Podcasts about capacity utilization

Jerome Powell gave a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago; Kevin unpacks the information and offers his insights, correcting the record and offering clarity. While at the MId-America Trucking Show, Kevin interviewed Beth Wilson, Manager of Engine Oil, DEF, After-Market Auditing Program, American Petroleum Institute. The U.S. Commerce Department released the March Retail Sales report; The Federal Reserve released the Manufacturing numbers for March and the Capacity Utilization report: Kevin has all the details and offers his insights.

Jerome Powell gave a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago; Kevin unpacks the information and offers his insights, correcting the record and offering clarity. While at the MId-America Trucking Show, Kevin interviewed Beth Wilson, Manager of Engine Oil, DEF, After-Market Auditing Program, American Petroleum Institute. The U.S. Commerce Department released the March Retail Sales report; The Federal Reserve released the Manufacturing numbers for March and the Capacity Utilization report: Kevin has all the details and offers his insights.

Joe Cantu provides the Cantu Tactical Wealth Management 2025 Stock Market forecast as of February 16, 2025.  He shows charts of the GDP, Gross Domestics Product, report for the United States.  He display several other economic reports such as Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization and Employment.  The Magnificent seven stocks are discussed with the performance for 2024.   There is an interesting comparison of the S&P 500 Size weighted INDEX and the S&P 500 Equal Weighted INDEX for 2024 performance.  This is a good video for retirement accounts and money management ideas.Link: "What is An ETF?" https://youtu.be/6ogG3qzF15EMagnificent 7 links: "What Are the Magnificent Seven Stocks?", https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/investing/magnificent-7-stocks?utmhttps://youtu.be/UrYxlJ31r2I Youtube Link:

- China Closing Idled Car Plants - Chery Nearing Deal to Build Cars in Spain - BMW EV Sales Up 40% In Q1 - Mercedes BEV Sales Slide 9% - Porsche's Sales Dip in Q1 - Toyota Reveals All-New 4Runner - New Buick Enclave Unveiled - Ford Focus Gets New Performance Model - Opel and Vauxhall Revive Frontera SUV - Major OEM Adopts Clarios 12-Volt AGM Battery

- China Closing Idled Car Plants - Chery Nearing Deal to Build Cars in Spain - BMW EV Sales Up 40% In Q1 - Mercedes BEV Sales Slide 9% - Porsche's Sales Dip in Q1 - Toyota Reveals All-New 4Runner - New Buick Enclave Unveiled - Ford Focus Gets New Performance Model - Opel and Vauxhall Revive Frontera SUV - Major OEM Adopts Clarios 12-Volt AGM Battery

- Stellantis "Outraged" at the UAW - GM Withdraws 2023 Guidance - Plant Utilization Could Fall - Mitsubishi Drops China, Invest in Ampere - DoJ Expands Tesla Investigation - Great Wall 1st to Answer EU Anti-Subsidy Questions - Japan Wants More EV Cooperation - Stellantis Reveals New Commercial Vans - China Forces Germany to Be More Open Minded

- Stellantis "Outraged" at the UAW - GM Withdraws 2023 Guidance - Plant Utilization Could Fall - Mitsubishi Drops China, Invest in Ampere - DoJ Expands Tesla Investigation - Great Wall 1st to Answer EU Anti-Subsidy Questions - Japan Wants More EV Cooperation - Stellantis Reveals New Commercial Vans - China Forces Germany to Be More Open MindedThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3270299/advertisement

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In the field of Biotechnology, the focus on cell & gene therapy continues to advance our potential to improve lives. UMBC's Biotechnology Graduate Programs offers special topic courses that help their students achieve success in the field, courses like BTEC 691, Cell and Gene Therapy. In this episode of UMBC's Mic'd Up Podcast, we chat with graduate faculty, Darren Dasburg, M.B.A. about the course, the field of Biotechnology in general, and the amazing work being discovered in cell and gene therapy. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction to Darren Dasburg4:25 Career path6:15 The importance of networking in a professional setting11:32 Entrance into the biotech world14:34 CRISPR 19:57 Favorite part of the biotech field25:22 What is on biotech company radar28:07 Where students should begin34:33 What's your favorite bookDarren Dasburg's favorite author: Walter Isaacson If you'd like to learn more about UMBC's Biotechnology Graduate Programs, visit us! About Darren Dasburg: Bringing over 39 years of technical operations experience in a variety of small and large molecule settings, Darren Dasburg recently departed AstraZeneca as Vice President Global PMO & Strategy in 2017 after his role as Site GM for the Boulder Manufacturing Center beginning in September 2015 when AstraZeneca/MedImmune acquired the former Amgen biologics production facility, retrofitted and started up through 2017. He is currently in advancing discussions for cell and gene therapy start-ups. Previously, Darren held the position of Vice President MedI BioVentures building partnerships in Korea, Japan and China for biosimilar development. Before then, VP of Capacity Utilization with where he led the first of its kind capacity sharing arrangement to support bio-manufacturing production. Prior to that, he was a Founding Partner in a consulting venture where he provided executive management team leadership in the areas of technical operations, manufacturing operations, project management, and business strategy. Darren did his formative years and ultimately served as Vice President of Corporate Engineering with GlaxoSmithKline.Darren holds a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and a MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and advanced certificates in biotechnology from MIT. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and has worked on the ISPE Bio Mfg Conference since its inception.

Capacity utilization is an important KPI for manufacturing companies. It represents the percentage of production capacity (or productivity) that a factory, enterprise, or economy is operating at compared to its maximum potential capacity. You can learn more about it from this episode or read the article here.

U.S. Equities finished higher today with the Nasdaq leading and the Dow lagging. Treasuries came under pressure after recent rate reprieve. Positive China headlines in the morning, and Powell staying the course this afternoon. Mostly positive economic data for Retail Sales, Capacity Utilization, and Industrial production, though homebuilder sentiment fell to a two-year low. Home Depot earnings further highlighted consumer strength, but Walmart's earnings missed on higher expenses.

S&P Futures are showing strong gains in the pre-market. The end of the lockdowns in China, positive earnings results from Home Depot and expectations of a positive Retail Sales reading are helping to drive the market higher. The sentiment is positive this morning as markets appear to have overpriced the risk of a recession. This morning we also have the April report on Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization. Later today, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be speaking on the economy and taking questions from reports. Walmart missed earnings expectations due to higher costs.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://confoundedinterest.net/2022/05/17/fear-the-talking-fed-us-industrial-production-capacity-utilization-rise-in-the-face-of-inflation-m2-velocity-near-all-time-low-as-m2-money-yoy-still-sizzling-at-9-85-yoy/

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://confoundedinterest.net/2022/04/15/overheated-labor-market-us-capacity-utilization-rises-to-near-80-fed-too-slow-to-remove-stimulus-as-supply-chain-strain-increases/

Capacity utilization rate measures the percentage of an organization's potential output that is actually being realized. The capacity utilization rate of a company or a national economy may be measured in order to provide insight into how well it is reaching its potential.The formula for finding the rate is: (Actual Output / Potential Output ) x 100 = Capacity Utilization RateA number under 100% indicates that the organization is producing at less than its full potential.Capacity utilization rate is a key metric for a business or a national economy. It indicates the slack in the organization at a given point in time.A company that has a utilization rate of less than 100% can, at least theoretically, increase its production without incurring the additional expensive overhead costs that are associated with purchasing new equipment or property.A national economy with a ratio of under 100% can pinpoint areas in which its production levels can be increased without significant costs or disruption. The concept of capacity utilization is best applied to the production of physical goods, which are simpler to quantify.

In today's show, you will learn how a brewing insider trading scandal could lead to a changing of the chair positions at the Fed, why Industrial Production matters to stock prices, how Capacity Utilization indicates lower inflation and Treasury yields, why inflation may be sticking, and why China thinks it has the Evergrande situation under control. #economy #stockmarket #business #china #news #breakingnews #stocks #bonds #money #Evergrande Portfolio Shield™ https://stevenvanmetre.com/portfolio-shield/ Website http://stevenvanmetre.com/ Social Media https://twitter.com/MetreSteven https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-van-metre-b4a08b182/ https://www.facebook.com/svmfin/ Portfolio Shield™ and Momentum Timer Pro™ are unregistered trademarks of Steven Van Metre Financial. Watermark Artwork by Jasmine Miller Twitter: @jazcreative The content of this video is provided as educational information only and is not intended to provide investment or other advice. This material is not to be construed as a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any security, financial product, instrument, or to participate in any particular trading strategy. This video was prepared by Steven Van Metre in my own personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this video are my own and do not reflect the view of Atlas Financial Advisors, Inc. or Steven Van Metre Financial.

Philippa Sigl-Glöckner is the director of the German think tank Dezernat Zukunft, or the Institute for Macrofinance, and was formerly a part of the German Federal Ministry of Finance. Philippa joins Macro Musings to talk about fiscal policy in Germany, as well as her new paper, *A New Fiscal Policy for Germany*. Specifically, David and Philippa discuss the historical context for German fiscal policy, the three big economic challenges for Germany, and how the country can achieve full capacity utilization in the future.   Transcript for the episode can be found here: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/tags/macro-musings   Philippa's Twitter: @PhilippaSigl Philippa's website: http://philippasigl.com/ Philippa's Forbes profile: https://www.forbes.com/profile/philippa-sigl-glockner/?sh=383fb0233d30   Related Links:   *A New Fiscal Policy for Germany* by Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Max Krahe, Pola Schneemelcher, Florian Schuster, Viola Hilbert, Henrika Meyer https://dezernatzukunft.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/A-new-fiscal-policy-for-Germany.pdf   David's blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://confoundedinterest.net/2021/07/15/jobless-claims-fall-to-pandemic-low-feds-bullard-urges-bond-tapering-capacity-utilization-remains-lower-than-in-the-1990s-with-lower-labor-force-participation/

In today's show, you will learn why the Fed's increase in QE purchases is bullish for bond prices, how rising unemployment claims is not a positive sign for the economy, why the recent rise in the Producer Price Index will be transitory, what this week's 30-year Treasury auction tells us about the direction of Treasury yields, how Capacity Utilization indicates the recent rise in inflation won't stick, and what the weekly credit data tells us about where interest rates are headed. Consumer Prices and Interest Rates https://stevenvanmetre.com/2021/05/14/consumer-prices-and-interest-rates/ #BondBullish #DollarBullish #QuantitativeEasing #ProducerPriceIndex Have a question for the show? From time to time I answer your questions. E-mail Steve or, send him a message on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. http://stevenvanmetre.com/about/contact/ https://www.facebook.com/svmfin/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-van-metre-b4a08b182/ https://twitter.com/MetreSteven https://stevenvanmetre.com/portfolio-shield/ Portfolio Shield™, and The Macro Show™, and Momentum Timer Pro™ are unregistered trademarks of Steven Van Metre Financial. Watermark Artwork by Jasmine Miller Twitter: @jazcreative The content of this video is provided as educational information only and is not intended to provide investment or other advice. This material is not to be construed as a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any security, financial product, instrument, or to participate in any particular trading strategy. This video was prepared by Steven Van Metre in my own personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this video are my own and do not reflect the view of Atlas Financial Advisors, Inc. or Steven Van Metre Financial.

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Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Yesterday, we noted that there are 5 US Governor's who hold the Key to the Economic Recovery and Governor Murphy was one of those 5. So as the States start to relax the lock-down, just what will be the signs that the Economy is starting to get back on track? That's the 64,000 dollar question as we used to say. Perhaps its now the 64 billion or trillion dollar question.

Markets Making More Milestones The Dow continued its weekly winning streak with another milestone, closing above 28,000 for the first time: 28,004.89 to be exact.  That's a gain of 222.93.  Now, I'm sure everybody is getting their "Dow 30,000!" hats ready, because obviously that's not too far off, now from 28,000.  But it's not just the Dow that is setting records and crossing milestones. The NASDAQ - another record high today - up 61.81, closing at 8,540.83.  That's the first time the NASDAQ has been above 8,500.  The S&P also making new highs, up 23.83 - 3120.46 is the close. This is the first time the S&P has been above 3100. Russell 2000 Sitting Out the Party The only major index really not enjoying the party, although it was up again today is the Russell 2000, still not quite near an all-time record high.  That index is at 1,596.  Again, the Russell is the one that most reflects the domestic economy, and it is the domestic economy that is in a lot of trouble. In fact, the Dow rose today, despite more weak economic data that was released during the day. Industrial Production: Weak Probably the weakest data point of them all was on industrial production. It was supposed to drop again after falling .4% in September, and they did revise the September drop to -.3% from -.4%.  But instead of a .4 drop in October, which was the consensus forecast, we dropped by .8.  So twice as large a decline. In fact, I think you have to go back to March of 2009 to see a larger decline than that in industrial production.  Capacity Utilization really contracted as well, from 77.5; it went all the way down to 76.7. Halfway to Recession And we also got more weak news on business inventories, which were revised lower.  And I think that, and industrial production and some other weak data points that had come out caused the Atlanta Fed to reduce its forecast for Q4 GDP all the way down to .3%. It was at 1%, and now it's at .3% which is close to zero. And in fact, it's very likely that we could end up with a negative print for Q4 GDP, which means we're halfway to recession.

Markets Making More Milestones The Dow continued its weekly winning streak with another milestone, closing above 28,000 for the first time: 28,004.89 to be exact.  That's a gain of 222.93.  Now, I'm sure everybody is getting their "Dow 30,000!" hats ready, because obviously that's not too far off, now from 28,000.  But it's not just the Dow that is setting records and crossing milestones. The NASDAQ - another record high today - up 61.81, closing at 8,540.83.  That's the first time the NASDAQ has been above 8,500.  The S&P also making new highs, up 23.83 - 3120.46 is the close. This is the first time the S&P has been above 3100. Russell 2000 Sitting Out the Party The only major index really not enjoying the party, although it was up again today is the Russell 2000, still not quite near an all-time record high.  That index is at 1,596.  Again, the Russell is the one that most reflects the domestic economy, and it is the domestic economy that is in a lot of trouble. In fact, the Dow rose today, despite more weak economic data that was released during the day. Industrial Production: Weak Probably the weakest data point of them all was on industrial production. It was supposed to drop again after falling .4% in September, and they did revise the September drop to -.3% from -.4%.  But instead of a .4 drop in October, which was the consensus forecast, we dropped by .8.  So twice as large a decline. In fact, I think you have to go back to March of 2009 to see a larger decline than that in industrial production.  Capacity Utilization really contracted as well, from 77.5; it went all the way down to 76.7. Halfway to Recession And we also got more weak news on business inventories, which were revised lower.  And I think that, and industrial production and some other weak data points that had come out caused the Atlanta Fed to reduce its forecast for Q4 GDP all the way down to .3%. It was at 1%, and now it's at .3% which is close to zero. And in fact, it's very likely that we could end up with a negative print for Q4 GDP, which means we're halfway to recession.

- Dealers Have Paper Thin Margins- Factory Utilization Declining- Ford’s Two-Into-Four Cupholder Assembly- Datsun Expands into New Markets- Lightening the Load

- Dealers Have Paper Thin Margins - Factory Utilization Declining - Ford’s Two-Into-Four Cupholder Assembly - Datsun Expands into New Markets - Lightening the Load

Right-sizing your environment is one of the most stressful decisions to make when moving to the cloud. If you under-provision resources, systems are at risk of going down and you lose money. If you over-provision, you’re wasting money that could be used elsewhere. In this presentation, we’ll share with you 3 ways we’ve learned how to get capacity utilization wrong and how we eventually got it right. CPU measurement alone won’t give you the full view of your infrastructure utilization You can’t measure the utilization for a metric if you don’t know how high it can go If you only rely on request count and don’t include queue length, you will miss an early warning

The economy added 94,000 non-farm payroll jobs last month down from the 170,000 added in October. As a result of strong employment growth in household survey, the unemployment rate was steady at 4.7%.Oil prices increased, as the U.S. government lobbied international powers not to back down on OPEC's second-largest producer, Iran, over its nuclear program. December's consumer sentiment index, from the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Report, hit 74.5 in December, down from the prior month's reading of 76.1. Economists expected December sentiment to hit 75.0. It's the second lowest level since 1992. Macrovision Corp. (MVSN) said it will buy television listings provider Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. (GMST) for $2.8 billion in cash and stock.JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet access.In Forex News The yen headed for a weekly fall against 14 of the 16 most-active currencies after a rally in global stocks prompted investors to buy higher-yielding assets with funds borrowed in Japan. The yen fell against the dollar and equity markets in Asia and Europe rose today after an announcement by U.S. President George W. Bush to freeze interest rates on some subprime mortgages, easing concern that defaults will hurt the worlds' largest economy. Canada's dollar rose for a second day after a government report showed employers added more jobs last month than economists forecast. The currency rose 0.6 percent against the U.S. dollar. New Zealand's dollar headed for its third straight weekly gain on the prospect interest rates will stay high as the nation's central bank battles inflation. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard left the official cash rate at a record 8.25 percent yesterday, saying annual inflation may exceed the bank's 1 percent to 3 percent band until March 2009. Scheduled Economic Reports (Next Week)Wholesale Inventories, FOMC Meeting, Trade Balance, Import Price Index, Federal Budget, Producer Price Index, Retail Sales, Inventories, Consumer Price Index, Industrial Production, Capacity UtilizationIn Earnings NewsKellwood Co. (KWD) reported a loss of $1.1 million, or 4 cents per share, versus profit of $8.1 million, or 31 cents per share in the prior year quarter.And Palm Inc. (PALM) said it will post a net loss of 8 to 10 cents a share - excluding certain charges -- while analysts expected earnings of 4 cents a share.Scheduled Earnings Reports (Next Week)The third quarter earning season is coming to an end and next week?s schedule is a little short?.some of the marquee names include H&R Block, Vail Resorts, John Wiley & Sons, Cooper Companies, Kroger, CKE Restaurants, Ciena, Costco Wholesale, and Lehman BrothersStocks in the NewsFannie Mae (FNM) said it priced a sale of $7 billion in new preferred shares as the mortgage giant bolsters its capital after suffering subprime-related losses.Halliburton (HAL) said Chief Operating Officer Andrew Lane is retiring and it will eliminate the position.Yum Brands (YUM) said it expects earnings growth of at least 10% for 2008.And Smith & Wesson (SWHC) posted a second-quarter profit of $2.94 million, or 7 cents a share, up from $2.85 million, or 7 cents a share, a year ago.