As Hewlett Packard Enterprise continues to re-structure its operations to state competitive in the world of high-tech, it has decided to sell off its business services division to its competitor Computer Sciences Corp. HP Enterprise will earn about $8.5 billion for its shareholders from the deal. The unloading of the business division will allow HP… Continue Reading
Good news for the economy: The overall sales rate grew fastest since March 2015, showing a gain of 1.3 percent this month compared to last month. Car sales also improved, surging by 3.2 percent; an excellent performance coming off of last month’s drop of 3.2 percent. Total retail sales in March were even better… Continue Reading
The Republican party has traditionally been the political home of business in America. This usual refuge of the wealthy and small-government minded electorate are having their presumptions stood on their heads as Donald Trump appears likely to be the Republican nominee for president in the upcoming election. Just as mainstream Republican party supporters have watched… Continue Reading
Warren Buffet, a financial guru for many in the US, says the US economy will continue to grow whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the Presidential election. Though neither candidate is yet officially running for president, by the end of the summer, after the Republican and Democratic conventions choose their candidates, the most likely… Continue Reading
We keep hearing that the economy is recovering, if it hasn’t already recovered, from the disastrous economic climate which began with the crash of 2008. Yet many Americans still feel insecure about the future. They are not imagining things: hard statistics unfortunately supports this negative feeling. • The middle class is getting smaller while the… Continue Reading
Due to intense global competition in the aviation industry, Boeing is reportedly planning to reduce its workforce by 8,000 jobs, representing 10 percent of its Washington State employees. The aerospace giant said it will eliminate 4,000 jobs in its commercial airliner division. Approximately one third of those cuts will come from voluntary resignations, while the… Continue Reading
RentCafe, a website that helps people locate rental apartments, investigated which US zip codes have the most expensive rental rates in the country. Their survey picked only apartment buildings with at least 50 rental units in zip code areas with at least 200 such buildings. The following information was gleaned from Yardi Matrix, a rental… Continue Reading
Business is booming in Texas, at least according to the annual Governor’s Cup list in Site Selection magazine. Texas outshone the other 49 states with 702 new and expanded business and industrial facilities. It was the third year in a row that Texas topped the list. Ohio placed second, with 517 new projects last year.… Continue Reading
If you are a new estate planner (or a seasoned one for that matter) then you should probably know about the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Their goal is to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to estate planning through the support of local estate planning councils. They have many materials that are helpful,… Continue Reading
Since the beginning of what has come to be known as the “Great Recession” at the end of 2007, the US economy has been struggling. After the worst had finally passed, the economy started to grow again, and people started to get back to work. However, one piece of the puzzle has been elusive: the… Continue Reading