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Money & The Economy
Commodity Prices Up in May on Reduced Supply
Commodities rose in May as supplies were reduced due to higher temperatures and increased demand. The Bloomberg Commodity Index Total…
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Money & The Economy
Report: The 8 Best Cars to Buy Now
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled June’s list of the Best Cars…
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Contrary to Hype, ‘Gig Economy’ hasn’t grown in two decades
Today’s BLS Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements survey results represent an important addition to our knowledge regarding the level and…
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Money & The Economy
Housing Sentiment Continues to Strengthen, but affordability a concern
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI)rose 0.6 points in May to 92.3, reaching a new all-time survey high for the…
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Monthly Robocall Volumes Surpass 4 Billion Mark for First Time Ever in May
For the first time ever, Americans were hit by more than 4 billion robocalls in a single month during May,…
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US IT Job Growth Hits A Wall; Talent Shortage To Blame
The number of IT jobs grew 0.03% sequentially last month to 5,337,000 according to TechServe Alliance, the national trade association…
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Gas Prices Hit Four-Year High, Truck and SUV Sales Not Affected
With the Trump economy in high gear, gas prices reached their highest point in four years in May, with a…
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U.S Treasury Grants Americans Abroad One Year Reprieve From the June 15, 2018 Repatriation Tax Payment
Earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury granted significant relief to Americans abroad subject to the Repatriation tax. According to the…
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Better off Renting? Renters Can Create More Wealth than Buyers in Many U.S. Housing Markets Now
With housing markets around the U.S. nearing the peak in their cycles, renters who reinvest their money have an increasingly…
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Report: Hiring in the oil industry surging
New data from LinkedIn’s June Workforce Report shows increased hiring in the oil and energy sector, impacting oil-centric cities like Houston, TX. This…
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9 out of 10 U.S. Contractors Report Skilled Labor Shortage
Findings from the Q2 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index), released today, show four straight quarters…
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What Your Business Can Learn From DealDash
When you are trying to run a successful modern company you need to think about where you can improve. The…
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Money & The Economy
More Than Half Of 401(k) Participants Invest In A Single Target-Date Fund
Vanguard reports that more than half of 401(k) participants are now invested in a single target-date fund (TDF), compared to…
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Vail Resorts goes on a shopping spree, buys four ski resorts
Vail Resorts will acquire Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire,…
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Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform where…
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