Epic Legal Battle
Epic games, maker of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is suing Apple and Google for “anticompetitve conduct.” At the heart of their complaint are the fees charged by the companies…
Bud Lightning
In honor of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2020 Stanley Cup victory, Budweiser has announced it will produce a limited-release run of “Bud Lightning” bottles to be sold in the Tampa…
Concerns Over Mail-In Voting and Election Fraud
What’s all the fuss about mail-in voting? President Trump has repeatedly warned that mail-in voting is too inefficient and ridden with fraud to be trusted. But there is little evidence…
Airlines Ease Fees in Effort to Attract Travelers
With Labor Day weekend come and gone, airlines have entered the period of the year where business travelers usually make up the bulk of their flights rather than tourists. But…
1.4 Million Jobs Added in August
Over 20 million jobs have been lost since the coronavirus pandemic began to impact the United States in early March. In March, a record 6.9 million people filed for unemployment…
Unemployment Claims Surpass 1 Million Once Again
COVID-19 Layoffs Newspaper Article For nearly every week since March, millions of Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as the economy continues to struggle with the effects of the coronavirus…
Falling Rents in US Cities
Rents in Manhattan have fallen sharply in the past month. The median rent fell by 7%, marking the first time rents in the New York borough have decreased in over…
Costs and Benefits of Solar Powered Cars
A new start-up company has developed an electric car that charges while you drive. The German company, Sono, largely funded development of the car through crowdsourcing. The vehicle is almost…
Aluminum Can Shortages Slow Beverage Production
Dr. Pepper took to social media to apologize to its loyal customers for the shortage that they are facing. Many customers are having a hard time finding the product in local stores.…
U.S. Economy Contracted By More than 32 Percent
From April to June 2020, the U.S. GDP plummeted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent, the worst drop on record. As businesses closed across the country due to the…