“What’s a reliable leading indicator of recession that I can easily use in running my business?” I’m often asked that question and seldom give a satisfactory answer. In truth, there are none that are ...

Nearly 2.7 million workers were injured or caught an illness at work in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As an employer or safety professional, your job is to ensure that your ...

In the past, the most common way to measure the safety performance of a business was to look at “lagging” indicators. The number of incidents and injuries would be metrics tasked with painting a ...

Economics is a study involving the allocation, production and distribution of economic resources. Nations and governments pay close attention to economic indicators since they provide information on ...

Challenges like inconsistency and meaningless data hold many companies back. But is it actually worth it to use leading indicators? The answer is a resounding 'yes.' I recently attended a Public ...

Technical indicators computed from market observables can provide forex market analysts and traders with a useful way to generate objective trading signals. Technical analysts have also long known ...

In the future, employers will need to deal with federal safety law compliance from an entirely new perspective. OSHA has announced that it is moving away from relying on past employer safety data, or ...

Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

Revenue indicators provide small-business owners with early signals of positive or negative future-revenue trends. These indicators help management plan and adjust operations. For example, if the ...

Corporate profits deflated by unit labor costs are a long leading indicator, usually turning more than one year before the economy does. Measures of corporate profits diverge at present, but have been ...

Workers assemble cars at the newly renovated Ford's Assembly Plant in Chicago, June 24, 2019. - The plant was revamped to build the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator.

Global leading indicators were hanging on for dear life in April, strained by the shock of President Trump’s tariff measures. Sustained resilience in the global macro environment now depends heavily ...