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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The historic landmark in Seattle recently added seasonal outdoor seating on the street near its iconic entrance, open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily until Sept. 7. It’s the perfect spot to dive into sweet and savory treats from these excellent vendors. But first, some back story When visitors jam into the blocks-long community that’s home to famous seafood markets, spice shops, “the first Starbucks”, rows of produce and flower stalls, inspiring buskers and so much more, they likely don’t realize this place might have disappeared. Pike Place Market was looking a little shabby in the 1960s, slated for the wrecking ball when visionary architect Victor Steinbrueck rallied Seattle to “Save the Market.” Voters approved a 17-acre historic district on November 2, 1971. History buffs should check out the Market’s online timeline for the full story. Since that save, there have been many changes. A few years ago, the new …

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This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on July 19, 2021 - July 25, 2021. Residential prices in Hong Kong are anticipated to grow another 2% to 3% in the second half of the year - A + A During peak hours, cars and pedestrians fill the streets of Hong Kong, one of the world’s most densely populated places. With business, trade and culture continuing to give life to the city of about  7.5 million residents, its property market remains vibrant despite the pandemic. Located on the southern coast of China, Hong Kong’s commercial landmarks include the Bank of China Tower and the Jockey Club Innovation Tower. Known for its skyscrapers, luxurious penthouses and lofty apartments, the city is also known for its skyrocketing property prices and yields, making it one of the most expensive residential markets in the world. According to a Business Insider report, a five-bedroom penthouse at The Peak, an upscale neighbourhood for …

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Whether investors realize it or not, they've been witnesses to history. Since bottoming 16 months ago, the benchmark S&P 500 ( SNPINDEX:^GSPC ) has rallied 98%, marking the strongest bounce from a bear-market bottom. But whereas history is a long-term ally of investors, it can be the enemy of Wall Street, at least in the near term. That's because all signs continue to suggest that a stock market crash or steep correction is on its way . Image source: Getty Images. Crashes and steep corrections are unavoidable Think about this for a moment: In each of the previous eight bear markets (i.e., not counting the coronavirus crash of 2020), there was at least one double-digit percentage decline in the S&P 500 within the first three years of bouncing back from the bottom. In five of those eight bounce-back rallies, we witnessed two double-digit percentage dips. In other words, the stock market never rebounds as smoothly as things have been over the past 16 months. …

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Throughout the pandemic, consumers have been saving more money. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, people held on to 16.4% of their disposable income in 2020, more than double the 7.5% savings rate in 2019. And that figure actually ticked up to 21.5% in the first quarter of this year. That means many consumers may have a little extra cash to burn, which could be a significant growth driver for the economy. And in the event of a post-pandemic bull market, companies like Paycom Software ( NYSE:PAYC ) and Square ( NYSE:SQ ) are well positioned to benefit. Here's why. Paycom Software Paycom helps clients manage their workforce more efficiently. Its human capital management (HCM) platform includes tools for talent acquisition, time and labor, payroll, and human resources, and it provides access to real-time analytics. Image source: Getty Images. Today, many companies rely on a patchwork of software to meet their HCM needs, but the Paycom platform is an …

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It's impressive when a company has a long track record of winning customers and growing revenue. Payroll processor and human resources management software provider Paycom Software ( NYSE:PAYC ) is one of those companies. On a Fool Live episode recorded on June 30 , Fool contributors Brian Feroldi and Brian Stoffel talk about what makes this company special and why it's continued to grow in the face of significant competition. Brian Stoffel: The one I'm going to talk about is Paycom. Like Zendesk , it's done really well. But before we get to that, I just want to talk about what it does. It was founded by, I believe it's Chad Richison. I think I'm pronouncing his last name right. Chad worked for a legacy payment payroll company. And at his time there, what he realized was that they really did not a very good job of meeting the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. They could handle the big titans of industry, but when it came to the smaller players and …

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Roland Frasier recently shared a post about 5 steps to achieve anything . Now before you scoff at yet another listicle and ignore what this man has to say, take a look at Roland's credentials: He is the co-founder and/or principal of three current Inc. Magazine fastest growing companies. He has founded, scaled, or sold 24 different 7 to 9 figure businesses ranging from consumer products to industrial machine manufacturing companies with adjusted sales ranging from $3 million to $337 million. He is currently growing DigitalMarketer.com, RivalBrands.com, and Plattr.com while advising over 150 other companies on digitally centric customer acquisition, activation, referral, retention, and revenue strategies and plan implementation. Needless to say, when Roland says something, it's smart to listen. He is also one of the people behind the fabled WAR ROOM marketing mastermind, which according to Forbes : "Is filled with some legendary entrepreneurs and …

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Despite growing by more than 600% over the past 10 years (more than doubling the S&P 500 's returns in the process), over the past five years, biopharmaceutical company Incyte ( NASDAQ:INCY ) has barely budged. In that time, the company's shares are up approximately 10%. Not annually. Not year-to-date. Not within the week. That's 10% total over the entire past five years. This lags the S&P 500 and its 90%-ish growth over that time, and it lags the Nasdaq Biotech ETF ( NASDAQ:IBB ) and its 70%. Fortunately, Incyte may soon be able to squeeze more juice from its crown jewel. IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES. Incyte's ruxolitinib, a type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication called a JAK inhibitor, already makes up a major chunk of earnings, representing $2.22 billion of the company's $2.46 billion in fiscal 2020 (which ended Dec. 31). It's currently approved to treat myelofibrosis, a rare type of blood cancer, but Incyte is working on expanding …

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Electric vehicles are all the rage, both on Wall Street and among drivers. Consumers are warming to electric vehicles in record numbers, causing investors to buy into both start-ups and well-established incumbents supplying the vehicles and the accessories needed. So far investors have seen a lot more green than red in EV stocks, but we all know that is subject to change at any moment. After years of gains some fear a bear market might be right around the corner, at which time we will get a better idea of who are the contenders and who are the pretenders among EV-focused companies. We're not here to predict a downturn is imminent, but we do have some ideas of stocks that figure to do well even if a crash is right around the corner. Here's why three Fool contributors believe Panasonic ( OTC:PCRFY ) , Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) , and Duke Energy ( NYSE:DUK ) are good candidates to outlive whatever market turbulence might come our way. Image source: Getty Images. …

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Representational image (Shutterstock) Times are hard for sales teams. Companies are sweating it out trying to drive business development and sales. As with any major business initiative, an investment in sales enablers will need a business case. Unlike other processes, sales and marketing are pretty matured and there are good performance metrics to measure investment effectiveness. I will list some of these metrics and explain how companies can effectively drive sales. We begin the process by outlining their impact on the sales process. All organisations have hundreds of sales factors that can be measured, however, probably four or five factors are critical for successful execution. These five metrics have the biggest impact on revenue: number of opportunities in the pipeline, average deal size, success rate, length of the sales cycle, and the total number of “active” salespersons. There is a mathematical relationship between these metrics in terms of their impact on …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s not a markets picture that you see too often. When 4 major categories of assets all trend upward in the same month, something unusual is taking place. Typically, at least one is down when the another one is up, but not this month. Even the big cryptocurrency rallied after enduring a terrible May and a weak June. Ordinarily, you could probably say with some accuracy that when stocks rise, bonds got sold. You could say that gold rallied on inflation fears and bonds sold off as interest rates climbed — but bonds rallied in July as rates declined even though inflation fears seemed to take gold higher. Sometimes it’s best not to come up with explanations. Sometimes the proposed explanations don’t make that much sense. You’re better off just examining the price charts, finding trend and identifying probable support and resistance levels. In that spirit, let’s give it a shot. Here’s the daily price chart of the Standard …

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