Category: Business Columnists

Will Joe Manchin Give Trial Lawyers Billions To Sue West Virginia Small Businesses?

Commentary Negotiations are reportedly not going well between the Biden administration and Joe Manchin, the swing Democrat in the 50-50 U.S. Senate who will likely decide the fate of the president’s Build Back Better bill, calculated to cost $5 trillion. Manchin’s stated concerns have focused on the extent of the bill’s spending at a time…


3 Ways Deep Listening Will Transform Your Life

By Tracy Tilson In a world saturated with information, nonstop noise, smartphones, and endless workplace productivity tools, the art of listening is truly on the decline. How can we stop and pay attention to one thing at a time when a waterfall of “noise” is cascading into our minds every second? Our phones, notifications, emails,…


Replacing the Hustle Mindset With the Unhustle Mindset

By Milena Regos The pandemic helped us realize that real, sustainable success is so much more than a sole focus on work. It became the great clarifier that we crave a new kind of life—simpler, slower, more intentional, and more purposeful—and a new type of work culture: human culture instead of hustle culture. We cannot…


Evergrande’s Default No ‘Lehman Moment’ for China’s State-Controlled Economy

After months of speculation, two major Chinese residential real estate developers have defaulted on their bond payments. In December, Evergrande and Kaisa failed to pay interest due on $1.6 billion worth of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds in aggregate. Evergrande was the highest-profile, as the Shenzhen-based developer had for months tried to raise cash to pay down…


Chart Wars: Will Nvidia or AMD Stock Break From This Bullish Pattern First?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Nvidia Corporation have both formed long-term bullish chart patterns that could provide massive upside for the long-minded trader and investor. Both stocks have formed a bull flag pattern on the weekly chart, with AMD and Nvidia looking close to completing their patterns. When a bull flag pattern is formed on a…


Anaplan Shares Drop as Morgan Stanley Downgrades the Stock

Morgan Stanleyanalyst Stan Zlotsky downgraded Anaplan Inc. from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowered the price target from $73 to $55, implying a 24 percent upside. Zlotsky conducted another round of channel checks after the company’s Q3 earnings report, and the mixed checks suggest recent results “could be indicative of more prolonged challenges.” Zlotsky thinks the upside in the…


Want to Start a Small Business? 2022 Could Be Your Year

It’s hard to believe 2021 is almost over—but here we are. And if you’ve been thinking about starting a small business for a while, then the upcoming year could be the perfect time. But I totally get that it can be hard to know where to start, so let’s walk through five important tips that…


Effective Time Management Is Essential for CEO Success

Every time, a good leader understands people’s motives, as well as what motivates and inspires them. Then, spend time with them to make more money. Time Is of the Essence They understand how to entice their employees to participate in a way that balances the individual’s interests, time, and needs with the group’s goals. This,…


Gold IRA: Is This New Type of Retirement Account a Good Post-Pandemic Investment?

Today’s precarious economic environment makes a strong argument for alternative retirement investments for the post-pandemic era. This, at least, is the prevailing sentiment among many investors and market-watchers who fear the effects of inflation, high borrowing costs, unstable foreign capital markets as exemplified by Evergrade, and a potential stock market pullback. In fact, the year-over-year…


How to Build a Business and a Family at the Same Time

By Ryan McGrath It’s common for entrepreneurs to feel as though they need to choose between their personal and professional lives. Oftentimes, young leaders are simultaneously growing their businesses and their families. As a result, your days can become taxing. From playtime to board meetings and everything in between, learning how to juggle a successful…