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The article discusses the fashion retail chain Forever 21, focusing on the company's inability to fill its oversized stores with merchandise. Other topics include leadership of the company by chief executive officer Don Chang, the company's need to increase productivity over market value, and the company's plans for further expansion in 2015.

The author discusses potential economic implications of the reported weakening of U.S. productivity for the U.S. Federal Reserve System.

The article discusses the industrial production data report for April 2015 due to be released on May 15, 2015, particularly the measurement of utilities, and the report's potential impact on the U.S. economy.

The article offers information on the U.S. stock market for June 16, 2014 and discusses the impact of industrial production increases on investment.

The article presents world news briefs as of April 15, 2014 on topics including a fire in the port city of Valparaiso, Chile, a budget surplus target which was apparently beat by the Greek government, and reported increases in industrial production in the 18 nations that comprise the euro zone.

The article discusses a February 2014 report which claims that Brazil's economic growth has weakened over the past two quarters, focusing on the country's industrial production and retail sales, as well as a comparison of the economic conditions in China and Brazil.

The article discusses a report from the U.S. Federal Reserve which claims that the nation's industrial output declined in January 2014 as a result of cold weather conditions which impacted several factories and mining operations, focusing on the Ford Steel LLC firm and the attitudes of consumers.

The article reports on the 15.3% decline in industrial output for Japan in March 2011, with a corresponding decrease in household spending as a result of the economic impact of the earthquake, tsunami and on-going nuclear crisis.

The article reports on the increase in industrial productivity in the U.S., which shows cost-control efforts of companies and a possibility of a rise in jobs.

This section offers news briefs related to Asian economies. The Chinese government has dismissed speculation that it will conduct a massive selloff of U.S. dollar holdings. The industrial output of India grew by 9.8 percent in June 2007, slowing the pace from the previous month. Beijing in China will hold a test drill for keeping cars off the road during its 2008 Olympic Games.

This section offers news briefs related to politics and economics from around the world. U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Christopher Bond plan to offer an amendment to fuel economy legislation that would ease the burden for auto makers. The lower house of Parliament in Germany passed legislation allowing immigrants to stay legally. Meanwhile, value-added industrial output in China has increased.

This section offers international news briefs related to politics and economics. The industrial production in the biggest euro-zone economies fell at the start of the second quarter. The State Council of China is to consider a draft plan that will cover the nation's rural workers with a pension plan. A military-appointed committee in Thailand froze the assets of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Considers the struggle between personal privacy and business productivity in the United States because of the Internet. Concerns about medical records and other private information being posted on the World Wide Web; Efforts by the U.S. Congress to draft regulation on the issue.

Reports that many economically sensitive stocks have not made money for three years. Speculation on why cyclical stocks are stuck, despite strong economic growth; Example of Honeywell International stock prices falling to the same levels it first topped in 1996; Why International Paper is trading at the same levels it was at in 1991; Ideas on how business spending has been concentrated on productivity-boosting, cost-cutting technology; Influence of low demand for basic commodities.

Presents update on economic and finance in Europe and Africa as of April 24, 2000. Impact of the violent upheaval in Zimbabwe over the ownership of farmlands on the country's tourism industry; List of the six West African nations to adopt a common currency by 2003; Industrial production of France in February 2000.

Discusses why technological investments and massive layoffs have not increased productivity in the United States. Partnership of technology and layoffs in service industries; Need for preventing the loss of knowledge and experience in service industries; Negative impact of layoffs on productivity; Need for executives to recognize the shortcomings of existing measurement systems; Loyalty paradigm.