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TV PREVIEW
On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on KATV Channel 7 in Central Arkansas and now in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-NBC, Sundays at 10 a.m.:

Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton: It appears inevitable. Plus, the legislature wraps up the fiscal session, but a highway special session is on the horizon. And, will Conner Eldridge's effort to tie opponent John Boozman to Trump be successful? TB&P contributors Jessica DeLoach Sabin and John Burris are our roundtable guests.

Tourism in the Natural State. It's an industry on fire. We'll look at the latest stats in our Tourism Ticker report.

Plus, more from our interviews with AEDC's Mike Preston and Cong. Bruce Westerman on the latest jobs successes and the federal budget.

Tune in to Talk Business & Politics in Central Arkansas on KATV Channel 7, Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and now in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT-NBC, Sundays at 10 a.m.
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The following business events are expected this week:

Sunday, May 8
* Mother's Day
* Talk Business & Politics TV program  - 9:30 a.m. KATV Ch. 7 in central Arkansas and 10 a.m. KAIT-NBC in Northeast Arkansas
* TB&P Weekly Planner (Manufacturing)

Monday, May 9
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Finance)
* Tyson Foods earnings
* Murphy USA earnings
* Labor Market Conditions Index

Tuesday, May 10
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Education)
* NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
* Redbook Retail Sales
* Wholesale Trade

Wednesday, May 11
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Healthcare)
* EIA Petroleum Status

Thursday, May 12
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Startup/Tech)
* Jobless Claims
* Import/Export Prices
* EIA Natural Gas Report
* Fed Balance Sheet

Friday, May 13
* TB&P Morning Briefing (Energy)
* Business Inventories
* Consumer Sentiment
* Baker-Hughes Rig Count

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The following political events are expected this week:

Sunday, May 8
* Mother's Day
* Talk Business & Politics TV program  - 9:30 a.m. KATV Ch. 7 in central Arkansas and 10 a.m. KAIT-NBC in Northeast Arkansas

Monday, May 9
* 10 a.m. - Senate and House convene to complete fiscal session
* 1 p.m. - AG Leslie Rutledge speaks at Southside Middle School, Batesville

Tuesday, May 10
* 11 a.m. - Local 911 Systems Blue Ribbon Committee, State Capitol Room 171
* 11 a.m. - Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee, State Capitol Room 171
* Noon - Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council Meeting, Jacksonville
* Noon - AG Leslie Rutledge speaks at Arkansas State University-Heber Springs

Wednesday, May 11
* 9 a.m. - AG Leslie Rutledge speaks at Arkansas Crime Information Center System Conference,   Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock
* 10 a.m. - Legislative Task Force on Best Practices for Special Education, State Capitol, Big MAC Room B
* 11:30 a.m. - Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at Arkansas State Police Annual Honors and Awards Luncheon, Embassy Suites, Little Rock
* 2 p.m. - AG Leslie Rutledge speaks at White County Law Enforcement Memorial Service, 1600 E. Booth Road, Searcy

Friday, May 13
* 10 a.m. - Economic and Tax Policy, State Capitol, Big MAC Room B
* Noon - Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at Fort Smith Noon Exchange Club, Fianna Hills Country Club Banquet Room, Fort Smith
* 6:30 p.m. - Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at Union Christian Academy Legacy Banquet, 4201 Windsor Drive, Fort Smith

Saturday, May 14
* 7 p.m. - AG Leslie Rutledge speaks at UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Commencement at UALR Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock

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MITSUBISHI’S INDUSTRIAL ARM MOVES U.S. HEADQUARTERS FROM NEW YORK TO HOUSTON: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc. (MHI), which mothballed its plans to build a $100 million wind manufacturing plant in the Fort Smith area four years ago, said on Tuesday that it has begun full-scale operations at its newly relocated Head Office in Houston from its previous base in New York. The move to Texas allows MHI to be nearer to its concentration of customers in the most robust and growing areas of its business, including environmental systems, chemical plants and compressors, company officials said.

MHI also operates its oil and gas business in Houston, along with several other manufacturing subsidiaries that build everything from forklifts to compressors and industrial power systems. The Japanese industrial giant employees more than 1,200 employees in the state of Texas.

U.S. PRODUCTIVITY DOWN 1% IN FIRST QUARTER, WAGES RISE 3%: Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased at a 1.0% annual rate during the first quarter of 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported, as output increased 0.4% and hours worked increased 1.5%. From the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016, productivity increased 0.6% percent.

Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector increased 4.1% in the first quarter of 2016, reflecting a 3.0% increase in hourly compensation and a 1.0% decrease in productivity. Unit labor costs increased 2.3% over the last four quarters. Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked of all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers.

DELOITTE SURVEY SEES BULLISH M&A OUTLOOK THIS AFTER RECORD DEALS IN 2015: Following the biggest dollar year ever for mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals in 2015, an overwhelming 87% of executives at U.S. corporations and private equity firms predict their organizations' deal volume will continue, or even increase in 2016, according to the findings of the third annual "Deloitte M&A Trends Report, 2016 edition." This positive market sentiment is despite the 40% drop in U.S. deal volume in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the first quarter of 2015, the report says (http://talkbusiness.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4403c46412536341322b6e88c&id=6811cceb0a&e=b5f4886f5f) .

That lackluster start to the year, however, likely helped identify ongoing areas of concern for survey respondents. Global economic uncertainty (32% of corporate respondents, 26% of private equity respondents) was ranked most likely to impact deal pursuit, financing and closing in the next 12 months. For the first time in the history of the survey, economic conditions also ranked as most important determinant of deal success among both corporate executives (31%, up from 25% in 2015) and private equity respondents (37%, up from 28% in 2015). Notably, few respondents (14% of corporate respondents, 16% of private equity respondents) ranked the 2016 U.S. elections as most likely to influence deal making in the coming year.

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