Prevedere Connect: Insights & Technology

In this 13-minute discussion, Andrew Duguay, Prevedere’s Chief Economist, discusses a paradox of U.S economic recovery – how can we be in a situation where there are 8.5 million fewer Americans employed, yet the job market feels red hot?

Andrew answers this question by providing data, in addition to the unemployment rate, to get a market feel estimated rate. He then provides perspective on how businesses can interpret this informati...

Almost all businesses have had plans and forecasts adversely impacted by COVID. Some industries saw unprecedented gains while others saw severe losses. It is now critical to incorporate external data and economic volatility into business planning processes.

With extensive machine learning, it is also possible to make predictions from external data sources, especially those industry and market signals that correlate to your specific ...

In this podcast, the second in a C-Series for Resilience Planning in a COVID economy, Chris Wheeler, Prevedere VP of Partnerships, and Evan Smith, a former operating executive, discuss how scenario planning helps leaders be successful in the current recession. Early in the pandemic, executives trying to navigate the economic crisis the pandemic was creating turned to “scenario planning” as a guide.  With the continued uncertainty o...

In the Prevedere CEO Virtual Fireside Chat series, Rich Wagner is joined by industry thought leaders to discuss the challenging economic landscape and how external data and AI will help shape the future of planning and forecasting. In this episode, Rich Wagner had the opportunity to ask Dr. Barry Keating, faculty member in the Business College at the University of Notre Dame, about how COVID-19 has impacted enterprise companies and...

In today's episode, we go inside the board room for an overview of the current U.S. economic situation by Thomas Kilbane, a senior economist here at Prevedere, and three distinguished guests. Joining the conversation is Patrick Slattery, a former Big-4 partner in strategic transformation, Anthony Cioffoletti, the founder of a consulting firm focused on business technology alignment, and Evan Smith, a former operating executive...

In this episode, the first in a C-Series for Resilience Planning in a COVID economy, Chris Wheeler, Prevedere VP of Partnerships and Patrick Slattery, a former Big-4 partner in strategic transformation, discuss emerging finance executive themes regarding the health crisis and recession. They talk not only about culture, resilience, command and control, but also opportunities for finance to embrace the challenge. At some point execu...

In his latest economic report, Mr. Andrew Duguay, Prevedere’s Chief Economist, discusses how unpaid state-level contributions to federal unemployment benefits across most of the United States have created record-low consumer sentiment. Consumers who have suffered through delayed and significantly lowered unemployment payments remain uncertain about the future.

Mr. Duguay also delves into somewhat contradictory housing mark...

Mr. Andrew Duguay, Prevedere Chief Economist, and Ms. Nicole Collida, Nielsen SVP & North American Consumer Intelligence Lead, weigh in on the latest economic update and impact on U.S. consumers. High unemployment, continued state restrictions, and delayed stimulus payments have precipitated the sharpest consumer confidence plunge in over 15 years.  
 
In this latest consumer-focused report, Mr. Duguay and Ms. Collida d...

In his latest economic report, Mr. Andrew Duguay, Prevedere’s Chief Economist, focuses on the government stimulus and the impact on recession and recovery trends across states and geographical regions.

Jobless claims hover just above 10% since COVID-19 peaked earlier this year, due to a surge of new cases, and states rolling back reopening plans. Mr. Duguay explores how businesses can adapt to the volatile landscape to accommodate a...