Tactics: Investors of Distress
The investment firm that sees opportunities in companies made bankrupt by COVID-19.
- Published in Restaurants and Retail
Big Enough to Fail
The bankruptcy of NORPAC Foods shows the crisis that farm cooperatives face in the race to become national brands.
- Published in Farms and Forests
Trade War Pounds Oregon From All Angles
While larger companies like Intel could mitigate the harm, smaller companies, especially farms, could face irreversible damage.
- Published in Economy and Finance
'Less regulated, non-bank lenders are making higher risk corporate loans'
Financial risks lurk in new market securities and shadow banking.
- Published in Economy and Finance
'I get the impression everyone thinks another financial crisis is around the corner'
The next recession is going to be mild, an economist predicts.
- Published in Economy and Finance
‘History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes'
Investors wary of consumer debt and a tech bubble
- Published in Economy and Finance
'I didn't see a lot of the bad stuff until the end'
Competition among small banks is leading to some looser underwriting standards.
- Published in Economy and Finance
The legacy of the financial crisis
It has been 10 years since the collpase of Lehman Brothers. Four experts weigh in on lessons learned from the financial meltdown.
- Published in Economy and Finance