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The No. 1 question we are hearing from investors is some variation on the theme: “How can the stock market being doing so well (at least on a relative basis) when the economy is struggling and there is so much ...

Economic data has been trending in a positive direction during the third quarter, after cratering during the second quarter. The latest official reading for second quarter GDP was an annualized drop of 31.7%, the largest ever recorded. The drop in ...

Dropping our children off at college the first day of their freshman year was a bittersweet, heart-wrenching experience. Within the cocktail of emotions, one sensation overwhelmed me each time: The feeling of hanging on with clenched fists and all my ...

If Alex Smith had his druthers, he would have scripted a different ending Sunday afternoon. Rather than a 30-10 loss in which he put up pedestrian numbers after entering the game just before halftime, he would have rallied his Washington ...

“Our senior leaders want us to have our teams do a six-hour online training program. I know that it’s necessary to cover this material – and doing it all at one time is the way it’s always been done — ...

When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, many businesses were excited about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and its promise of loan forgiveness. But, as companies received PPP loans and began using the proceeds, questions ...

Recently, U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jay Powell addressed the Jackson Hole Monetary Policy Symposium and announced a major policy shift in the Fed’s approach to managing inflation. In a speech titled “Navigating the Decade Ahead,” Powell highlighted a new ...

Extrapolating numbers can be an exercise in futility, but I couldn’t help myself. So, just for the fun of it, I got out my phone calculator and did some multiplication. If Josh Allen were to continue doing what he’s done ...

Years ago I managed PR for a multi-national CPG (consumer packaged goods) company. One product in my portfolio was a popular morning beverage many people take with cream and sugar. I was invited to join the team on a three-day ...

The death of Daniel Prude broke open deep wounds in the Rochester community. The incident itself, followed by a six-month delay in a public accounting for it, has wrought anger, division, and a lack of confidence in both government and ...

Hospitals and health systems enter the fourth quarter of this indescribable year poised and ready to care for coronavirus and all other patients. They will serve their communities no matter what COVID-19 has in store for us over the next ...

Here’s today’s dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about: your investment portfolio is likely underperforming the market this year. Worse, you are probably lagging behind school-aged day traders on the new Robinhood trading app. Why is that? ...

By the time all’s said-and-done with the conclusion of the NBA Finals in two weeks, Jeff Van Gundy will have spent roughly three months inside the bubble at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex. Fortunately, he and fellow network basketball ...

Conversations about economic development are often rooted in well-intended but admittedly artificial efforts to spur or increase economic growth in a particular geography, industry or demographic group. For better or worse, terms like PILOT programs, government incentives and subsidies are ...

Which company has committed to achieving 100% renewables to power their operations? Wal-Mart? Starbucks Corporation? Zurich Insurance?  McCain Foods Limited? Johnson & Johnson? General Mills? General Motors? If you picked any of these companies you would be right! In fact, ...