Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board reports: “The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in July, following increases in May and June. The index now stands at 50.89, up from 49.46 (an upward revision) in June. However, the index is still down Read more…
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Reading Time: 5 minutesGiven the economic impact of Covid-19 and heightened tensions with China, many are concerned that businesses will cut budgets and overlook the serious threat of cybercrimes. Last year, I sat in on a cybersecurity seminar my client in Tulsa held Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKelley Blue Book reports: “The valuation analysts at Kelley Blue Book today reported the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $38,378 in July 2020. New-vehicle prices increased $749 (up 2%) from July 2019, while decreasing $473 (down 1.2%) from last month. “‘While up from Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe following provided courtesy of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Whether children have ongoing sleep problems from birth through childhood or do not develop sleep problems until they begin school, a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new poll provides a troubling perspective the vast majority of people have about a new Covid-19 vaccine: “Fewer than half of all people responding to a new WebMD poll say they plan to get a vaccine for Covid-19 within Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA recent report by the Conference Board finds: “According to a new global survey, CEOs and C-Suite executives think COVID-19’s fallout will result in leaner and more agile companies. Businesses will likely emerge from this pandemic using more contract workers Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board reports: ‘The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 2.0 percent in June to 102.0 (2016=100), following a 3.2 percent increase in May and a 6.3 percent decrease in April. “‘The June increase in the LEI Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesU.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement this week after the White House issued Executive Orders on drug pricing: “While we will review the executive orders carefully, government regulation of Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom USA Daily Standard… Home prices are showing resilience against the coronavirus pandemic, a new Zillow® analysis shows. Sale price growth has cooled slightly, but looks to be headed for an upswing in the coming months — unwelcome news for Read more…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Jim Talerico, At the beginning of 2020, roughly 90% of business owners stated that they either had a succession plan they weren’t happy with or that they have no succession plan at all. The Covid crisis has made Read more…
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Jim Talerico, The relationship between workers and the workplace may be different in the future because of the crises we faced in the first half of 2020. How will organizational cultures be impacted? What technology, safety, workplace design, Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Street Fraud Watchdog says, “About a year ago the US Congress changed the rules for the US EB-5 Visa program-because the initiative had so many serious flaws. Essentially the US Congress killed the EB-5 Visa program. One could argue a Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA disturbing study by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine shows a deadline connection between cancer and heart attacks: “Breast Cancer patients are 60 percent more likely to die of cancer after surviving a heart attack, a new study finds. Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 75 percent of employed U.S. adults (79%) are satisfied with their employers’ pandemic-related return-to-work strategies, according to the results of the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor online survey conducted by The Harris Poll. Eight in 10 men (83%) Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Daily Business Journal is part of the Price of Business Digital Network The Editor at Large for the Daily Business Journal is Kevin Price. Price is a two time recipient of the prestigious National George Washington Honor Medal in Read more…