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COVID Forcing Some Colleges to Close Forever
COVID Forcing Some Colleges to Close Forever College savings tips – because the costs of college are not going down As if the country needed another divisive topic, the debate about reopening schools this fall is splitting communities, educators and…
8 Exit Strategies for Business Owners
8 Exit Strategies for Business Owners Are you a business owner thinking about exiting your company? Which exit strategy will benefit you most? It’s a tough move to undo, and you should know the pluses and minuses going in. While the number of exit…
Financial News for the Week of November 22, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Stocks were volatile this week amid signs that U.S.-China trade talks may be stalling. Cautious optimism briefly returned on Friday on news that the Chinese president was calling for the two sides to…
Financial News for the Week of November 15, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK U.S. data this week showcased the contrasting feature of the U.S. economy: a resilient U.S. consumer but a struggling manufacturing sector. Negotiations on a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China took…
Financial News for the Week of November 8, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK It was a relatively quiet week for economic data. The trade deficit narrowed a bit in September, but new tariffs appear to have weighed on both exports and imports. The ISM non-manufacturing index followed its…
Financial News for the Week of November 1, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK U.S. economic activity decelerated in the third quarter to a 1.9% annual pace from 2% in the second quarter, with consumer spending doing much of the heavy lifting. The Federal Reserve implemented its third,…
Financial News for the Week of October 18, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The economic data was subdued this week. Retail sales fell 0.3% in September, ending their six month growth streak. Industrial production also fell. Multifamily starts took a step back, but single-family starts…
Financial News for the Week of October 11, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK CPI report - the only key data release this week - confirmed that inflation remained tame in September. Both headline and core inflation registered a muted 0.1% increase on the month, leaving the readings flat…
Financial News for the Week of October 4, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK October began on a sour note. A deepening contraction in the manufacturing ISM confirmed that the global manufacturing slump has washed up on American shores, and the sectoral weakness may be spreading into…
Financial News for the Week of September 27, 2019
FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK A downturn in U.S. consumer confidence and rising political risks as the House began impeachment inquiries against President Trump, triggered volatility in global markets. U.S. personal incomes jumped in August…