National Average Diesel Price Per Gallon: $3.26 According to Wells Fargo strategist Scott Wrenn, oil prices are approaching rock bottom. “While it’s hard to say right now exactly where the bottom is going to be, we feel it’s pretty close to where we are right now,” he said. Wrenn’s comments come …
Month: November 2018
Black Friday 2018 Sales Report
A strong Black Friday 2018 signals the continued popularity of online shopping. It also points to a brick-and-mortar retail industry that remains strong in some ways, but is still lagging behind in others. Both online and in-store retail sales totaled $23 billion this year, which is up 9% from 2017. And according to Mastercard, total …
Diesel, Lumber, And Staffing News – November 21, 2018
National Average Diesel Price Per Gallon: $3.28 OPEC members – worried about a potential oversupply of oil – are weighing production cuts for the start of 2019. Saudi Arabia has said the group needs to reduce production by about 1 million barrels per day. In the past, Nigeria and Libya were …
Diesel, Lumber, And Staffing News – November 14, 2018
National Average Diesel Price Per Gallon: $3.32 The crude oil market has flipped. During past weeks, investors worried about high prices due to shortages of U.S. oil and the possibility of shrinking imports from Iran. But now, analysts are expecting supply to outstrip demand. The reason? Slowing consumption and expectations that …
How To Write Effective Job Ads
The first step to hiring a great candidate is to write a job ad. But just placing an ad online isn’t enough – the ad must also be effective. If it isn’t, you run the risk of turning away qualified job seekers, or of having your ad fall so far down in search results that …
Diesel, Lumber, And Staffing News – November 6, 2018
National Average Diesel Price Per Gallon: $3.34 Since October 30, BP, Chevron, and Exxon Mobil have all seen jumps in earnings as well as profits that beat quarterly expectations. “Our strong financial results reflect higher production and crude oil prices,” said Chevron Chairperson and CEO Michael Wirth. And according to Chevron …
October 2018 Job Numbers
The latest job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics point to an economy that continues to grow. Analysts had expected the economy to grow by 189,000 jobs in October, but the actual number was 227,000. Construction and manufacturing each added 17,000. Trade, transportation, and utilities added a combined total of 61,000 new jobs. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.7%. …
How to Reduce Worker Turnover
Worker turnover is a drain on a company’s productivity and overall morale. It also comes at a big financial cost: on average, hiring a new employee takes 52 days and costs $4,000. Here are 5 tips for retaining the good workers you already have. 1) Hire for qualities that make a worker a good …