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The U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act.…
Read MoreThe Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales report, based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, and the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey,…
Read MoreAs we look back on the first half of 2024, a review of the Census Bureau Index of Economic Activity YTD indicates that, as predicted, we are an economy in…
Read MoreThe electrification of the economy, a transition aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating the impacts of climate change, presents new opportunities for the electrical community. Electrification brings…
Read MoreNavigating the Electrification Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for the Electrical Community
The electrification of the economy, a transition aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating the impacts of climate change, presents new opportunities for the electrical community. However, electrification…
Read MoreBy Kevin Coleman ~ March, 2024 Anecdotal results from the latest Pulse of Lighting report, a quarterly survey of electrical industry professionals (distributors, agent representatives, manufacturers), cites switchgear delays as one of…
Read MoreWith the recent FED decision to hold up interest rates, I wanted to share how interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping the prices of goods and services in…
Read MoreDISC’s forecast for 2023 predicted a mild recession with FED interest rate hikes acting as economic brakes and curbing inflation. However, expectations were proven wrong with the American economy demonstrating…
Read MoreSales budgeting, forecasting, and market planning are crucial components of any organization’s overall success. Each plays a significant role in determining a company’s direction, revenue projections, resource allocations, and overall…
Read MoreBlack swan events are rare and unpredictable happenings that have a severe impact on various systems, including economies. Coined by former options trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book…
Read MoreChristian Sokoll Copper is the metal of electrification. Looking into copper’s outlook, here at DISC we see a long-term supply problem coupled by ample and sustained opportunity for the electrical…
Read MoreWe are in unusual economic times. There are indicators of a brewing recession with declining total GDP output, a common marker of recession. However, other indicators are moving in a…
Read MoreDuring a press release for findings issued on January 24th, 2020, as follows: Commerce Finds Dumping of Imports of Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, China, and Mexico, and Countervailable Subsidization…
Read MoreForecasting is crucial to the human condition. From stocking the family pantry for the week to estimating the time it takes to get to work. It is in our nature…
Read MoreTrying to understand the economic and social impact following the COVID-19 pandemic is not an easy task – Impossible is a more appropriate term. The media coverage and political environment…
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