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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 […]
10 Ways to Beat Phone Scammers December 18, 2018 Privacy Invasion “A pestilence.” “Deserving of a fate worse than death.” “A curse on all their houses.” Those were some of the comments regarding last week’s article, about the scammers responsible for the epidemic of scam phone calls. To recap: By mid-2019, half of all U.S. phone calls will be scams. Ninety percent of those calls will […]
Why Biofuel Production Is Short December 18, 2018 Commodities Ethanol was sold as the key to America’s energy independence. Now a decade after a Congress’ mandate on ethanol, the new-age biofuel is falling short of expectations. In 2007, the government passed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Its mandate was to set guidelines for the growth of biofuels, including ethanol. But production of […]
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 […]





