Paul Wiseman

AP Economics Writer

Inventory Management Made Easy

Inventory Management Made Easy

This business guide dives into what causes young companies to outgrow processes, how a disconnect between inventory control and accounting can be detrimental to multiple departments and more on the challenges associated with inventory management.

American Express, Visa and Master card cards on display in Richmond, Va., Thursday, July 1, 2021. U.S. consumer borrowing surged by $35.3 billion in May as Americans, bolstered by a reopening economy and rising job levels, went back to using credit in a big way.

U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall to 360,000, New Pandemic Low

The Labor Department showed jobless claims fell by 26,000 last week.

CEO Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Testifying for a second day, Musk pushed back again Tuesday against a lawsuit that blames him for engineering Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of a financially precarious company called SolarCity that was marred by conflicts of interest and never generated the profits Musk insisted it would.

Musk Again Clashes with Opposing Lawyer

“Your questions are so deceptive,” Musk complained.

Members of the media gather Monday, July 12, 2021, outside the justice center in Wilmington, Del.

Musk Defends SolarCity, Calls Lawyer 'Bad Human'

“I have great respect for the court,” Musk said, “but not for you, sir.’’

A hiring sign is displayed at Firestone Complete Auto Care store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 364,000, New Pandemic Low

The Labor Department reported jobless claims dropped by 51,000.

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American Factories Growing More Slowly

The ISM manufacturing index dipped to 57.5 in November from 59.3 in October.

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Amazon to 'Notorious Markets' List

It represents markets where pirated goods are sold.

In this April 13, 2020 file photo, a worker wears a mask as he cleans up an area outside an entrance at Boeing Co.'s airplane assembly facility in Everett, Wash., north of Seattle.

Factory Shutdowns Near WWII Levels

Lockdowns and travel restrictions have brought economic activity to a near-standstill.

The buildings of the banking district are seen in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Due to the coronavirus the economy expects worldwide heavy losses.

Worst Year Since Depression

The IMF says the global economy will shrink 3% in 2020.

The Mall of America is largely empty after announcing it is closing temporarily because of the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Bloomington, Minn.

Beating Virus Means Causing Recession

It's a cruel paradox.

In this Feb. 27, 2020 photo, a woman works on a spinning mill in a textile factory in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang Province. A gauge of Chinese manufacturing plunged in February by an even wider margin than expected after efforts to contain a virus outbreak shut down much of the world's second-largest economy.

Factories Expand Despite Virus

Deliveries have slowed.

In this Jan. 27, 2020 photo snow blowers are lined up at a Home Depot store location in Boston.

US Orders for Durable Goods Slip 0.2%

Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods dipped in January, pulled down by decreased demand for cars, auto parts and military aircraft.