Mar 24, 2017
Many smaller U.S. cities and towns are in a battle to attract manufacturing companies from other cities and towns, using tax incentives and other lures. But not in a small way! Economic-development tax incentives more than tripled over the past 25 years, according to the Wall Street journal, offsetting about 30% of the...
Mar 23, 2017
Although Janet Yellen made the case that she needed to step in and cool off the economy by raising rates, one Fed official voted against the raise.Since then rates have fallen on ten year treasury bonds. A survey-based gauge of U.S. consumer inflation expectations over the next five to 10 years hit a record low...
Mar 22, 2017
Is cable TV dying or just downsizing big time?! Cable providers are dumping many smaller networks in 2017. Why? Because they are getting small audiences. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 70 channels that collect an average of $13 of Americans’ monthly cable bills each accounted for less than half of total...
Mar 21, 2017
Are Routers and Video Cams the New Frontier for Hackers? According to the Wall Street Journal, your everyday router may be a vulnerable link in your home Wi-Fi network, but it also may be allowing hackers to access personal information, sometimes even if it's encrypted. Your information can wind up around the world--in...
Mar 20, 2017