Tag: business

1) Eighteen states will increase their minimum wage starting in 2019, but eight of these states will have smaller initial increases with automatic increases that adjust the minimum wage to…

1) Russia stands to be the beneficiary of the Iran oil ban from newly imposed sanctions, with Moscow taking over Iran’s customers while defying sanctions to import Iranian oil. Although…

1) Ford Motor Co. is making great inroads in the Indian auto market after investing $2 billion dollars in India, such as opening 100 new dealerships in the last 18…

1) Lowe’s announced they are closing 51 stores in the US and Canada. American’s are doing less home remodeling because of the strong housing market, so building supply stores are…

New article posted below titled “The Monopoly Game for Millennials” 1) The US government will issue $1.34 Trillion dollars of debt in 2018, the highest since the recession. Debt issuance…

New article posted below titled “The Monopoly Game for Millennials” 1) IBM announced it’s buying the cloud company Red Hat for $34 billion dollars. IBM, like other old guard technology…

1) Both oil prices and global stocks plunged as fears over global trade mount. 2) Deep sea robots reveal mineral riches in the deep ocean, that could be worth a…

1) Amazon fell 6% after reporting mixed quarterly results, beating expectations on earnings but not on revenue. 2) More than a dozen companies have recalled contaminated foods due to listeria…

1) The Nasdaq fell 4%, erasing its 2018 gains, because of concerns for rising interest rates and fears over the economies of the world. Wall Street is calling this drop…

1) President is considering a 10% tax cut for middle income earners. 2) The Chinese stock market surged up amidst favorable comments from lenders and regulators. 3) Netflix is planning…