11 States Raising The Minimum Wage In 2017


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Analysts at Stifel published on Tuesday a deep dive in the restaurant sector and turned bearish for several reasons, one of which includes an anticipated hike in minimum wage across many states, which would pose a risk to corporate earnings.

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Here is a list of states that have already announced a minimum wage increase effective as of January 1, 2017:

    1. Arkansas will raise its minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.50.
    2. California will raise its minimum wage from $10.09 to $10.50 and then again to $11.06 on December 31, 2017.
    3. Connecticut will raise its minimum wage from $9.60 to $10.10.
    4. Hawaii will raise its minimum wage from $8.50 to $9.25.
    5. Massachusetts will raise its minimum wage from $10.00 to $11.00.
    6. Michigan will raise its minimum wage from $8.50 to $8.90.
    7. New York will raise its minimum wage from $9.00 to $10.39.
    8. Vermont will raise its minimum wage from $9.60 to $10.00.
    9. District of Columbia will raise its minimum wage from $11.00 to $11.50 and then again to $12.50 on December 31, 2017.
    10. Maryland will raise its minimum wage from $8.50 to $8.75 and then again to $9.25 on December 31, 2017.
    11. Minnesota will raise its minimum wage from $9.21 to $9.50.

The U.S. population as a weighted average by state will see the minimum wage rise from $9.21 to $9.50.

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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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