A deal proposed to lift the federal debt limit would have only a small cooling effect on the US economy and high inflation, according to economists. It does little to reduce government spending that grew rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. There’s one particular component of the deal that could ding the economy…
5 ways to simplify and reduce your money clutter
Professional organizers might define household clutter as a pile of unmade decisions. Money clutter is much the same. Those credit cards you no longer use but haven’t closed? That’s money clutter. So is the retirement account you left behind three jobs ago and the financial paperwork you keep but no longer need. Money clutter can…
FreshBooks survey predicts increasing use of generative AI in small businesses
Article content Source: metamorworks | Getty Images Article content Approximately 1000 small business owners in the US and Canada were recently polled by accounting software company FreshBooks about their current and future use of generative AI. Article content Of the small business owners polled, the majority of whom have between two and five employees, two…
Kari Lake trashes election law ignorantly (or shamelessly)
Kari Lake, having just lost her bid to overturn the 2022 election, has now moved on … to the 2020 election. “Welcome to the Banana Republic of Arizona,” she tweeted on Monday. “Maricopa County report reveals thousands of ballots in 2020 didn’t have proof of citizenship.”Naturally, Lake’s “war room” chimed in on this shocking development….
DRC receives three statewide awards
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. LA CROSSE — The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. recognized the best downtown projects of 2022 during the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony at the La Crosse Center. Projects honored included business and community development initiatives, historic preservation, community celebrations and revitalization success stories from across the country….
South Carolina small business does the best in 10 counties
Holly Springs residents suggested the town add more dining, shops and green spaces for new development in the downtown area. The Town of Holly Springs Do you know anyone who owns or works for a small business? [–> Currently, there are approximately 33,185,550 small businesses in the U.S. as of March 2023, according to the…
Netflix to start charging US customers an extra $8 for sharing accounts outside the house
Netflix on Tuesday outlines how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth. In an email to its 70 million US customers on Tuesday, Netflix said it would limit viewing…
What prison life will look like for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes [Video]
Thermos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to begin serving her 11-year sentence at 2 pm today inside a minimum-security, female-only federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas. What will her new life look like? Days start early at FPC Bryan, which is located about 100 miles northwest of Holmes’ hometown of Houston. Holmes, 39, has to…