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by UPFINA Last week we got a strong consumer sentiment reading and this week we’ve gotten a great small business confidence report. The November NFIB small business confidence index rose from … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Another possible power shutoff could affect 180,000 homes and businesses in Northern California if winds pick up on Wednesday, utility Pacific Gas & Electric said Sunday. … Read more
Looks like HK about to have a total breakdown — Ken Rose (@KenRose99542254) November 14, 2019
PG&E’s power shutoffs have an enormous impact on businesses, both big and small. Business leaders say the unreliability of the power system might force them to leave the state. Devin … Read more
via mishtalk: Businesses are bracing for for sweeping changes, none of it any good. Democrat front-runner Elizabeth Elizabeth wants to Remake Capitalism From the Ground Up. It would help if she had … Read more
When “If you can’t afford a living wage you shouldn’t be in business” is taken to its logical next step, it becomes “if you can’t survive on a minimum wage, … Read more
Technology has streamlined so many aspects of our lives, particularly in how businesses operate, but one area that is still overlooked is HR. HR teams deal with so much of … Read more
Face it: Argentina is out of money. By Bianca Fernet, Argentina, The Bubble: There’s a lot of commotion in the media regarding Argentina’s current mid-meltdown economic status. And while I won’t … Read more
via WSJ: “Business owners and leaders say labor costs have forced cuts in jobs and work shifts.” Many business owners said these changes were unintended consequences of the new minimum … Read more
by JealousEntrepreneur Not the US, but this is a worsening sign for a global economic slowdown as the 3rd biggest exporter in the world is on the brink of a … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But Texans Say, “We’re Full.” And Californians, Buckling Under Housing Costs & Congestion, Tell Wannabe Leavers, “Just Do It” This is now everywhere in the Media. … Read more
Small and medium-sized enterprises in China, under pressure from Washington’s trade war, are studying the possibility of moving production to Russia. That’s according to the secretary general of the China … Read more
via marketwatch: Amazon.com Inc. AMZN-0.52% announced Monday the expansion of its Delivery Service Partner program, in which it will now provide up to $10,000 to fund the costs for employees to … Read more
giant tech firms that are publically traded that take government subsidies are not private. They should have to follow the same rules that all government contractors have to follow. h/t … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith What cannot be replaced by corporate chains is neighborhood character and variety. There is much more to this article than first meets the eye: In a Tokyo neighborhood’s … Read more
“In addition to uncertainty about what’s going to happen, now there’s uncertainty about when it will happen.” By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. With each passing day, … Read more