Stock Market Jitters But Doesn’t Crater During Gov’t Shutdowns
The US government has been reopened – for now – but we might be back in the same place in three weeks.
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The US government has been reopened – for now – but we might be back in the same place in three weeks.
Continue ReadingSears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for the U.S. department store chain with an improved takeover bid of roughly $5.2 billion, allowing the 126-year-old retailer to keep its doors open.
Continue ReadingWhat will happen to the Journal News if Gannett Co. agrees to be bought out by MNG Enterprises Inc., a newspaper group backed by a hedge fund with a reputation for making deep cost cuts without investing sufficiently to bolster a papers’ long-term sustainability?
Continue ReadingLast Friday we had a great jobs report, with 312,000 jobs created through December, bringing the 2018 total jobs tally to 2.64 million
Continue ReadingMinimum wage workers in New York will see their paychecks go up this year, along with those in 19 other states and two dozen cities and counties.
Continue ReadingThe Regional Economic Development Council awards include $87.1 million for 122 projects in the Mid-Hudson Region, including Rockland County.
Continue ReadingThe QBI deduction is 20% of qualified business income.
Continue ReadingSix Tax Tips from Mahoney Asset Management and Rockland Pro
Continue ReadingFor nearly three decades, Suzanne Copeland worked for banks marketing their offerings. But the marketing brainchild that shifted her career from corporate insider to solo entrepreneur came from teaching banks how to market to their own female employees.
Continue ReadingA UK-based company hoping to sell a high-tech composting system that converts unsorted municipal waste to green energy has been meeting with Rockland County’s decision-makers for the past few months.
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