Category: Business
Why Smartphones are Addictive to Teens
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Philis Achieng, Special for USADT. Smartphones can be addictive, they alter moods and often trigger enjoyable feelings. Smartphones allow us to seek reward such as video, Twitter feeds and news […]
Slower Job Growth in December and Larger Economy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmployment increased by 148,000 jobs in December after increasing by 252,000 jobs in November. December’s job growth came well below expectations. Still, the overall labor market picture is brighter than […]
Bloomberg Offers Report on Tax Reform’s Impact on Many Industries
Reading Time: 2 minutesBloomberg Tax today issued Industry-Specific Impact of Tax Reform, a special report that helps tax professionals understand how the recently enacted changes to the tax code may offer opportunities, increase compliance challenges […]
Duolingo Reaches New High in Valuation
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn July 2017 Duolingo has closed a $25 million Series E funding round, led by Drive Capital, raising its valuation to $700 million. This brings the company’s total funding to […]
How Businesses Can Improve Collaboration and Communication
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn a recent Price of Business (media partner of this site), host Kevin Price interviewed author and show regular, Daniel Burrus on how to improve a business and its communications. […]
Worldwide Box Office Enjoys Record Revenues
Reading Time: 2 minutescomScore today announced annual worldwide theatrical box office revenues are up three percent over 2016 and set a new record of $39.92 billion through December 31, 2017, making 2017 the highest-earning year in global […]
New NEWS website in Town
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS News Observer: We are a website that provides public information from history and current events. We also feature trending headline news from popular news sources. US News Observer offers […]
The Best College Values of 2018
Reading Time: 4 minutesKiplinger has named its 300 Best College Values for 2018. Introduced in 1998, the rankings now combine public schools, private universities and private liberal arts colleges into a single, comprehensive list. Kiplinger […]
Netflix Winning Streak Ends with this Expensive Disaster
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetflix’s rise as a major player in the development of entertainment has become legendary. It regularly gets nominated for and receives some of the biggest awards in Hollywood. Its most […]
Senior House Republican Celebrates Tax Cutting Measure
Reading Time: 4 minutesCongressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke on the House floor today in favor agreeing to the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “Today we will […]
What is Quora and How to Use It
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Michael Cohn, Special for USADT. Quora is on everyone’s lips nowadays. Quora is an online community-driven Question & Answer (Q&A) repository with overflowing information that is of interest to […]
Major Milestone for Hyperloop System
Reading Time: 2 minutesVirgin Hyperloop One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale hyperloop system, today announced that it has named Richard Branson Chairman (non-executive), and has raised an additional $50 million ahead […]
Almost 75 Percent of Employers Complain of “Bad Hires”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen it comes to costly workplace mistakes, few carry as hefty of a price tag as making a wrong hire. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, companies lost an average […]
Trump’s Efforts to End Obamacare Have Changed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy the Price of Business show, Media Partners of this Site. Kevin Price, Managing Editor USADT and Host of the Price of Business show, which is nationally syndicated on the […]
Time’s “Person” Recognizes a Spontaneous Movement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is official, Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” is an entire movement, that spontaneously came on the scene, because of the sexual harassment of women (and men) by powerful […]
How Organizations Can Enjoy Breakthrough Results
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy the Price of Business, a Media Partner of this Site. On a recent Price of Business show with Kevin Price, the host interviewed authors Karin Hurt and David Dye. […]
GOP Tax Reform Gets Mixed Reviews from Main Street
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to the latest Paychex Small Business Survey, business owners on Main Street are nearly split on whether or not federal tax reform would benefit their business. The new study, […]
Washington News Roundup
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy the Price of Business, Media Partner of USA Daily Times. On a Recent Price of Business, Host Kevin Price interviewed Lee Kaplan, a Houston attorney and a politically savvy […]
While Black Friday is Global, Cyber Tuesday is a North American Phenomenon
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn international survey performed the week preceding Black Friday 2017 examined consumer preferences in anticipation of the end-of-year shopping events. The survey, conducted among 3,400 participants from 8 developed countries, […]
US Consumer Confidence Sees Improvement
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in October, increased further in November. The Index now stands at 129.5 (1985=100), up from 126.2 in October. The Present Situation Index […]