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The leisure and hospitality industry added 51,000 jobs in February, despite the continued global threat of coronavirus, Berman & Co. reported, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers. . Unemployment in the industry dropped to 5.7 percent, down from 5.9 percent … Continue reading →

Firms that both import and export alcohol won’t have to pay excise taxes on the alcohol they import and sell.

That’s the opinion of one of our Washington sources, who told us that virtually anything you want from Congress won’t happen this year.  A new Transportation bill?  Nope.  A new

We’re reminded every day how grateful we are for your continued support.  That’s especially true on Thanksgiving, when we also re-read The Wall Street Journal‘s classic Thanksgiving editorials,

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in October for the 117th consecutive month, say the nation’s

New orders for manufactured goods in September decreased $2.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $496.7 billion, the Census Bureau said.  In August, new orders were down just 0.1%.