john graham

Fed, inflation & you: What’s going on? Triangle economists see good and bad

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 23, 2022

Stocks fell Thursday after a surprise upward revision on U.S. gross domestic product for the third quarter, and more economic news is coming on inflation. So what’s going on?

Exec optimism remains near record high but labor concerns grow, says Duke survey

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 12, 2018

Even as tariffs become more common and trade war talk intensifies, business executives remain excited about the economy with their attitudes at near-record levels, says Duke University’s quarterly survey from its Fuqua Business School.

Duke survey: Finding, keeping workers a growing, more costly challenge for execs

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 13, 2018

What’s a company looking to hire workers – and there are many of them – to do when there are more jobs than candidates? Pay more, increase prices? Easier said than done, says Duke University finance professor John Graham.

Duke survey: Optimistic biz execs to boost hiring, wages in wake of tax reform

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 7, 2018

Optimism among US business executives is at an all-time high in the wake of tax reform and that’s good news for employees as well as people seeking work.