Month: March 2023

Visualspace | E+ | Getty Images Small business owners today may feel they’re getting pulled in two directions: stuck between wanting to offer a retirement benefit to their workers but feeling unable to afford costs associated with a 401(k) plan. But entrepreneurs scared by the affordability of maintaining a 401(k) plan can instead consider an
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Labor shortages. Volatile materials prices. Inflationary pressures. Capital markets turbulence. It’s all enough to keep real estate development project managers gobbling a steady diet of antacids as they grapple to keep their projects financially tenable. A 2022 CBRE U.S. Construction Cost Trends report afforded them little hope things would get a great deal better soon.
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Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Source: imdb The winner of the best picture award at Sunday’s Oscars may not get a box office bump for taking home the night’s biggest prize. It’s part of Hollywood’s evolution. The Covid pandemic and the rise of streaming have fundamentally altered the industry. The result has
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In this article WU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The author in Argentinian Patagonia in February 2023. Here, the Spegazzini Glacier cascades into Lago Argentino, the third largest lake in South America. Waiting in an hourlong line at a Western Union wasn’t on my initial itinerary when planning a recent trip to Argentina. Yet
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The labor market is still going strong overall, but communities of color still struggle with higher and, in some instances, worsening unemployment. Further economic pain can quickly spread, especially among communities of color, amid political risks from Republicans holding the government’s ability to pay its bills hostage and the Fed aggressively raising interest rates. The
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gilaxia If you’re in the market for a new car, be prepared for the possibility of paying more than sticker price. The average new-car price in February was $45,296, compared with the average manufacturer’s suggested retail price, or MSRP, of $41,637, according to new research from iSeeCars.com. An estimated 31% of new vehicles were sold
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Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images The pace of wage growth seems to be decelerating, according to the February jobs report issued Friday — but workers still have bargaining power in a cooling but strong job market, economists said. “Workers have a very strong negotiating position,” Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. “The
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