Updates

Business and industries are constantly under pressure from many different directions – shareholders, government agencies, consumers and competitors. In reaction to these pressures and in preparation for the future continued success of the business, many times companies lay people off. Among those companies recently is Eli Lilly. Unfortunately, these are the pressures of business, especially … more »

  The Dow hit 20,000 yesterday. We’ve been waiting weeks for this. It got oh so close three weeks ago on January 6th and again on January 11th.  But then it retreated more than 220 points in the next eight days closing at 19,732 on January 19th, leaving one to wonder if maybe it would … more »

  Whatever employers like to call it, being laid off, downsized, restructured or right-sized, the result is the same – you’re out of a job. And regardless of why, being laid off from a job can be a traumatic, stressful experience, one that can cause you to lose sight of your own self-worth, your value … more »

Google “January 2016 stock market” and you’ll find articles using words like jitters, fears, crash, turbulence, plunge, horrible, worst. It’s been 11 months and a lot has happened since then so you may not remember that the stock market had a rough January this year. One article stated “The Stock Market Posted the Worst January … more »