Trump’s auto tariffs could be boon for rental car companies

President Donald Trump’s recently announced auto tariffs could potentially be a boon for rental car companies.  Hertz on Thursday saw its stock price post a jump of over 20%, and another rental car company, Avis, posted a double-digit increase the same day. The jumps that those rental car companies experienced Thursday…

How To Set Up An LLC In Tennessee

Now is a great time to launch a limited liability company (LLC) in Tennessee. In 2021, the state saw an enormous surge in new business formations, reportedly the largest to date. Between January and March alone, nearly 20,000 companies and corporations debuted. Government financial aid may have helped more people…

A Rare Deep Value Software Stock With Growth Potential

After a major acquisition, OpenText is now primed to get back to organic growth By Praveen Chawla Summary OpenText is a rare deep value stock in the Technology Sector and Software industry. Following a transformative acquisition of UK based Microfocus the stock dropped as the company integrated the acquisition. OpenText…

How Top Founders Delight Customers

Customer experience matters. Customers are likely to spend 140% more after a positive experience, and companies with high customer satisfaction see higher revenue growth rates. But it’s not working. Whilst 80% of companies planned to increase their investment in customer experience in 2024, 84% of customers report that their expectations…

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How Privatization Can Impact Individual Investors

Due to the high government deficit, the topic of privatizing certain government functions, like education and healthcare, have been increasingly discussed. Privatization essentially means moving from government ownership to private ownership. The idea behind pushing this is to lessen the financial burden on the government…

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Small Businesses Struggled to Grow in 2024, Says Fed Report

Despite recent wobbles, including a more than 10% drop from its all-time high earlier this month, the S&P 500 is still up more than 160% from its level at the onset of Covid in 2020. But the smallest businesses have yet to fully recover from the pandemic, and now are…

How To Become A Happier Business Owner

Minna Hu, Founder of AI Bookkeeper, is committed to helping small-business owners free up the time they spend on bookkeeping. As a business owner, the mindset of “I can do it” has served me well. My husband and I bought an inn just one month before the pandemic hit. We…

Tech Entrepreneurs Are Ushering In The Next Wave Of Digital Transformation

Digital transformation has become vital for businesses to stay competitive in our ever-changing world. Innovative entrepreneurs like Lucas Diaz of Ludia Consulting, Jacqueline Shorter-Beauchamp of Engaged Media Studios, and Dexter Hardy of Ntegral, are utilizing advanced technologies to create solutions for complex business challenges. Their innovations are reshaping industries with…

How To Unlock The Spending Power Of Affluent Online Shoppers

By Charles Nicholls, CEO SimplicityDX Inc and Chair of The DX Academy, a think tank that researches how consumers buy online. In an economy where many Americans are cutting back, one segment continues to splurge: the top 10% of earners, defined as households making $250,000 or more annually. According to…

How auto tariffs could affect the car buying process

Consumers should not race to dealerships to buy a car in hopes of skirting President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on auto imports, according to an industry expert. Brian Moody, Autotrader’s executive editor, said it is unwise because the tariffs will impact each car manufacturer to a different extent.”It’s going to impact…

Industrial Profits Were Great If You Looked

Key News Asian equities had a relatively strong day, led by Malaysia and Japan despite the news of a 25% U.S. tariff on imported cars. However, South Korea and Taiwan saw declines of more than 1%. Hong Kong and Mainland China opened lower but managed to grind higher before fading…

A CEO’s Priority For 2025

Barry Marshall, People-Minded business and organizational strategist. Founding Partner of P5, a boutique management consultancy. Spring is here, and many CEOs are facing a leadership crisis in the workplace. Recent studies show that almost 6 in 10 workers are interested in a new job or actively job hunting in 2025.…

Student Loan Delinquencies Soar As 9 Million Borrowers Fall Behind

9 Million Student Loan Borrowers Are Delinquent On Student Loans After a historic pause in payments, student loan borrowers face a harsh reality check. A new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study estimates that roughly 9.2 million Americans have fallen behind on their student loan bills since repayments have…

Skechers Is Running To New Heights

I originally made Skechers USA, Inc. (SKX) a Long Idea in May 2018 and have reiterated my bullish view on the stock many times. Since my last update, SKX has outperformed as a Long Idea, but most recently, shares plummeted after reporting 4Q24 earnings. This drop begs the question, does…

5 Strategies That Really Work

Your LinkedIn profile could be bringing in clients on repeat. But staying invisible means missing opportunities while other accounts in your niche win big. Skip the basic posting and stop hoping someone will notice. Instead, make them care. LinkedIn rewards those who show up with intention and stay consistent with…