Business Perspectives articles from December 2001

Business Perspectives archives from December 2001

U.S. economic outlook for 2002.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... Overview It is anticipated that 2002 will be divided into distinct halves. During the first half, the U.S. economy will shake off the effects of its 10th post-World War II recession, laying the foundation for a return to more robust...

Restarting Tennessee's.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... The economic expansion enjoyed by the Tennessee Valley and the nation during the 1990s officially ended in March 2001. The questions now become: When will the recession bottom out, and when will a new period of expansion begin? The timing of...

2002 in the Memphis economy: What happens next?(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... In the last forecast issue of Business Perspectives, the question was raised as to whether a slowdown was on the way Events and evidence seem to say, overwhelmingly, that a slowdown has arrived--and that it did so much sooner than anyone...

No sale: Effects of the government sector's decline in employment.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2001... In considering the economic outlook for 2002, it seems that the area with the lowest potential may well be the government sector, which is in the late stages of a recession and in the middle of a long-term downward trend. Although some citizens...

International business outlook 2002: The author wishes to thank Deborah Hernandez for her research assistance for this article.
December 22, 2001... Much will be written in the annals of history about 2001 and its historic events. The September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the resulting fallout for U.S. businesses (most notably the travel and insurance industries), and...