Stew Leonard Jr. is greeted like a celebrity as he makes his way through his family’s business. Known as Connecticut’s “Disneyland of grocery stores,” Leonard’s locations come complete with animatronics, petting zoos, and costumed mascots. Every few feet, a customer does a double-take and rushes over. Mostly, they want to say hello or ask for
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which featured Kevin Warsh’s first speech as chairman, is winding down Saturday. Here are some of the key takeaways from the conference: Warsh Emerging Warsh used a keynote speech to hammer home a message that curbing inflation is the central bank’s
Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck up so much capital that businesses wouldn’t be left with enough. Today, U.S. debt is at $40 trillion, the federal budget deficit is on track to reach $2 trillion this fiscal year, and debt servicing
Investors were glued to their TVs on Friday as Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh stepped up to the podium at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The hotly anticipated remarks held a few key takeaways for investors. For one, Warsh reiterated what many already knew, which is that the era of forward guidance from the
Canada is escalating its response to President Donald Trump’s trade war, with another round of retaliatory tariffs set to take effect September 8. But two key Canadian exports — oil and potash, a key fertilizer ingredient — should stay out of the fight, one Canadian premier said Wednesday. “What we as a province cannot and
Canada should broaden its response to its trade war with the US by going beyond tariffs and targeting fighter jets and coal, said a Canadian premier. “I am encouraging the prime minister to look at non-tariff measures to respond, as well, to what the Americans are trying to do to Canadians,” British Columbia Premier David
