Why aren't business owners believing their own eyes? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report this month’s Tatum Survey indicates positive economic indicators, but businesses are still cautious.
Reports of more sales in the pipeline and higher capital spending is encouraging. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey to report order backlogs are up for the near term, plus a rise in capital spending commitments.
Hiring is up, but structural unemployment still prevails. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey indicating that hiring is up, but real estate has to recover in the U.S. before we get big jumps in employment.
Tatum reports all green arrows point upward. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report this month’s Tatum Survey indicates cautious optimism in higher orders and spending, irrespective of the holiday season.
This month’s Tatum Survey of Business Conditions indicates the economy may be improving. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report an increase in order backlogs and capital spending, which may indicate improved capital availability.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report on hiring and the shortage of skilled prospects, plus the absence of a national structural unemployment debate.
Tatum reports the economy is in a holding pattern at a low level. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report that the economy is not improving because of the impact of politics, entitlements and uncertainty.
What are business managers saying about sales? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report this month’s Tatum Survey indicates an interesting combination of increased order backlogs, but reduced capital spending.
Will manufacturing ever come back to the U.S.? Tatum’s Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report the service sector is up, but manufacturing is weak, plus the state of the economy in different parts of the country.
Tatum has reported on many economic booms and busts over the last decade. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins of the Tatum Survey of Business Conditions and the accuracy of their predictions.
