A Chicago-area nurse quit her job after the hospital forbade her from wearing an N95 mask. Other nurses have dealt with similar problems. Hospitals across the nation are trying to silence their distraught workers. Amid a troubling mask shortage, a Chicago-area nurse says she bought her own N95 mask to bring to work. But she […]
Archives for Marzo 2020
Forget the Dow: This Stock Market Index Teases the Economy’s Grisly Future
The Dow and S&P 500 have rocketed off their recent lows. But one economist says that mega-cap stocks are masking pain in the broader market – especially in the small-cap segment. That’s a bad sign for the economy, and it might be even worse for the stock market. As the U.S. stock market closes the […]
Calm Down, Suzanne Somers – We’re Not Ready for Grandmas in Playboy
Suzanne Somers wants to pose for Playboy for her 75th birthday. While it may seem like a ‘woke’ and accepting notion, it’s far from it. We’re not ready to see our grandmothers sexualized, and Somers is not an accurate representation of an average senior. Suzanne Somers seems like a decent person. She’s helped people tone […]
Dow Suffers Reversal as Goldman Sachs Suddenly Gets Even More Bearish
The Dow Jones suffered a reversal on Tuesday during the last trading day of the first quarter. Goldman Sachs’ dire GDP update erased some of the optimism around Trump’s talk of a $2 trillion infrastructure package. While overall U.S. coronavirus cases continue to surge, there are some bright spots in Europe and San Francisco. The […]
Trade Show, Conference and Event Updates as of March 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#COVID19–The following are updates to 2020 trade shows, conferences and events impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. April 5 – 9 April 9 IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things 2020 IoT Day Slam 2020 Canceled Virtual event. https://wfiot2020.iot.ieee.org/ http://iotslam.com/ April 10 – 19 […]
U.S. Consumer Confidence Is Plunging – But More Pain Is Coming
The Conference Board’s gauge of U.S. consumer confidence plunged from 132.6 to 120 in March, while economists expected a 110 number. Confidence is likely to decline further in the coming months. It will probably take a long time before consumers start spending like before the crisis. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index […]