This week saw the worst day for Wall Street since 1987 and trillions of dollars of stimulus being pumped into the economy, leaving investors and Americans wondering what twist would be around the next turn. The continued fear of the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 has led to extensive economic fallout, …
Read More »How to Build a Kids’ Climbing Wall
Keep your kids active outdoors — so they won’t run wild indoors! Kids need to spend time outdoors to stay healthy, fit and avoid accidents while running around indoors! One way to burn off excess energy is with a climbing wall. But you don’t need to go out and buy …
Read More »The Easy Way to Install a Shiplap Wall
If you’re looking to refresh your home and want to give a room some instant texture and character, just install shiplap on the walls. Shiplap is popular because it’s both functional and stylish. For instance, traditional shiplap boards have rabbet joints, or grooves, on both ends, linking them together for …
Read More »Market Extra: Wall Street fears ‘flashbacks to 2008’ with forced selling in $9 trillion U.S. corporate bond market
After the most volatile week on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis as the coronavirus epidemic began to shut down swaths of the U.S. economy, the health of the U.S. stock and bond markets may now depend on how corporate debt fares in the coming months. The S&P 500 …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Stock futures struggle for traction at the end of a miserable week for Wall Street
U.S. stock futures were pointing at a rebound attempt for Wall Street on Friday, after a week of dramatic losses across the globe. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in bear-market territory Thursday, commonly defined as a decline of at least 20% from a …
Read More »Hang Art on a Wall the Way a Designer Does
This post is part of the series, Budget Decorating: The Forgotten Secrets. In this post I am going to share the easy way to remember how to hang art, pictures or decorative objects on walls so they look in perfect harmony for the space. When decorating there are elements that …
Read More »Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures sink, suggesting the worst isn’t over for Wall Street
U.S. stock market futures fell sharply shortly after electronic trading began late Sunday, suggesting further losses when trading begins Monday, following the worst week on Wall Street since 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.24% fell more than 300 points, and S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.22% and Nasdaq …
Read More »The Blank Wall Comes to Life
How to easily measure and hang a grid gallery wall of photos or art on a wall. No complicated calculations or laser level needed to create an eye catching display on any blank wall in your home. A few weeks ago I showed you how I added vertical barnwood grey …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Sanders pulls away from Biden in latest WSJ/NBC News poll
Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken sole possession of the lead in the Democratic primary race, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds, with four candidates essentially tied for second place amid declining support for former Vice President Joe Biden and the rising profile of Michael Bloomberg, the former New …
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