Meet the Snake Who Killed Hundreds of N.J. Jobs
POSTED BY: MATT ROONEY MARCH 10, 2017 The facts speak for themselves once you get past the hysteria. Do your homework: Each Wal-Mart superstore can employee several hundred (or more) employees, Save...
View ArticleN.J. experiences largest private sector job growth in 16 years
“We’re actually now over-performing the rest of the country, and I would suggest to you that the reason that there is that lag is because New Jersey is still a very expensive place to work and do...
View ArticleNew Jersey Native Nominated to take the Helm of the Commodity Futures Trading...
March 16,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Washington DC, President Donald Trump this week nominated New Jersey native J. Christopher Giancarlo to serve as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading...
View ArticleBig Bird Is Rich, So Why Does He Need Taxpayer Money?
As night follows day, defenders of big government trotted out “Sesame Street’s” Big Bird as the poster child of President Trump’s terrible spending cuts. The Daily Beast story on Trump’s budget...
View ArticlePricey N.J. college gets stung by credit agency junk rating
By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com on March 20, 2017 at 2:13 PM, updated March 20, 2017 at 4:30 PM MADISON — New Jersey’s second-most expensive college has been losing money and faces a...
View ArticleExtreme couponing helps Virginia woman feed the hungry
THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer Lauren Puryear literally took her quest to feed the hungry to the extreme. The thousands of coupons she has clipped, along with others donated to her cause, are paying off,...
View ArticleManufacturers’ Optimism Hits 20-Year High in NAM Survey
As Manufacturers Meet President Trump to Talk Regulations, Taxes and Infrastructure, Industry Is More Confident in Improving Business Climate by Jennifer Drogus March 31, 2017 Washington, D.C., Fresh...
View Article3 Reasons Your Small Business Should Offer An Employee-Retirement Plan
April 8,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Ridgewood NJ, Small business owners probably think they have enough headaches already, what with meeting payroll, dealing with government regulations and...
View ArticleThe number of reluctant part-time workers is still higher than before the...
Published: Apr 9, 2017 12:57 p.m. ET Millions of Americans don’t want to work part-time. The U.S. economy added just 98,000 jobs in March, the smallest gain in nearly a year, after adding more than...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett Tapped to lead U.S. Export-Import Bank
April 15,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, who had supported closing the U.S. Export-Import Bank, to head the...
View ArticleThe Financial Planning Association of New Jersey Spring Conference will...
file photo How has a Trump Presidency affected the markets, financial planning and your bottom line? April 21,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog East Rutherford NJ, The Financial Planning Association...
View ArticleBrick-and-Mortar Stores Are Shuttering at a Record Pace
Years of overbuilding and the rise of online shopping have come to a head; malls as ‘energy suckers’ By Suzanne Kapner April 21, 2017 7:53 p.m. ET American retailers are closing stores at a record pace...
View ArticleIs It Time to Break Up Google?
By JONATHAN TAPLINAPRIL 22, 2017 In just 10 years, the world’s five largest companies by market capitalization have all changed, save for one: Microsoft. Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Citigroup and...
View ArticleHow Amazon’s ‘invisible’ hand can shape your city
The Seattle e-commerce company’s influence goes well beyond shopping BY PATRICK SISSON MAY 2, 2017, 11:43AM EDT It begins with boxes. For most people who order goods from Amazon—with nearly half of...
View ArticleMAKING MANUFACTURING A MATTER OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR NEW JERSEY
JOHN REITMEYER | MAY 8, 2017 A new ‘manufacturing caucus’ looks to explore what companies need in terms of employees, education, training, and business opportunities — and help make sure they get it...
View ArticleHouse Approves Financial CHOICE Act In Major Step to Repealing Dodd-Frank
June 9,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Washington DC, The House on Thursday passed the Financial CHOICE Act, legislation to overhaul and replace the failed Dodd-Frank Act that has contributed to...
View ArticleCannabis Industry Legitimized Through Digital Currency
June 19,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Ridgewood NJ, There is an old saying that “cash is king.” But when it comes to forming a legitimate business or industry in the United States, digital...
View ArticleHow Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Became the Madoff of Music Festivals
Vanity Fair explores how millennial marketing mess of a music festival happened. Of late, all of the reports on the doomed-before-it-started Fyre Festival have been about its aftermath—the onsite...
View ArticleWhy the Post Office Gives Amazon Special Delivery
A Citigroup analysis finds each box gets a $1.46 subsidy. It’s like a gift card from Uncle Sam. By Josh Sandbulte July 13, 2017 7:12 p.m. ET In my neighborhood, I frequently walk past “shop local”...
View Article“Wesley learns’ Series Author Wins Financial Literacy Book of the Year by...
October 1,2017 the staff of the Ridgewood blog Ridgewood NJ, our friend Prince Dykes of the Investor show has once again made news himself . Prince is and 4x Award Winning Author, Talk Show Host,...
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