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December 3
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Top Ten Stories
November 23 - November 26
Criticism of Doing Business in California
After Senator Steve Glazer's Passage of SB 1235
Experienced Sales Professional Wanted
Ask Us about Upcoming Office
in Fort Worth Texas
I believe I may be let go!
Career Crossroads---by Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
The Global Decline of Manufacturing--Chart
Manufacturing Value as % of GDP in Selected Countries
SBA Reports Impressive Lending Stats for African American
Women-Owned Businesses in 2019
T-Mobile Bashes Verizon, AT&T
as it Lights Up Nationwide 5G
Quarterly GDP Growth Under Three Presidents
Ideal GDP Growth Rate is Between 2% and 3%
German Shepherd
Pleasant Hill, California Adopt a Dog
Finance and Leasing Industry Recruiters
These companies have experience in the finance & leasing industry
News Briefs---
Trump administration proposes slapping new tariffs
on $2.4 billion worth of French goods to retaliate against big tech tax
Trump Ties Brazil, Argentina Steel Tariffs
to U.S. Farm Woes
Subway War with Franchises Heats Up
Is the best way to revive flagging sales is to cut prices?
States Steadily Pursuing Fuel Alternatives for Bus Fleets
"to save money and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions"
'Sweating the asset' usually a losing strategy
replacing trucks earlier than later can save big bucks
Official: Russian-Owned Company Attempted
Ohio Election Hack
Connecticut truck-only tolls eminent?
Funding plan that focuses on truck-only tolls
The fastest-growing debt category in U.S.
is not student loans or credit cards
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 5
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Experienced Sales Professional Wanted
Ask Us about Upcoming Office
2019 Syndication/Broker Survey
Annual Wheeler Business Consulting Survey
Cyber Monday Online Sales Hits Record $9.4 Billion
Biggest Online Shopping Day in US History
File Missing in Computer
Notice
Map--Legalized Recreational and Medical Marijuana
Legal marijuana sales began in Michigan on December 1
ELFA Forms Equality Steering Committee,
Upholding Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Get ready to take the guesswork
out of paycheck withholding
Ford v Ferrari/Atlantics/All About Eve
Where' You Go, Bernadette/ Now, Voyage
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Labrador Retriever (Short Coat)
Costa Mesa, California Adopt-a-Dog
The American Association of Commercial Finance Brokers'
2020 Annual Conference
is going to rock!
News Briefs---
Alphabet’s New Boss Means $2 Billion
for Departing Founders
Umpqua Bank Releases
"State of the Middle Market 2020" Survey
APR for new vehicles drops to lowest level
in 21 months as used metric stays steady
The repo market is ‘broken’ and Fed injections
are not a lasting solution, market pros warn
Online Lending Platform Refines
the Science of Underwriting
This effort to decriminalize marijuana nationally
is even getting Republican support
Microsoft holds annual shareholders meeting
Plans for Growth of Company through the Cloud
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 9
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Top Ten Stories
December 3 - December 5
North Mill Equipment Finance Announces
Pricing of $165 Million Securitization
Experienced Sales Professional Wanted
Ask Us about Upcoming Office in Forth Worth, Texas
New Year’s Best Way to Search for a New Position
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
The Four Areas of Focus For 2020
Where to Look for Planning and Ideas Generation
Financial and Sales Training
Updated
Final 2020 Form W-4 Now Available
Help Taxpayers with Proper Withholding in 2020
Greyhound and Collie Mix
Alpharetta, Georgia
The Financial Value of the 2020 Census Results
By Ralph Mango
News Briefs---
Another 1,000 truck drivers lost their jobs in November
and it's a chilling sign for the economy
National Funding CEO David Gilbert Caddied
For Tiger Woods for a Day
Ranked: Biggest Fast Food Chains in America
By Nick Routley, Visualcapitalist.com
For the first time in US history, a decade will pass
without the country falling into a recession
Budget Shangri-La: How discount chain Aldi is
giving those fancy grocery stores a run for their money
Age discrimination: Intel investigation drags
on for years, worker protections lag
Record number of African migrants
at U.S.-Mexico border
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 11
Salvation Army
Kettle
Recession “more likely than not”
in the next 12 to 24 months
"If it's a consumer-led recession,
small businesses are the first to know."
Experienced Sales Professional Wanted
Start 2020 Right!
Home Stretch
Sales Makes it Happen by Scott Wheeler, CLFP
Lion or Gazelle
One Thing in Common – Placard
The Changing Face of the U.S. Advertising Landscape
Estimated Advertising Revenue by Medium
GreatAmerica and Compass Sherpa
to Expand Technology Integration
Amur Equipment Finance is a Great Place to Work-
Certified™ Company in 2019 for the Second Year in a Row
Umpqua Bank Named Oregon’s
Most Admired Financial Services Company
Catahoula
Larchmont, New York Adopt-a-Dog
Bode Turns 14 Years Old
Vice-President, Leasing News, Inc.
News Briefs---
Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars
in Pentagon funds to build border wall
J.P. Grant Leasing Contracts at City Hall under investigation
But Set to Pick up fresh $12 Million Contract in Baltimore
Former Outcome Health exec pleads guilty to fraud
Shades of Brican Dentist Office Advertising but $1 Billion
A self-driving truck delivered butter from California
to Pennsylvania in three days
Napa freight carrier Biagi Bros. tests all-electric heavy truck
to haul bottled wine
Trucking giant Celadon files for bankruptcy
after ex-officials charged with fraud-4,000 employees
Duke Energy & other utilities securing more home-grown
energy from poultry waste in North Carolina
Donald J. Trump Pays Court-Ordered $2 Million for
Illegally Using Trump Foundation Funds
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 13
Salvation Army Donation
Kettle is Open
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Experienced Sales Professional Wanted
Start 2020 Right!
Time to Take 2019 Broker/Originator Survey
Will Compare to Last Year’s Wheeler Business Consulting Survey
The Salesperson Who Gets No Respect
By Dan Harkey
Channel Partners November, 2019: 20 Recent Transactions
Business Type/FICO/TIB/Annual Revenue/Funding Amount/Term
Amembal & Halladay Announce
the Release of Two New Publications
Wine for Over 65 Years Old
at Christmas or Hanukkah
First 8 Days of Recreational Weed Sales
Generate More Than $1.6 Million in Michigan
Knives Out/A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It Chapter Two/Ready or Not/Until the End of the World
Film/Digital Reviews by Leasing News' Fernando Croce
Collie Smooth
Castlegar, BC Adopt-a-Dog
Brian Holloway to Speak at deBanked Connect Miami
Salespeople, are you ready!?
News Briefs---
Fed keeps rates on hold,
points to 'favorable' economic outlook next year
Before his death, legendary Fed chief Paul Volcker
issued one last warning to the US
McDonald’s Wins a Huge Victory
whether it should share responsibility for alleged labor violations
Porsche gets 30,000 down payments
for new electric car
Low Inventory Drives Home Buyers
to Explore Big City Alternatives
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 16
Kit Menkin's Salvation Army Kettle
Donations Very Much Appreciated
Looking to Improve Your Career
Post a Free Position Wanted Here
Top Ten Stories
December 9 - December 13
Top Six Leasing/Finance Company Websites
in North America
Leasing News Help Wanted
Is it Time to Consider Moving Up in 2020
Using My LinkedIn Profile as My Resume
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
The 5 Real Reasons You Didn't Get Hired
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners
Classes for Lease & Finance Professionals
Attendance Update: Classes Scheduled plus Mentor Program
A Real “Oldie but a Goodie”
Laws IV
Boxer/ChowChow
Louisville, Kentucky
Equipment Leasing Books for Christmas
Still Time to Order
News Briefs---
Thousands of truck drivers have lost their jobs in 2019
as the transportation 'bloodbath' unfolds
Here's the list of the biggest bankrupt trucking companies
PMCC and Amtrak $93 Million Dispute
Stealing Parks from One Leased Train to...
Cisco unveils plan for building internet
for the next decade of digital innovation
How the Salvation Army is trying to change
its 'anti-LGBTQ' reputation
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 18
Kit Menkin's Salvation Army Kettle
Donations Very Much Appreciated
November, 2019 - The List
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
CLFP Foundation Adds 35 New CLFPs
Plus First CLFP in India, Bringing Year-End Total 860
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
New Positions Added
Letters? We get email!
Chronological Order
Has California Made Directors Employees?
By Keith Pau Bishop
2019 Syndication/Broker Survey
Survey Closes on December 20th
Census Pay
Second or Full Time Job
The Nationalities Deported From The U.S. In 2018
Removals by Country of Citizenship in 2018
Preliminary U.S. Trailer Net Orders Down 39% M/M
and 56% Y/Y, 52% Lower YTD
ELFF Slide Show Q1 2020 Industry Snapshot
Summary with Slide Show
Labrador Retriever
Menlo Park, California Adopt a Dog
Alternate Finance Association Membership
United States
News Briefs---
Navistar to cut 1,300 jobs as orders dry up
at Lisle-based truck-maker
The Forbes Investigation: Inside the Secret Bank
Behind the Fintech Boom
Could Boeing’s 737 Max Production Halt
Come Back to Haunt the Company?
Apple sees iPhone sales continue to slide in China
Huawei captured 42 percent of its local market
Silicon Valley IT administrator, friends charged
in insider trading scheme with Palo Alto Networks Stock
China Responds Slowly, and a Pig Disease
Becomes a Lethal Epidemic
Trump’s Trade Deals Raise, Rather Than Remove
Economic Barriers
Unable to Retrieve Money, Cryptocurrency
Investors Want Dead Executive Exhumed
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 20
ELFA Reports Borrowings Fell 23% from the Previous Month
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 3%
Great News! Continued Economic Growth Ahead in 2020
According to Major Alternate Lender Kabbage
New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Opportunities Available
FinTech #102 by Alex Vasilakos
What Are Listings and Why Do they Matter?
Mega-Merger Creates Fourth Largest Car Maker
The World's Largest Automobile Manufacturer
Tech Companies Launch First Digital Payment
Platform for Marijuana
U.S. Trailer Net Orders Dropped 38% M/M,
56% Y/Y and 52% YTD
Federal Reserve report assesses information presented
to prospective borrowers on small business online lender websites
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence
Up Again in December
Christmas Holiday, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Lion in Winter, The Silent Partner, A Christmas Tale
Special Christmas Edition, Part I, by Fernando Croce
Brown and White Australian Shepherd Mix
Mission Viejo, California Adopt-a-Dog
Leasing News Salvation Army Kettle
Donations Very Much Appreciated
News Briefs---
GM recalls more than 900,000 trucks and cars
550,000 Cadillac CT6 sedans, 1500 Chevrolet Silverado trucks
Holiday Spending Records Broken
Charts and Statistics by ComScore
Income growth greatest in tech hubs over past 5 years
Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; large chunks of the West Coast
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 24
"Best Practice Broker" Rosanne Wilson, CLFP
In Hospital, Expected to go into Rehab
Last Call---Salvation Army Christmas Kettle
All Donations Very Much Appreciated
Top Ten Stories
December 16 - December 20
Principal Financial Well-Being Index Projects Rising Cost
of Healthcare and Employment Benefits in 2020
Yet a Very Good Business Year
Number of Seasonal Workers Hired by Amazon
in Preparation for the Holiday Season
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
If You are looking for a better year in 2020
“Recruiter Calls Me Too Much!”
Career Crossroads by Emily Fitzgerald
Dan Harkey Remembrance
Remembering the Rolodex Days
ELFA Reports Borrowings Fell 23% from the Previous Month
U.S. business borrowing for equipment falls 3%
Centra Funding Celebrates Christmas
"Be of Good Cheer to All and To All Good Night"
Holiday Inn, A Christmas Story, Go
Christmas Vacation, Susan Slept Here
Part II Christmas Recommendations by News Fernando Croce
Shepherd Mix
Hillsboro, Oregon Adopt a Dog
January Is the Perfect Time to Hone Your Skills
Education Focus 20/20 Secured Finance Network
News Briefs--
Large fleets reduce driver count;
turnover rate hits 96%
China to Lower Import Tariffs on Frozen Pork,
Avocados from January 1
Boeing Dismisses CEO Muilenburg
to Restore Confidence over 737 MAX Crisis
Boeing Propels the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Record
All Three Major Averages Notching Records
Gaming Stock Rise as Draftkings Takes $3.3 Billion
Stock Market Bet
36 Corvettes, Hidden For Years in a Garage,
Will Be Given Away
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
December 31
Rosanne Wilson, CLFP, Responds to
Leasing News Readers
Thank You for Donations to Salvation Army Kettle
List of Donors...
U.S. Bancorp - My Top Takeover Idea For 2020
"Mergers and Acquisitions are booming - just not in banking."
Land Line Reports Overcapacity Led to Falling Freight Rates
Creating a Freight Recession Scare
OnDeck Bank Charter Update
CEO Noah Breslow Making Inroads
Leasing Industry Ads---Help Wanted
Start the Year Off Right!
Do I need to sign a non-disclosure agreement?
Career Crossroad---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
The World's Most Popular Websites
Websites with the Most Visits in October, 2019
The Wine Leaders of the World
Exports/Imports/Consumption
New York Permits 316 MW Battery Storage Project,
Trading Gas Plant for World’s Largest Battery
The Best of 2019 Film/Digital Review Columns
By Leasing News' Fernando Croce
German Shepherd
Martinez, California Adopt a Dog
Martinez-News Gazette Final Edition 161 Years of Print
Editor is Rick Jones, Leasing News Associate Publisher/Webmaster
News Briefs---
The Administration tries to edge out Beijing in the race to 5G
But the main problem: the U.S. is facing a shortage of workers
18 Retailers Closing the Most Stores
9.302 Locations Closed at time of Report
The New War Against Wine
It’s time for wine lovers to stand up and be counted
Here is a list of the largest banks
in the United States by assets in 2020
Fuel rate changes in six states in effect for 2020
Rates Go Up!
Pending Home Sales Expand 1.2% in November
Favorable conditions expected, supply not meeting healthy demand
Franchising in Vietnam
One of Asia's Fastest-Growing Markets
May Have Missed
Poem
Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that Wine"
This Day in History
SuDoku
Daily Puzzle
GasBuddy
Weather, USA or specific area
Traffic Live----
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