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(San Diego, CA) One of the biggest Entertainment Summits ever come to San Diego, is just right around the corner. From May 1st through May 4, 2014, the festivities will take place at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel at 8110 Aero Drive in San Diego, starting with, the Ultimate Gospel Music Celebration on the afternoon […]
In 2013, we spotlighted a young entrepreneur, Monique Bolden. If you recall, in the featured story, the ambitious owner of Slumber Parties by Monique shared her personal story and, the success of her lucrative in-home romance enhancement party business. Selling romance products with names that will undoubtedly make an extreme introvert want to blush, the
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Last Week’s Headlines The unemployment rate edged upward to 6.7% and away from the 6.5% that would have led to increased speculation about the Federal Reserve possibly accelerating an increase in interest rates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the increase–the first since December 2012–occurred despite the U.S. economy adding 175,000 jobs in February.
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The Markets Despite a dizzying 326-point loss for the Dow on Monday after disappointing reports on both U.S. and Chinese manufacturing, domestic equities indices largely managed to rebound on high trading volumes. The S&P 500 finally saw its first positive week following three straight weekly losses. Unfortunately, the small caps of the Russell 2000 didn’t
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MARKET WEEK: FEBRUARY 3, 2014 The Markets It’s a small, small world: Despite various attempts at propping up local currencies, emerging markets continued to suffer from concerns that 1) assets being moved to stronger currencies could undermine already fragile economies, and 2) a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing could reduce demand for commodities, exports of
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(Anaheim, CA) The National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) held their 2014 show in Anaheim, California from January 23-26. The vision of NAMM is for everyone to have the basic right to be taught music. Their mission is to strengthen the music product industry. This years trade show showcased many different music products and gave people the
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The Markets A double whammy helped trigger a selloff in equities last week. Weaker-than-expected manufacturing data from China helped fuel concerns about the global impact of potential additional Fed tightening next week and a stronger U.S. dollar. Some lackluster earnings reports didn’t help, though profit-taking in the wake of last year’s strong rally also could
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Grammy Award-winning Producer Songwriter, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds attends the 2014 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show media preview day at the Anaheim Convention Center on January 23, 2014 in Anaheim, California. Note: In an interview with Gayle King on Oprah.com, Babyface says that, “In the sixth grade, he began teaching himself how to play
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Via Press Release, Carlsbad, CA, (January 23, 2014)—The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) honored Motown artist Smokey Robinson with the “Music for Life” award. Robinson is recognized for his five decades of enduring influence in the world of popular music, and his long standing as one of the founders of the Motown dynasty.
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Induction Ceremony Part of Annual Trumpet Awards Weekend Culminating in the 22nd Annual Trumpet Awards Event Saturday, January 25th Via Press Release–SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 10, 2014 – The Right Honorable Perry Gladstone Christine, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, will be inducted to the International Civil Rights