Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
August 6, 2018

Many business owners are reluctant to offer a 401(k) retirement plan due to concerns over ongoing administration, costs, and compliance. Another layer of complexity is that the value of a 401(k) plan can vary widely depending upon how well it

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The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to Staar Surgical (STAA). Staar Surgical Company has evolved to become a developer, manufacturer and global distributor of products used by ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals to improve or correct vision in patients suffering from refractive

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By the end of next year, the United States is set to become the world’s biggest oil producer. Once you grasp this, you understand that it has an incentive to promote higher oil prices, both to further its own oil

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Hiring in America cooled down in July but remained in an expansionary mode. The economy added 157,000 jobs, falling short of analysts’ expectation of 195,000 as surveyed by MarketWatch. This marks the lowest reading since March. However, the shortfall is

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Marriott International (MAR – Free Report) just came out with quarterly earnings of $1.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.13 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring

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I’ve seen a lot of commentaries lately describe conditions as if things are calmed down. There was a bit of growth scare, a little T-bill indigestion earlier in the year. The Chinese are somehow both stimulating their export sector by

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The Monday Barron’s was short on closed-end fund data but long on Royal Dutch Shell, a dual national share which trades no less than 4 ways in the USA. On the Big Board, we have RDS-A and RDS-B, respectively the Dutch and British versions of

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The broad based S&P 500 and Russell Indices are hitting multi-month highs while the tech heavy Nasdaq has been reaching record peaks with regularity this year. Despite the Wall of Worry over China Trade, the Bullish behavior of stocks hitting higher highs

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TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.  Out of over 200+ marijuana stocks, here are just 5 of the biggest marijuana stock losers in trading on Monday,

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CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports quarterly earnings from Weight Watchers.