pieces helps reduce confirmation bias and curtails my time in a limited information bubble of my own construction. When big reversals occur, the dynamics of that risk/reward ratio change, often leading to losses. We cannot avoid that fate entirely but we can do our best to keep it to a minimum.

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