The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released today its first-ever concurrent surveys of the attitudes of Jews in France, Israel, and the United States, the three largest Jewish communities in the world. “Some commonalities among American, French, and Israeli Jewry, comprising the great majority of world Jewry, are strikingly encouraging,” said AJC CEO David Harris. “At…
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5G Arrives in the Houston Market
Today Sprint’s on-the-go customers in Houston are, according to a statement, “among the first in the world to experience the power and performance of true mobile 5G. The next generation of wireless service is here, delivering blazing-fast download speeds from downtown Houston to Memorial City Mall and City Centre Plaza, covering approximately 165 square miles…
And the Winner of This Season’s NBC’s AGT is…
I know, the season just started, but we are predicting the winner of this season’s hit summer show from NBC, America’s Got Talent. There is little doubt that some (if not all) contestants wanted to throw in the towel after this incredible performance. He won one of the coveted Golden Buzzers. WARNING: DON’T WATCH WITHOUT KLEENIX! …
The Latest on the Health Insurance Front
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Bethany Schenk of Web Benefits Design, which is a leading firm when it comes to health insurance benefits administration. On the program Bethany looks at the President’s statements about the GOP…
Long Term Care Firm Helps Financial Advisors Help Their Clients
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS, Media Partner of This Website Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show and editor on this website, interviewed Brian Gordon of MAGA LTC, a leading firm when it comes to addressing long term care needs. On the program Brian explain who his firm actually works with and why long…
The “Most Anticipated Film” of the Summer Should Not Be a Surprise
The summer movie season got off to a heroic start thanks to the record-breaking opening of “Avengers: Endgame” — and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. With the heart of summer blockbuster season upon us, Marcus Theatres surveyed more than 5,000 of its Magical Movie Rewards members in eight states to find out…
Kingdom of “Everything’s Free”: How Healthcare For All Can Make Your Family Sick
By Kip Kolson, Special for TTU Democrat presidential candidates are pushing healthcare for all. Medicare for everyone, not just seniors, and a government salary for every citizen whether they work or not is also on the table. We are told these social programs will cost multi-trillions of dollars and will be financed by raising taxes…
In Houston, an Animal Shelter that Puts Saving Cats as the Priority
INTERVIEW BY THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THE TIMES USA. “No business is more interested in the protecting of our four legged friends than the amazing company, Brilliant Energy.” That was the assessment of Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business show after a segment with Richard Wakim, who is President…
The United States Has Had a Major Shift in Views About Money and Risk
Optimism lags behind an overall improved economy. In 2009, Northwestern Mutual commissioned a study among U.S. adults aged 25+ to explore their attitudes and behaviors toward money and financial decision-making, as well as their opinions about broader ideas such as the attainability of the American Dream. The project was ultimately named the “Planning & Progress…
Crunch Time for NAFTA 2.0
Prompt ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is critical to North America — and Texas in particular — remaining competitive with producers in Europe and Asia, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “While (the) USMCA is far from perfect, its approval will maintain most of the advantages of…
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Release Disaster Relief Funding
This week a bipartisan coalition in both houses of Congressed introduced legislation calling for the release of disaster funding. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Babin (TX-36), Kevin Brady (TX-08), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), John Carter (TX-31), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Joe Cunningham (SC-01), Bill Flores (TX-17), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Garret…
MUST SEE: This Manhattan Condo Was on Market for $13 Million, See What is Happening to it Now
A two-story condominium with 1,500 sf of outdoor living area and direct water views is headed for sale via luxury auction. The property, located in Midtown Manhattan’s desirable Beekman neighborhood and fronting the East River, was initially asking $13 million. It will now be offered at a live auction held on the property site on…
While National Real Estate Sales are Cooling Nationally, Things are Hot in San Francisco
Just 15 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their home-buying customers in April faced a bidding war, down from 60 percent in April 2018, according to a new report from Redfin (www.redfin.com), the tech-powered real estate brokerage. “Right now could be as good as it gets for buyers who want to…
Remember Those Small Book Stores that Were Popular in Malls for Decades? Look Who is Bringing them Back
FROM THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, HOSTED BY TTUSA EDITOR AT LARGE, KEVIN PRICE. Remember those retail chains that created small bookstores that were popular for decades? B. Dalton Bookstores, Waldenbooks, Crown Bookstores, and others? These were particularly popular in malls and shopping centers. Remember how they vanished overnight thanks to the rise of the…
Catching Up with Alex Trebek and Friends in War on Pancreatic Cancer
Alex Trebek showed his support while sharing his resolve to fight pancreatic cancer with more than 2,300 patients, caregivers and advocates on Saturday at PurpleStride Los Angeles, the walk to end pancreatic cancer. The walk was hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Los Angeles Affiliate and presented by the Kathryn Naficy Pancreatic Foundation. PanCAN…
The Price of Business — A Partner of The Times USA — Expands into Washington, DC Market
The Price of Business is nationally syndicated coast to coast and has recently expanded to Washington, DC. Learn more about the reach at here: https://priceofbusiness.com/the-price-of-business-is-nationally-syndicated/
Lessons for the US About Progressives in Western Countries Failure to Protect Borders
RADIO INTERVIEW: KEVIN PRICE OF THE PRICE OF BUSINESS INTERVIEWS STEVEN CAMAROTA OF THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES Kevin Price, host of the Price of Business show and Editor at Large of The Times USA recently interviewed Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies. Throughout Europe’s western democracies progressive governments have fallen over failure…
House GOP Ready to Challenge Democrats on “Medicare for All”
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…
Recent Attacks in Jewish Congregations Provides Tragic Echoes of Holocaust
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…
Americans Express Highest Confidence About Retirement Than Any Time in Almost Thirty Years
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…
When The Newsman Is The News: Rupert Murdoch’s Family Feud
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…
Recent Lawsuit Makes Clear the Consequences of Signing a Contract
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…
The CEO of Citigroup Tries to School Warren Buffett on Business
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…
The Tallest Building in Brooklyn is Breathtaking
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…
Senior House Republican Shares Treasury Secretary Concern Over the Democrat’s Push for Trump’s Tax Returns
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…
EXCLUSIVE: Price of Business Interviews NY Times Writer About the Stalking of Sandy Hook Victims by Alex Jones’ Followers
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
2018 Was a Record Year for This Type of Tragedy
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…
Cyber Security is a Growth Industry, These Colleges are the Best Value in this Industry in 2019
Value Colleges (www.valuecolleges.com), an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate education, is pleased to share two valuable new rankings: Top 25 Most Affordable Online Cybersecurity Degrees for 2019 https://www.valuecolleges.com/cheapest-online-bachelors-of-cybersecurity/ Top 25 Most Affordable Online Master’s in Cybersecurity 2019 https://www.valuecolleges.com/cheapest-online-masters-of-cybersecurity-programs/ Value Colleges’ ranking of the Top 25 Most Affordable Online Cybersecurity…
Cong. Brady on the Army Corps of Engineers Post-Harvey Efforts
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….
For Many, Nerve Healing is the “Holy Grail” of Health Care
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…
Senior House Republican Draws the Line in Effort to Protect the Healthcare of Americans
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…
Leading House Republican Argues Tax Reform Took US from Among Worse to First
The Trump economy — buoyed by a war on excessive regulation and aggressive tax reformed that has fostered economic improvements on every level — has led the US from being one of the least competitive when it came to tax rates among industrialized to the most. That’s the view of Congressman Kevin Brady, the ranking…
Congratulations On Your College Degree In Cheating!
By Kip Kolson, Special for The Time USA The headlines this week were dominated by a massive nationwide-college-admissions-cheating scandal that involved wealthy individuals paying up to $6.5 million to move their children to the front of the enrollment line for top universities like Yale, Georgetown, Stanford, University of Southern California, UCLA, and the University of…
Democrats Will Find AG’s Mueller Summary Disappointing
It is no surprise that the Trump Administration waited until Friday to announce that Special Counsel report by Robert Mueller was complete and submitted. Hoping to be slowed down by the weekend that includes much of the nation obsessed with the NCAA’s “March Madness.” In spite of the timing, expect nothing but the most extreme…
The US Airports Most Likely to Have Cancellations
In an effort to help empower passengers to make more informed decisions when booking flights, InsureMyTrip Research reveals which of the country’s busiest airports are more prone to flight cancellations and what passengers should know about airline cancellation policies. Summary: Data Source: InsureMyTrip Research and The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics…
Because of Brexit, Uncertainty is the Word for London Real Estate
Amid Brexit uncertainty some parts of the UK are still flourishing in the property market according to reports. While much of London struggles, Southwark and Wandsworth postcode SE1 welcomed £1.3billion in sales across 2018, while areas in the capital made up the entire top 15’s most lucrative areas. A report, published recently by Property Rescue, also wrote that…
Moving in with the Parents is Part of a Strategy to Afford a Home Down Payment Quicker
Housing expenses add two years and 10 months to the time it takes a typical renter to save for a 20 percent down payment on the median U.S. home, according to a new HotPads® analysis. The median home value is $225,300i, meaning a 20 percent down payment is about $45,000. If a renter earning the median annual income…
40 Percent of Malicious URLS Can Be Found on Good URLS
Webroot, the Smarter Cybersecurity® company, revealed the results of the 2019 Webroot Threat Report, showcasing that while tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals. The report is derived from metrics captured and analyzed by Webroot’s advanced, cloud-based machine learning architecture: the Webroot® Platform….
In This Case, Tepid Jobs Report is Result of Robust Economy
There has been alarm sounded about the recent jobs report showing the economy only produced tens of thousands of jobs rather than the hundreds of thousands we have gotten use to. The reason for the drop in jobs creation is pretty simple. It is simply harder to get to zero unemployment the closer an economy…
How to Change Your Brand Messaging to Reach Generation Z
Fuse released new data today on how to reach Generation Z. According to Forbes, Generation Z will account for 40% of all consumers by next year. As marketers, it’s important to understand these consumers’ habits, interests, and behaviors to create a successful and targeted content strategy. Our study this month of 1,000 Gen Zers can help brands to…