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The U.S. trade deficit improved by $7 billion from June to July 2010, but Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said that might not be a good thing. “The improvement is actually a negative thing,” Mathis said Sept. 9, 2010, on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio. “Month to month, what it suggests is that expectations of economic activity in the United States are slowing down, and therefore we are importing fewer goods to the high-powered retail stores because consumers aren’t going to buy those goods.” Mathis reports on the U.S. trade balance each month on “Business for Breakfast,” a Phoenix-based radio news show. Click below to hear his latest report. | Podcast: Monthly report on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio (6:44)

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Monthly indicators suggest growth in the U.S. economy, Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said Aug. 11, 2010, on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio. Mathis said U.S. imports are growing, which indicates a recovery. Exports also are growing, but at a slower rate. The result is a larger deficit, year over year. But Mathis said the United States produced an $8 billion deficit turnaround from May to June 2010. Mathis reports on the U.S. trade balance each month on “Business for Breakfast,” a Phoenix-based radio show. His next scheduled appearance will be 6:30 a.m. Sept. 9, 2010. Click below to hear his latest report. | Podcast: Monthly report on KFNN 1510 Financial News Radio (7:20)

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Rather than destroy Goldman Sachs, over-regulate them or view them as the source of the global financial meltdown, the more rational approach would be to create an environment in the United States that rewards financial services innovation and develops more companies like Goldman Sachs. Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., says U.S.-based competition at the top of the investment banking pyramid would benefit the United States and help create sustainable prosperity worldwide. Mathis, director of Thunderbird’s Global Financial Services Center, talks April 26, 2010, in a campus interview in Glendale, Arizona. Audio: Why the world needs more Goldman Sachs (5:47)

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Confused about the fraud allegations against Goldman Sachs? Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., reviews the allegations and puts them into perspective April 26, 2010. Mathis, director of Thunderbird’s Global Financial Services Center, says the notion that Goldman Sachs deceived investors stems from misunderstandings about the bank’s duties as a market maker in the financial services industry. Audio: Straight talk on Goldman Sachs allegations (7:40)

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Critics anxious to blame Goldman Sachs as a key player in the recent financial crisis should point the finger elsewhere, Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis, Ph.D., said April 26, 2010. Mathis, director of Thunderbird’s Global Financial Services Center, said the real problem was the failure of central banks to manage excess liquidity in global markets from 2003 to 2007. In this interview, he discusses lessons learned from the crisis and keys to avoid a similar meltdown in the future. Audio: What really went wrong (6:49)

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Gross domestic product numbers in the United States were bad but not horrible in the second quarter of 2009, and Thunderbird Professor F. John Mathis calls that good news. “All these things really reflect a slowdown in the deterioration of the U.S. economy,” Mathis said. “So that’s good.” He said the U.S. economy may see positive numbers in consumer spending, exports and business investment by the end of the year. “We may actually get some positive numbes next quarter,” he said. Mathis spoke July 31, 2009, on Financial News Radio’s “Business for Breakfast” with Ken Morgan and Julie Dougherty (KFNN 1510 AM in Phoenix).
Audio: Mathis breaks down the second-quarter 2009 U.S. GDP numbers (7:07)

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