Did you spend more money on Holiday gifts this year?
Maybe it was because of the drop in gas prices. Studies of consumer spending suggest that 80% of the average savings of
Wage increases are coming, are you ready?
Conversations about increases in the minimum wage are in the past tense – at least in California. “How is the increase affecting you?” “Have you had to bump up workers who were a dollar above the minimum by 50c or a dollar?” “Can you get anyone to work at minimum wage?” “Can you get any […]
Wal-Mart is raising its minimum wage, will you?
Two weeks ago, Wal-Mart announced they were raising minimum wages to
Can we take advantage of the stronger dollar to bring manufacturing back to the US?
I was fascinated by an article in the Wall Street Journal this week about a baby seat manufacturer who was exploring bringing manufacturing of one model back to the US from China.
In the geo-political oil game, are you Saudi Arabia or are you Venezuela?
As gas prices continue to stay low, Saudi Arabia is sitting pretty – producing oil at $15-18/barrel. They have $740bi in cash reserves, so they can stay on this course
Every time I gas up my car, I want to party.
Every time I gas up my car, I want to party. And, it just keeps getting better.
Employers coping with the minimum wage increase. How can they do it?
I’ve been asked a lot recently, what are other employers doing to cope with the minimum wage increase? In fact, some are pretty frustrated because when the minimum wage goes up, that is not the only business cost that increases.
Does a higher minimum wage help?
Here is the long-term problem: wages in the US at the bottom to middle have stagnated or fallen in the last 30 years.* Most millennials do not believe they will earn