Main Street Recession Talk Spooks Wall St & Scares Small Biz
Main Street recession talk is disrupting small business plans and bubbling Downtown to Wall Street. Another short-term interest rate today cut (second time this …
Small Business
It’s Qualified Workers, Stupid, Not da Economy Sez Biz Owners
Small business owners says qualified workers remain the major stumbling block to expansion. Nonetheless, U.S. business owners expressed optimism in July as expectations for …
Cash Flow Biggest Business P.I.A. — Cure: Blue Card & Lil Vig
Cash flow is the biggest ulcer for business owners and many say they would rather organize junk drawers, give up social media or trash …
Business Owner Blues: Unqualified Workers & Uncertain Economy
Business owner blues follows economic optimism, expressed last month, perhaps an aberration. In June, small biz owners turned pessimistic citing the continued difficulty of …
Consumer Confidence Slides as Words Matter Bigly
Consumer confidence slides in June reversing the brightening Spring momentum in the wake of the misguided government shutdown and nasty Winter weather coast-to-coast. This …
Southwest Higher Altitude Business Card Ups Ante
Southwest higher altitude business card is offering a whopping 80K points sign-up bonus plus a 9K points card anniversary award. The 80K bonus points …
Small Biz Surge Joins the Economic Optimism Pep Rally
The small biz surge has joined the economic optimism pep rally in May following a stressful and bizarre start for 2019, created largely by …
Real Economy Optimism Driven by U.S. Small Biz in Apr
The real economy optimism was driven higher by U.S. small business owners who cite strong job creation, expectations for sales, business conditions, and credit …
U.S. Consumer Confidence Springs Back with Cautious Optimism
After a crappy economic start in the first three months of 2019, U.S. consumer confidence showed signs of rebirth in April. For the short-term, …
Consumer Confidence Does Sideways Shuffle
The impact of last year’s tax reform legislation on consumer confidence has greatly diminished in the first four months of 2019 as the personal …
