Latest Insights on THS
Small Business Owner Optimism is Decreasing
December 17, 2018 U.S. Economy
Forecasts are hard to make. But profits tend to rely on forecasts. For a small business, it’s important to forecast well. If there are too many customers and not enough inventory, the business can fail. Too much inventory can also lead to failure. Hiring plans and inventory depend on future expectations. Owners might get it wrong, […] Unemployment Reaches Bottom, Nowhere to Go But Up
December 13, 2018 U.S. Economy
An indicator with an impeccable track record has all but triggered a countdown to the next recession. It warrants caution. Big Telecom Companies Ignore Phone Scammers
December 12, 2018 Privacy Invasion
Telephone scammers steal $37 billion a year from elderly Americans. And the problem is about to get much, much worse, very soon. Don’t Fear the S&P 500 Death Cross
December 12, 2018 Stocks
The death cross has happened right before some of the biggest market crashes in recent history. However, it hasn’t been bearish over the long run. Video Game Makers Game You Through Microtransactions
December 10, 2018 Technology
As regular readers know, I’m an old-school gamer. My first video game system was an Atari 2600, with Combat!, Pitfall, Q-Bert … even the much maligned E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game. But gaming has changed considerably since the days of the Atari 2600. No longer do you just buy a video game and play it at […]