Inflation is Coming Down; I Can Feel it in My Bones
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped from 8.2% in September 2022 to 7.7% for the…
Understanding the U.S. Labor Market – A September 2022 Snapshot
Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) website, April 2020 recorded the highest unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic at 14.8%. As of…
Gas Tax for New Zealand Farmers to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash In 2019, New Zealand was the ranked 17th in emitting 6.8 metric tons per capita of carbon dioxide gases amongst OECD members. Two years…
Addressing the Micro-Chip Shortage Nationwide
Image by Jose Conejo Saenz from Pixabay The COVID-19 pandemic from mid-March 2020 caused massive lockdown of chip producing companies for months. And now, two and a half years later,…
“Ticketmaster – Live Nation” Merger using dynamic pricing; hurting fans!
Image by Pexels from Pixabay The merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation was approved with stipulations by the Department of Justice back in January 2010. Reuters reported that Live Nation…
Addressing Housing Crisis using Federal Funding in Washington D.C.
Image by David Mark from Pixabay The shutdown of the U.S. economy during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020 brought about loss of income especially for workers…
Return to Office vs. Remote Work vs. a bit of both?
Photo by Adolfo Félix on Unsplash According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) website, April 2020 recorded the highest unemployment rate during the COVID-19 pandemic at 14.8%. As of…
Merger in the Air: Spirit-Frontier or Spirit-JetBlue?
Photo by Lukas Souza on Unsplash While air travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels this summer, budget airlines Spirit and Frontier have been looking towards a horizontal merger to increase…
Baby Formula Crisis!
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Events leading up to the current baby formula crisis is summarized in the CNBC video released on June 15th 2022: In February 2022, the…
A Partnership in New York City – Uber Joining Hands with Yellow Taxi!
Image by Chris Jones from Pixabay In late March 2022, Uber reached a deal with taxi software companies Creative Mobile Technologies and Curb Mobility to list the iconic NYC’s yellow…