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Paul Ausick

Worst States for Business Taxes

While tax rates on businesses are not necessarily the best indicator of a state’s business friendliness, tax rates are an easy way to rank the states and provide lots of ammunition for one state’s…

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Homebuilder Confidence Slips in November

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for November fell from the highest since the end of the housing boom in late 2005.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

JC Penney Offers Best Black Friday Deals

WalletHub surveyed 8,000 offers from 30 of the largest U.S. retailers and calculated the average discount that each retailer plans to offer.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

The 52-Week Low Club for Monday

November 16, 2015: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 216 equities making new 52-week lows today. Vipshop Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: VIPS) dropped about 11.6% on Monday to post a new 52-week…

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

The 4 Stocks Dominated the DJIA on Monday

November 16, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday, still shaken by the bombings in Paris, and waiting to find out how the attacks would affect equity markets. The answer appears to have been “not…

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

OPEC Oil Production Declined in October

Production drops in Saudi Arabia and Iraq were the primary reasons for a decline in crude oil production among the 12 members of OPEC.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Mini-Tender Offer Riles Kinder Morgan

On Monday, Kinder Morgan issued a press release encouraging its shareholders to reject TRC Capital's offer to purchase up to 4 million shares of tock in Kinder Morgan.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Millennials to Drive Long-Term Housing Demand

In 2014, the single largest cohort of millennials was 23 years old, with 24-year-olds and 22-year-olds clustered around them at about 4.5 million people of each age. When those 23-year-olds reach the average age…

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Holiday Shoppers to Spend More — Lots More

American consumers appear to think that the U.S. economy is back on track. At least that seems to be the case, based on how much consumers expect to spend on gifts this season.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Why Alcoa Still Needs to Abandon Its Silly Breakup

In late September, Alcoa announced that it will split into two independent, publicly traded companies. This breakup has all the makings of a silly — and avoidable — mistake.

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago

Is the Hewlett-Packard Breakup a Bargain?

Do you think the future will be about printer cartridges and personal computers or consulting services and servers? Is either HP or Hewlett Packard Enterprise a bargain?

Paul Ausick · 11 years ago