ACWA eNews for May 6, 2015
ACWA eNews for May 6, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view ACWA eNews for May 6, 2015.
Continue ReadingPacific Maritime Magazine News Online for May 5, 2015
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Fidley Watch: Talk Talk By Chris Philps Managing Editor On page 6 this month (Pacific Maritime Magazine, April 2015) is the story of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its plans to build six 20,150-TEU container ships to operate between Asia and Europe via […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – May 1, 2015
Seeing Through the Winter Blues As anticipated, economic growth got off to a soft start in 2015. GDP in the first quarter increased at just a 0.2 percent annualized rate, with broad-based weakness. The manufacturing sector remains under pressure. At 51.5, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) national index showed activity expanded at only a […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West Outlook Report for May 1, 2015
US Outlook Report: U.S. Growth Has Slowed; Transitory or Not? Well it’s official. The Q1 preliminary GDP report, released this week, showed the broad extent of the economic damage from a combination of a rising dollar, drop in oil prices, and another winter for the record books. The question now is how much of the […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for April 29, 2015
ACWA eNews for April 29, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.
Continue ReadingBank of the West: Instant Analysis of Today’s GDP Report for Q1 2015
Bank of the West: Instant Analysis of Today’s GDP Report for Q1 2015 U.S. Q1 Real GDP Growth Stalls, Worse Than Advertised; +0.2% Annualized in Q1 Business investment, Exports, and Government Spending All Declined Consumer Spending Was As Weak As Expected (+1.9%) Down From +4.4% growth in Q4 Goods Exports Plunge (-13.3%) and Structures Drop […]
Continue ReadingPacific Maritime Magazine News Online for April 28, 2015
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Green Terminal Design By Kathy A. Smith Many cargo handling equipment manufacturers have already moved to electrification in order to reduce emissions, but there are other ways to make cargo-handling equipment and terminals more cost-effective and energy-efficient, including the use of hybrid systems, stormwater treatment […]
Continue ReadingPacific Maritime Magazine News Online for April 24, 2015
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Big Changes Coming to German Shipbuilding By Eugene Gerden The German shipbuilding industry is on the verge of big changes, due to a new development strategy recently approved by the national government. The new strategy, known as the National Master Plan for Marine Technology (NMMT), […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – April 24, 2015
Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – April 24, 2015 Soft Economic Data to Round Out the First Quarter Existing home sales posted a better-than-expected 6.1 percent rise in March, which should provide some support to residential investment in Q1. The report also showed that inventories were beginning to tighten, which could further support […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for April 24, 2015
Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for April 24, 2015 US Outlook Report: Monetary Policy Tighter without Tightening With the April FOMC meeting on tap for next week, and everyone, including me, looking for the Fed to delay somewhat its initial rate hike until September, I thought now would be a good time to […]
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