For U.S. households that own stocks, the first quarter of 2022 was a landmine. The stock market plummeted $3T, leaving many investors in the dust, especially those who heavily favored tech stocks. There is no secret that inflation is taking a choke hold on the country. The sticker shock at the pump and increased food prices have taken a toll [...]
With inflation topping nearly 8% around the world, global citizens continue to reel from the effects of the pandemic, the supply chain woes, and rising prices. Nowhere is the price increase felt more acutely than at the gas pump. But while the European countries have developed specific plans to bolster their common citizens during these economic troubles, the Biden Administration [...]
Gone are the days of people retiring from a company where they had worked faithfully for forty or fifty years. In this global, technological economy, that is just not feasible. Within the recent tumultuous job market, many employees have jumped ship for better pay, as businesses struggle to get and retain employees. But with the tides turning and a recession [...]
After what seems like forever, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced last week that it has finally decided to pay the U.S. Men’s National Team and the U.S. Women’s National Team equally after a longstanding pay gap. And now that the ink has dried on the deal, young girls throughout the country can dream big on the soccer field, knowing they [...]
With so much unrest in the world today, it is no wonder that so many companies are experiencing problems. Just when the nation thought it was rebounding from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, continued supply chain troubles, and continuing Covid-19 cases in China have taken a toll. The stock market is dropping and taking many companies both large and [...]
The world has been clamoring about the recent purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. And along with his $44B deal, Musk has some foreign investors in the mix to help him finalize the transaction. The addition of foreign investors is causing some to wonder if they might pose a safety risk when Musk privatizes Twitter. Foreign investments are often heavily [...]
The importance of football in Great Britain is known around the globe. But what to many is a tradition written in stone is now being chiseled away, one team at a time, as foreign investors are becoming owners of storied teams in the English Premier League. Investors see this as a chance to make money, but football purists are worried [...]
Even as China is locked down in hopes of curbing the outbreaks of Covid-19 in their nation, an interesting phenomenon is occurring regarding the economy. China is changing the way it looks at foreign investments, as the number of people with money in the country increases, and their faith in the safety of investing in their own nation decreases. This [...]
In an economic world that just keeps getting hit, rising inflation on the heels of the war in Ukraine are yet again delivering a one-two punch to American consumers and businesses. And although large chain stores have more wiggle room to survive the onslaught, small businesses are using ingenuity and intelligence to deal with the ever-rising costs of goods. With [...]
After more than a decade on opposing teams, Uber and New York City’s taxi industry will be joining forces to offer better service and coverage to anyone in the city who needs a ride. With the country’s most vibrant city coming back to life after two years of Covid-19 dormancy, the connection of these two giants will offer many positives [...]
