Private Sector Job Growth Reflects Broader Macroeconomic Trends
The pace of job growth in the private sector is more than a statistic; it tells a story of how businesses, consumers, and policymakers respond to changes in the economy.…
Aldi’s Expansion: Growing Through Affordability and Efficiency in a Competitive Grocery Market
Aldi has recently announced a massive expansion plan. Many people consider this chain’s growth to be rooted in its focus on affordability and operational efficiency. In a nation where food…
American Airlines’ New Contract: A Boost for Workers and the Economy
One important driver of economic growth is a thriving labor force where workers are gainfully employed. Gainful employment often means better pay and improved working conditions. A recent example is…
Mining Mongolia’s Copper
Australian mining company Rio Tinto recently began operations extracting copper from an underground mining complex at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in southern Mongolia. Originally opened in 2012 as an open…
U.K. Economy Three Years after Brexit
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Brexit is the term used to mark the event when the United Kingdom (U.K.) officially left the European Union (E.U.) trading bloc to define…
World Population hits EIGHT Billion!
On Tuesday, November 15th, 2022, the United Nations announced that we have 8 billion people on our beautiful planet Earth! Here are nine key messages from the UN’s World Population…
Feelings Matter Too
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash You’ve probably seen the headlines indicating that the United States is experiencing one of its worst inflationary periods in recent history. You’ve almost certainly…
To the Moon and Back
Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash Two companies, Lunar Outpost and AstroForge, just received a combined $25 million to develop technologies for off-Earth mining. Lunar Outpost is developing lunar rovers to retrieve minerals from…
But It’s Not Even Halloween!
Halloween is still weeks away, but retailers are sounding warnings that it may already be too late to buy an artificial Christmas tree this year! Indeed, artificial trees manufactured in…
The Rising Cost of Pepsi
If you think the price of your favorite Pepsi product seems higher than the last time you bought it, you’re probably right. Pepsi recently announced that it would be raising…