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Today’s guest is Jonathan Bill, owner of SBS Accounting & Advisors:

Jonathan’s email:  jbill@sbsaccountants.com
Jonathan’s LinkedIn page:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbsaccounting/
SBS Accounting & Advisors:  https://sbsaccountants.com/

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NEWS ROUNDUP

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The producer price index, a wholesale measure of inflation, dropped 0.5% in December.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/wholesale-prices-fell-0point5percent-in-december-much-more-than-expected.html

Retail sales fell significantly in December, by 1.1%, the largest in a year.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-retail-sales-drop-more-than-expected-december-2023-01-18/

Industrial production was also down 0.7% in December, much more than predicted.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-industrial-production-decreases-much-more-than-expected-in-december

2
According to the US Census Bureau, a whopping 5 million Americans filed new business applications last year.
https://www.inc.com/melissa-angell/small-business-applicants-smash-another-record-in-2022-as-more-americans-turn-to-entrepreneurship.html

3
Apple has announced Apple Business Connect, allowing businesses to verify and edit their listing information and to add photos on apps such as Maps and Messages, as well as information used by Siri.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/11/23550077/apple-business-connect-maps-listings

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This podcast is sponsored by SBS Accounting & Advisors.  Use the promo code FLASH and get 20% off your set up fee!  https://sbsaccountants.com/.

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