Stock Market Insights: Consumer confidence: Optimism for now, concerns for the future
I was conflicted about my baseball base-running abilities because I was the slowest kid on the team. I was confident I could hit it hard…
Business
Private equity is no place for your nest egg
Retirement is expensive. If you’re lucky, yours will last a few decades, and you’ll be earning no or very little income. So if you want…
If pigs get bird flu, we could be in for a real nightmare
The bird flu outbreak among dairy cows continues to generate alarm, despite reassuring news that pasteurized milk is unlikely to infect anyone with H5N1. Scientists…
Koppes: Promotional and lateral career challenges
A recent article in the Economist magazine discussed the advantages for both employers and employees of making lateral career moves within the management structure of…
The business of collectibles
A generation separates Dave Orr and Jake Willey who share life-long interests that grew into two Dubuque collectibles businesses. “I’ve had a storefront since 1990….
People, profit, planet: Sustainability and business in the tri-states
Randy Thole isn’t afraid of a little competition. Thole works as manager of plant engineering at the Progressive Processing plant on Dubuque’s Chavenelle Road. The…
Faces in Business: Mike Welbes, vice president and director of mergers and acquisitions, Honkamp, P.C., CEO of Honkamp Payroll, LLC
Mike Welbes is the vice president and director of mergers and acquisitions at Honkamp, P.C. and CEO of Honkamp Payroll, LLC. He has more than…
Artificial intelligence will show how smart humans can become
The Seattle area is in the thick of the race for artificial intelligence dominance. The most recent evidence comes from Amazon, which intends to invest…
Do you have your assets in the right place for 2024?
My friend was shocked. “Do you mean I’ve underpaid my income taxes for 2023 and will have to pay a lot more when I file?”…
The 8-hour workday was the paramount goal of unions in the 1800s. Is the 4-day workweek next?
G. Roger King, a lawyer with the lobbying organization for big corporate human resources officers, assured the members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…