s through the post for people who did not have the time to drop into a branch of Blockbuster. The biggest firms in the world were old-economy stalwarts such as General Electric and Royal Dutch Shell. Myspace ruled online. That seemingly distant era was when America, followed by Europe and most of the rich world, last fell into recession.
Much has also changed. First, the digital world is more dominant. An economic bounceback has fuelled the rise of global tech giants that have disrupted incumbents in retail, taxis, hotels and many other businesses. The example of tech upstarts has seeped through to non-tech firms, which are now more asset-light. Managers have shiftedspending from buying servers to renting them through the cloud, for example. The second change is that bosses may have less room to cut costs.
Beyond the giants, insurgents have emerged. Airbnb and Uber have turbocharged the matching of buyers and sellers. Financial innovators such as LendingClub and SoFi facilitate millions of loans by connecting people who need money with those with some to spare. Subscription offerings have flourished, delivering anything from ready-made meals to makeup. For many this will be their first downturn; for some it may be their last.
While it is not Silicon Valley’s forte, ruthless cost-cutting has always been part of the playbook for companies outside the tech industry when the economy slumps. In the last recession the labour costs of American firms dropped by 7% in total as they laid off workers and squeezed wages to protect shareholders and avoid default.Room for manoeuvre is now more limited. In some cases this is because cost structures have changed. Over $200bn of annual corporateand Microsoft.
Predicting these fiascos is hard but there are some general warning signs. After a long bout of dealmaking, goodwill is at a record high of $3.6trn for500 firms. This can indicate trouble. In 2000-01 and 2007-09 firms made huge goodwill write-offs as they confessed to dodgy deals.
Wow it’s almost like unsustainably slashing regulations and injecting cocaine into the stock market is a bad fucking idea that will have disastrous consequences within the next five years
I expected it to be apparent last year. It's a amazing what a few trillion dollars indirectly injected into the market can stave off. That is, of course, provided the world economy isn't zapped with an unforeseen event like Covid-19.
If the recession is coming after the elections, then it's either the incumbent blames the opposition. Or the other way round if the opposition is elected.
Could be as bad as 2008 next around. How will you cope. Are your sales and marketing strategies robust enough to withstand a downturn in business? JeremyNoad B2B_Bot DonCooper tonyveitchuk StAlbansCOC TheCoachingRog janice_oneill TabHerts AssocProfSales
The DemocRats and DS are trying so hard to start a recession it’s laughable Trump2020
Are you recession ready?
And this isn’t factoring a massive tax hike that will become a self fulfilling prophecy as Bernie wins in a recession. W no recession eps down 30-40% w buyback ban fracking ban and corporate tax hike
RPA is the answer for businesses in a recession. Automate your processes fast we can help
Thanks for the news - after I lost millions
And the mfers that provoked the last recession skated away with whordes of cash. On our dime.
There are new job potential and new areas being emerging. It needs people to quickly develop fresh skills and learn adaptation.
Not financial advice. crypto
At least we have more than a year to prepare for the next crisis by investing in crypto and precious metals.
The next recession will destroy millennials.
More than 70% of economists think that next US recession will strike by the end of 2021.
Not if Trump is in office.
Good thing when the economy recovered we raised rates and balanced the budget so we could respond with appropriate fiscal and monetary policy. Oh...wait... :-|
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