Republicans are confident that they can win the “Medicare for All” debate. “Medicare for All” would be an enormous strain on the economy and would lead to serious increases in taxes. In addition, the United States is the leading innovator when it comes to health care, producing more technology and medications than any other country…
You decided to shoot a video, which means there are many questions before you. What to shoot, how to record sound, how to fix the camera? In this article, you will find the answers to many of them. Any experienced vlogger knows that achieving a quality image when shooting yourself is not an easy task….
By Daphne Michaels, Special for TTUSA. Profoundly successful people all have this in common: they’ve recognized their personal success teams. A Personal Success Team is a group of people who are truly rooting for your success; people who are on your journey with you in an important way. Every member of your Personal Success Team…
By Elizabeth Thede, Special for TTU This article addresses hidden text from the perspective of a search engine like dtSearch. When you view a file or email in the program associated with that file, like when you view a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, or read an email in Outlook, or look at a PDF…
Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA Released the Following Statement following the Chabad Community Center Attack: As Holocaust survivors, and descendants of Holocaust survivors, we are outraged and saddened that, once again, a Jewish community was brazenly attacked during worship services on Shabbat, which was also the last day of Passover, at the Chabad Community Center in…
While celebrating the highest voter turnout in a midterm in 100 years, the new “America Goes to the Polls” report by Nonprofit VOTE and the U.S. Elections Project digs deeper into the story by examining the vast differences in voter turnout between states – turnout differences driven in large part by states’ various voting policies. “The…
In the April 2019 Used Car and Light Truck Guidelines Industry Update, analysts at J.D. Power Valuation Services note that after six consecutive months of declines, the used vehicle market bounced back in March. As a result, the J.D. Power Valuation Services’ Seasonally Adjusted Used Vehicle Price Index increased by 1.1 points – relative to February –…
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) announced today the results of the NPA 2018 Trend Survey. The survey, which was conducted in spring 2019, focuses on industry trends as reported by pawnbroker members of the NPA for the 2018 calendar year. One notable result indicated that 52 percent of pawnbrokers surveyed cited growth in their retail sales in…
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for France decreased 0.1 percent in February 2019 to 102.5 (2016=100). The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for France increased 0.2 percent in February 2019 to 104.3 (2016=100). The composite economic indexes are the key elements in an analytic system designed to signal peaks and troughs in the business cycle. The leading and coincident economic indexes are…
Following the GOP Tax Cuts, the U.S. economy continues to accelerate. With lower income tax rates across the board, workers and families now have more money to spend as they see fit. As a result, more Americans are buying homes, the stock market continues to topple records, and retail sales are rising. Dispelling notions from economic deniers that…
The New York Times recently published a lengthy article on the Rupert Murdoch media dynasty of news and entertainment companies and politics. It is not the politics that drew my attention, but the predictable family in-fighting and vying for control in which two of the six Murdoch children have engaged. Rupert has been married four…
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THE TIMES USA. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business show, interviewed attorney Lee Kaplan of the firm Smyser, Kaplan, and Velselka (SKV) about a recent court decision that visited the limits and strengths of a contract. In this important interview, they…
In 2019, surging labor costs and slower revenue growth will likely lead to a decline in corporate profits in both the U.S. and other advanced economies, finds a new study on labor market trends. Conducted by The Conference Board, the analysis says companies in the U.S. that may experience the biggest losses are those employing many blue-collar…
With the US imposing higher tariffs on Chinese imports and China retaliating in kind, global gross domestic product (GDP) growth is anticipated to slow down from 3.7 percent in 2018 to 3.2 percent or lower in 2019, depending on trade war scenario conditions. While the US avoided increasing tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent on March…
By NCPPR, Special for TTUSA. After the nation’s leading conservative investor group confronted Citigroup’s leadership over the company’s campaign against the Second Amendment, Citi CEO Michael Corbat implied today that he knows more about business than famed investor Warren Buffett. Last March, Citigroup and other corporations capitulated to journalist Andre Ross Sorkin’s crusade…
Nationally acclaimed real estate firm Extell Development Company announced today that the company’s first Brooklyn project, Brooklyn Point, has reached a major construction milestone. Rising to 720 feet high, the 68-story building has cemented the title as the tallest building in Brooklyn. Construction is progressing on schedule at Brooklyn Point and first closings are slated…
Ever wondered what is more painful than having a sore throat in a winter morning? It’s wage garnishment. When creditors garnish your wage every month for clearing your credit card debt, you feel like someone has punched your face badly. Suffice to say that wage garnishment is a stressful experience. What is a wage garnishment?…
Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sent a letter to Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) in response to the Chairman’s 6103 request to obtain six years of the President’s tax returns: “The Democratic request for the President’s tax…
BY THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF USA BUSINESS RADIO. In a Powerful Interview, New York Times Writer Details How Alex Jones’ Followers Torment Sandy Hook Victims
Tragically, more children died in hot cars in the United States in 2018 than any other year on record, the National Safety Council confirmed today. Fifty-one children died last year of pediatric vehicular heatstroke, topping the single-year high of 49 set in 2010. In response, the Council is releasing a free online training “Children in Hot Cars” that…
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Price recently interviewed Yappa’s CEO and Co-founder, Jennifer Dyer and COO and Co-founder, Kiaran Sim. Dyer and Sim were on to talk about Yappa World Inc., a Southern California startup that debuted a free audio and video commenting tool for news & entertainment sites, blogs…
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This week, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) hosted members of the Army Corps of Engineers Galveston in his Washington, D.C. office to get an update on recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey and talk about ongoing local projects. Colonel Lars Zetterstrom provided details on the work being done to rebuild and to prevent similar results from future storms….
By the Price of Business Show, a Media Partner Recently Kevin Price, TTUSA Editor at Large and Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business show recently interviewed Ernest Wong, PhD, MBA, and President and CEO of an innovative company called NervGen. According to its website, “NervGen is restoring life’s potential by creating innovative solutions for the treatment…
Heather Sholl is well known for her work in helping worthy causes as a co-founder of the Boot Campaign, and is a prominent entrepreneur in the smoothie and health maintenance space, but her obvious passion is working with and empowering others. Sholl is a thought leader as a social entrepreneur and is a long time regular on…
By Elizabeth Thede, Special for The Time USA Many people have heard of Boolean searching, which relies on and/or/not connectors. For example, apple and (banana or pear) and not broccoli is a sample Boolean expression as it combines and/or/not with the keywords apple, banana, pear and broccoli. The purpose of this article is to…
Congressman Kevin Brady, who is the leading Republican in the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, went to the US House floor to discuss the future of healthcare and the efforts by the Democrats to create alarm. Here is that speech: Here is the text of that speech as it was prepared: “Madame Speaker, “Embarrassingly…
By Daphne Michaels, Special for The Time USA Let’s face it, letting go of negativity is an art form, and unfortunately in today’s world we get to practice it regularly. We are surrounded by chaos, failure and despair. Spinning in negativity — even for an hour can literally change the course of your life forever….