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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 […]
Petroleum: The 2019 Breakout Sector That Pays High Dividends December 17, 2018 Oil
Big pipeline stocks are poised to breakout in 2019. The United States has over 200,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products around the country. That’s long enough to wrap around the earth over nine times! If we add in the natural gas pipelines, it could wrap the earth […]
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, […]






