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Digital Payment Apps Are Increasing American Debt December 19, 2018 Technology The economy might be humming along nicely, but workers have struggled to see the same kind of growth in their paychecks. The latest from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that real average hourly earnings climbed 0.8% on a year-over-year basis in November. But that small earnings growth has translated into more people feeling better […]
Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates This Wednesday? December 18, 2018 U.S. Economy There is a major event set to take place in the stock market this Wednesday. It’s one that analysts and investors have been speculating about for months. Some have attributed this single event to whether or not the U.S. economy heads into a recession in 2019. At 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Reserve will announce […]
Delta Stock Hits Rough Air, But Could Still Soar December 17, 2018 Investment Opportunities When I started planning out today’s article early last week, it was going to be a tongue-in-cheek jab at Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL). You see, Delta just banned puppies and kittens from all flights. My 9-year-old daughter was devastated. She has neither a puppy nor a kitten but lamented that if Santa brings […]
Rio Tinto Is the Tesla of Mining, Developing the Mine of the Future December 14, 2018 Technology Mining has seen few advances in the last half-century. Most dangerous jobs are still done by humans. But now one company is challenging this dated paradigm.
Traders Ignored the Fed Chairman’s Warning December 13, 2018 U.S. Economy Traders were right that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's recent speech was important. But buying stocks was the wrong reaction.