Retail sales get boost from car buyers and Amazon Prime Day. Economy hasn’t lost its mojo.
Iran war and high inflation have limited impact
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Oil and Gas Tax | Big Oil and Energy Producers Windfall Profits Tax
People are frustrated with soaring energy prices, and Congress has taken notice. Sadly, the response so far has been to recycle old policy ideas that seek to punish producers, hoping they will spur energy bills to take a turn for the better. Two policies in particular are worth examining. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep….
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Nvidia vs. AMD vs. Cerebras: Which Is the Best AI Inference Stock to Buy Today?
While the first phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) trend was all about large language model (LLM) training, the next phase is increasingly becoming about inference — putting those trained models to work on real-world tasks. This is expected to become the larger of the two markets eventually. Chipmakers Nvidia (NVDA +0.29%), Advanced Micro Devices…
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Storage Is Moving From Furniture to the Walls
Large bookcases, entertainment centers, and standalone sideboards are giving way to modular wall systems that combine shelving, cabinets, and display space in a single installation. Instead of filling rooms with separate furniture pieces, designers are using vertical surfaces to organize books, media equipment, dining essentials, and decorative collections while preserving valuable floor space. The examples…
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GE boosts profit outlook, but stock falls as booming order growth cools
GE Aerospace’s stock falls after earnings, again, with recently rapid order-book growth slowing.
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Shultz Huber acquires Stroh Johnson
Shultz Huber & Associates, a CPA firm in northwest Ohio, expanded in the state with the acquisition of Stroh, Johnson & Company, effective as of July 1. Processing Content Stroh Johnson, founded in 1979, is an accounting, audit and tax firm. The deal adds three offices across Lima, Minister and Wapakoneta, Ohio, to the team….
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Organizing Your Whole Home | The Happy Housie
Tips and ideas for organizing your whole home: a Ten Week Organizing Challenge to create an efficient and functional home for a busy family. Have you had organizing on the brain lately? I must confess that I did some organizing right after Christmas but haven’t had much of a chance to think about it again…
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Looking for a Non-Injurious Plan to Regulate AI | American Enterprise Institute
Sometimes the great verities are pretty straightforward. For example, “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop,” an observation made famous by economist Herb Stein. Let’s stick with that one, given its sensible application to the Trump administration’s current quasi-licensing regime for frontier AI models. The effort has proven to be a vibey, ad…
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Hyatt-Air Canada Partnership Adds Redemptions, Status Challenges
World of Hyatt and Air Canada’s Aeroplan program are teaming up to offer reciprocal benefits, new redemption options and the ability to convert points between the two programs. Anyone with access to both loyalty programs can now link their accounts to access these new options, but the partnership is most valuable for members with elite…
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Inspirit Equity-backed Sizemore to snap up Carlson Building Maintenance
Carlson’s owners Nick Giese and Kaylee Brown will continue to lead the division and remain actively involved in the company’s operations Carlson was founded in 1959 Sizemore Inc, a portfolio company of Inspirit Equity, has agreed to acquire Carlson Building Maintenance, a Minneapolis-based provider of janitorial and facility services to retail, grocery, and commercial customers…
