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Big change in overtime pay coming soon — Are you prepared?
Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt has been decades in the making and may affect up to 5 million workers across the U.S. "It" is the proposed rule change on who is eligible for overtime pay, due to be issued in June by the Department of Labor (DOL). If you haven't figured out how your business will be affected, time is running out.
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Metals Thoughts: Late-inning rally
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesThe Bank of Japan holding off on any further action has created a massive Yen carry unwind and a general lack of faith in Kuroda/Abe ability to push the Yen lower. That combined with general hedge fund outflows has big offer in the dollar and has been turbo fuel for what I otherwise consider to be an overextended gold rally.
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Employee engagement emerges as a top priority across all industries
Alan Kelsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAccording to a new survey of employers conducted by TalentKeepers, employee engagement is the top concern for employers for the fourth straight year. In fact, the most recent Workplace America survey tells us that a full 82 percent of employers in the survey feel this way.
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Can you negotiate free commercial rent? Yes
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFree rent is just one negotiable factor among many in a commercial lease. Even if you did not receive a rent-free period when you signed your first lease, you may be eligible for one when you renew (although you may have to work harder to get free rent on a renewal).
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Metals Thoughts: Doha on my mind
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesSpot gold has bounced off the 50-day moving average again with the aid of a weaker USD, now at $1,236 all the way north of $1,250. We count this as the second such test so far in April, and so far seems to be successfully held.
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‘Dream Big, Start Small’ is theme for National Small Business…
Paul Zukowski Civil & GovernmentEach year the U.S. Small Business Administration "goes big" the first week in May to recognize America's top small businesses, the entrepreneurs who start them, and the advocates and champions who support them. National Small Business Week 2016 kicks off May 1 with an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. where national award winners will be honored and the Small Business Person of the Year revealed.
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Metals Thoughts: Dollar bets
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesThe broad dollar index has seen an impressive revaluation since early March, and it has helped spur a bid under many risk assets and anything dollar denominated, which very much includes metals.
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Waste no time when it’s time to say goodbye
Michael J. Berens Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementDonald Trump notwithstanding, for most managers firing an employee is one of the most difficult parts of their job. Even under the best of circumstances, it is stressful and disruptive for everyone involved, and it can create concern among the rest of the staff.
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Survey: Millennials are better at saving than older generations
Cait Harrison RetailMillennials haven't always been known for their financial stability — at least compared to their older counterparts. Most of them entered the working economy during the start of the Great Recession in the late 2000s, lowering their economic prospects just as they were starting careers.
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Metals Thoughts: A tradition unlike any other
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesInteresting action overnight as we saw a reversal of some recent trends: ETFs were sellers, Asian physical market were buyers, and correlation with WTI swung back to negative. The EFP bouncing back about 20 cents overnight is indicative of some good futures buying.
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