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Home Business – Painting Home Interiors

You can make money by painting home interiors as either a part-time or a full-time home business. This service doesn’t require much training. The main qualifications are attention to certain details and care in protecting floors and furniture. You usually can find instruction booklets at paint stores or the large building products stores (Lowe’s or Home Depot). You can get started with basic painting equipment and a vehicle for transporting them.How much should you charge for your painting services? That depends on the local economy and the competition. You probably want to charge less than professional painters do, at least at first. However, don’t rely too much on a low fee to get customers. You need to make money sufficient to pay for your time and effort. Besides, customers may regard a low fee as an indication of inferior work. Instead, promote extra features of your home business. This could be rapid service, working on nights or weekends, or discounts on future jobs.Be sure to take care of any governmental and insurance requirements for your home business. You can find out what is needed by talking to a local accountant and insurance agent, or visiting the appropriate governmental website.Use the classified advertisements in the local newspaper or on Craigslist.org website to get customers. You should visit the premises before quoting a fee. Measure all the area to be painted. Then you can determine the amount of paint needed. Bring a wide assortment of color chips with you so the customer can choose the colors for various rooms. Ask the customer about any extra services or special needs. Determine if you should bring a helper. If you and the customer come to an agreement, record the details on a standard bid form. These details should include the rooms to be painted, the colors to use, any special preparations needed, and when the job will be started and completed.There are various labor-saving tips and tools available at websites like DoItYourself.com, PaintHelpers.com, and PaintersToolbox.com. This information and some hands-on experience can turn you into a professional.Before doing any preparation or painting, cover or remove anything that might be spattered on. Proper preparation makes for good painting results. This might involve pulling nails, removing drapes or curtains, filling cracks and holes, and sealing any stains. Then you can use your labor-saving tools for painting each room the desired color.Resolve any customer complaints right away. You need satisfied customers to give you free word of mouth advertising. Besides, satisfied customers usually pay your fee without any quibbling.

S&P 500 Rallies As U.S. Dollar Pulls Back Towards Weekly Lows

Key Insights
The strong pullback in the U.S. dollar provided significant support to stocks.
Treasury yields have pulled back after touching new highs, which served as an additional positive catalyst for S&P 500.
A move above 3730 will push S&P 500 towards the resistance level at 3760.
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Pfizer Rallies After Announcing A Huge Price Hike For Its COVID-19 Vaccines
S&P 500 is currently trying to settle above 3730 as traders’ appetite for risk is growing. The U.S. dollar has recently gained strong downside momentum as the BoJ intervened to stop the rally in USD/JPY. Weaker U.S. dollar is bullish for stocks as it increases profits of multinational companies and makes U.S. equities cheaper for foreign investors.

The leading oil services company Schlumberger is up by 9% after beating analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue. Schlumberger’s peers Baker Hughes and Halliburton have also enjoyed strong support today.

Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna gained strong upside momentum after Pfizer announced that it will raise the price of its coronavirus vaccine to $110 – $130 per shot.

Biggest losers today include Verizon and Twitter. Verizon is down by 5% despite beating analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue. Subscriber numbers missed estimates, and traders pushed the stock to multi-year lows.

Twitter stock moved towards the $50 level as the U.S. may conduct a security review of Musk’s purchase of the company.

From a big picture point of view, today’s rebound is broad, and most market segments are moving higher. Treasury yields have started to move lower after testing new highs, providing additional support to S&P 500. It looks that some traders are ready to bet that Fed will be less hawkish than previously expected.

S&P 500 Tests Resistance At 3730

S&P 500 has recently managed to get above the 20 EMA and is trying to settle above the resistance at 3730. RSI is in the moderate territory, and there is plenty of room to gain additional upside momentum in case the right catalysts emerge.

If S&P 500 manages to settle above 3730, it will head towards the next resistance level at 3760. A successful test of this level will push S&P 500 towards the next resistance at October highs at 3805. The 50 EMA is located in the nearby, so S&P 500 will likely face strong resistance above the 3800 level.

On the support side, the previous resistance at 3700 will likely serve as the first support level for S&P 500. In case S&P 500 declines below this level, it will move towards the next support level at 3675. A move below 3675 will push S&P 500 towards the support at 3640.