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Inside Tract September 18, 2023

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed meeting as oil prices keep rising

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Monday, while oil prices keep rising to raise the pressure on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading, coming […]

Inside Tract September 14, 2023

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs as stocks worldwide rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising on Wall Street Thursday after a blizzard of reports suggested the U.S. economy is still humming, though inflation may be too. The S&P […]

Inside Tract September 13, 2023

High gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace. […]

Inside Tract September 12, 2023

As more investors choose lower cost exchange-traded funds, why do mutual funds remain so popular?

Liam Gibson | Wealth of Geeks   At the start of the millennium, total ETF assets under management in the U.S. sat at around $100 billion but have since hurtled […]

Goldman September 12, 2023

GOLDMAN: How to start up and blow up a second career 

Cheer up, ye ancient ones, 40 and above. The life sentence that is your first career has been commuted. Says who? Says career coach Octavia Goredema, author of “4 Strategies to Prepare […]

Columnists September 12, 2023

MARGENAU: Disability myths 

There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I’ve written a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” It puts to rest all the crazy […]

Meckcetera September 12, 2023

Opportunity zone housing markets rebound in second quarter of 2023 along with rest of nation 

ATTOM has released its second-quarter 2023 report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (see full methodology […]

Inside Tract September 12, 2023

New polling suggests ‘no growth’ economy for small businesses 

Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) has released the July edition of its Small Business IQ Poll of 400 small business employers. The Small Business Intelligence Quotient (SBIQ), an index tracking […]

Inside Tract September 12, 2023

Americans are clueless about home buying, according to new survey 

Americans are wildly misinformed about home prices — 73% don’t think homes are affordable right now, yet 60% actually underestimate the median home sale price, according to new research from Real Estate Witch, an […]

Inside Tract September 12, 2023

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as oil prices rise and Oracle weighs on tech stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting lower Tuesday as Wall Street waits for reports coming up this week about the economy and Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 […]

Inside Tract September 12, 2023

Poettker Construction completes second phase of NorthPoint Development’s Gateway85 initiative 

Poettker Construction congratulates NorthPoint Development for the completion of phase II of the Gateway85 industrial park in Gastonia. Poettker was selected by NorthPoint as the phase II general contractor. Phase II […]

Construction September 12, 2023

Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain 

Insignis Partners, an investment and real estate development firm, filed plans Wednesday with the City of Kings Mountain to rezone a 384-acre property along a growing corridor of economic development. […]

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