Charitable taxpayers are rewarded with powerful incentives, but there are lots of options and rules to keep in mind. Press Release Distribution Service
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Season 5 Episode 12: ‘You’re Going to Get Told ‘No’ 10,000 Times’
This episode of our weekly pitch show begins with a tense exchange between one entrepreneur and our investors. Press Release Distribution Service
Cloudways Makes Google Cloud and AWS Hosting Understandable
Cloudways is a hosting company located in Malta. They are bridging the gap between the big cloud platforms that are still technical and the needs of small businesses. Cloudways is helping SMBs take advantage of what cloud hosting has to offer. For example, it tackles the complexity of configuring and setting up platforms like AWS…
Try These 8 Things to Improve your Business in the New Year
With the changing seasons, holiday decorations, and cheery music flowing from seemingly every storefront, one thing is clear — the end of the year is upon us, and 2020 is not far away. The end of the year can be a great time to recollect, reflect on the last 12 months, and find areas where…
Annual LinkedIn Report Reveals Most In-Demand Jobs
The creation of new jobs is driven by a wide range of factors. And depending on the dominant industries in the market, some jobs are more in demand than others. The 2020 LinkedIn Emerging Jobs Report looks to find out the fastest-growing jobs around the world. 2020 Emerging Jobs Report According to the report, Artificial…
66% of Customers Look for Social Proof Before Making Online Purchases
A whopping 66% of customers are more likely to purchase a product if it has some form of social proof that it is a quality item, via likes, reviews, mentions, testimonials, public endorsements and more. When it comes to social proof, 82% of consumers believe positive ratings and reviews are the most trusted form of…
76% of Business Leaders See Similar or More Profits in Their Future
More than three-quarters of business leaders believe their business will be equally or more profitable in 2020. 55% of executives said they think their business will definitely be more profitable in the forthcoming year compared to 2019. 2020 Small Business Expectations Advisory and accounting firm EisnerAmper LLP compiled this research. They surveyed around 940 business…
A 7-Eleven in Japan Might Close for a Day. Yes, That’s a Big Deal.
In a dispute captivating a country of workaholics, Mitoshi Matsumoto says the company is threatening to rescind his franchise after he complained about draconian work hours. Press Release Distribution Service
After Another Year of Trump Attacks, ‘Ominous Signs’ for the American Press
Threats of ‘retribution,’ more accusations of ‘fake news’ and the end of the White House briefing made 2019 the darkest yet for journalists in the Trump era. Press Release Distribution Service
How Big Companies Won New Tax Breaks From the Trump Administration
As the Treasury Department prepared to enact the 2017 Republican tax overhaul, corporate lobbyists swarmed — and won big. Press Release Distribution Service
In Indonesia, Outlaw Gold Miners Poison Themselves to Survive
One large mining company is trying to shut illegal operations, which use mercury. The small-scale miners say there’s no other way to earn a living. Press Release Distribution Service
Oil rises to three-month high on upbeat data, Middle East tension
Oil prices rose to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle East following U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria. Press Release Distribution Service
‘Do Not Sell My Info’: U.S. retailers rush to comply with California’s new privacy law
U.S. retailers including Walmart Inc will add “Do Not Sell My Info” links to their websites and signage in stores starting Jan. 1, allowing California shoppers to understand for the first time what personal and other data the retailers collect, sources said. Press Release Distribution Service
U.S. sanctions block hurry-up work on Russian gas pipeline: officials
Any companies that rush to finish building a Russian natural gas export pipeline to Germany that came under U.S. sanctions this month risk being penalized, senior U.S. officials said on Sunday. Press Release Distribution Service
MTN reviewing allegations after being named in U.S. complaint
South African telecoms firm MTN on Monday said it was reviewing allegations raised in a U.S. complaint which accuses several firms of paying protection money to extremist groups in Afghanistan. Press Release Distribution Service
World stocks hold onto gains, dollar under pressure
World stocks clung to recent gains on Monday following healthy advances in Asia on hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, a more optimistic growth outlook and a softer dollar, while the euro climbed to a 4-1/2 month high. Press Release Distribution Service
EU seeks reset in trade talks with U.S. – trade chief Hogan
The European Union’s new trade commissioner, Irishman Phil Hogan, was quoted on Monday as saying he would seek a reset of EU/US trade relations on a number of contentious issues when he meets his U.S. counterpart for the first time next month. Press Release Distribution Service
More than 150 flights canceled in Germany as Lufthansa’s Germanwings hit by strikes
Around 180 flights in Germany were canceled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa’s budget airline Germanwings, in a bid to put pressure on management in wage talks. Press Release Distribution Service
China’s December factory activity set to expand for a second month: Reuters poll
China’s factory activity likely expanded again in December on stronger external demand and an infrastructure push at home, but the pace of growth is set to ease as markets await more certainty on a U.S.-China trade truce, a Reuters poll showed. Press Release Distribution Service
BoE’s Carney says finance must act faster on climate change
Financial services have been too slow to cut investment in fossil fuels, a delay that could lead to a sharp increase in global temperatures, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in an interview broadcast on Monday. Press Release Distribution Service
Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3 sedans in just under a year
Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it began work on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China, and said it would ramp up deliveries from next month. Press Release Distribution Service
Oil price rise muted in 2019 despite sanctions, supply cuts, attack in Saudi Arabia
Oil prices rose more than 20% this year but there were no sharp spikes and crude futures barely sniffed $70 a barrel despite attacks on the world’s biggest oil producer, sanctions that crippled crude exports of two OPEC members and gigantic supply cuts from big oil producing countries. Press Release Distribution Service
