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Consumers: Ditch Digital- Only Deals

A coalition of consumer groups is asking grocery chains to rethink their digital-only coupons, saying the deals discriminate against people who don’t have smartphones or reliable internet access. Digital-only deals —— advertised online or on store shelves —— can offer significant ...

Evolution Spin Provides Ability To Learn New Things

Evolution Spin — a newer gym in Lakewood that offers a variety of strength and core exercises — is working to bring spin back into the area. Owned by Kristie Lyon, Evolution Spin opened in April 2021 after a former spin gym, Urban Spin, closed because of Covid. “Prior to this, I ...

Multi-Media Beat To Cover A Lot Of Ground

No two stories are the same. And that’s what makes this multi-media beat so interesting —there isn’t a dull day. By now you have probably read a story in The Post-Journal that has a video link and tells you there is a video component attached to it. On www.post-journal.com a video can be viewed as part of the posted story, where the video is inserted in between paragraphs of story. They sort of look like advertisements couched inside the stories. Once on the site, you just need to click on the triangle graphic in the middle of the video to watch it. The video is complete ...

Deflated: Falling Valuations Drag Stock Prices Back to Earth

Stock valuations are falling fast, giving investors a potential opportunity to snap up stocks that may have been overvalued just a year ago. Take industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc. Last year the Illinois-based heavy machinery manufacturer was trading at 27 times earnings — that is, the price investors paid for one share of Caterpillar was 27 times its earnings per share, a valuation known as price-to-earnings. The overall price-to-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 reached its highest level in at least two decades by early 2021. Now, with inflation at a 40-year high and the Federal ...

Advice For Owners Of Start-Up Businesses

To entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of Kind snacks, kindness means more than just being nice. “If somebody is nice, they’re not going to bully. But if they’re kind, they’re going to stand up to the bully,” he said. “Kindness requires the strength of action.” It’s a ...

Unclear Picture

WASHINGTON (AP) — Help-wanted signs are everywhere. Employers are posting nearly two job openings for every unemployed American. Hiring is on track for its second-strongest year in government records dating to 1940. And the economy grew solidly over the summer. From certain angles, the ...