By Jonathan Meer | November 2, 2018 You’ve almost certainly opened an envelope containing a solicitation from a nonprofit and discovered a set of mailing labels with your name and address on them. Or a few bookmarks with the group’s branding. Or, just as likely, the offer of a mug, a tote bag or some… Read More »
By Kevin Judge | October 25, 2018 President Trump has publicly expressed the concern that the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates too much, too fast and that will harm the economy. He is not the first President to “jawbone” the Fed, but he is surely the first to accuse the Chairman of enjoying raising… Read More »
By Anthony Hussenot | October 23,2018 When we talk about the jobs at risk, artificial intelligence is often seen as the main threat. However, this technology is still at its very beginning, while a lot of jobs are already transforming and even disappearing. Conversely, other jobs seem to resist, even if technologies already exist… Read More »
By David Phinnemore | October 19, 2018 The UK prime minister, Theresa May, has signalled to EU leaders that she is willing to accept a one-year extension to the proposed “transition period” that will follow the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on March 29 2019. This would mean that the UK could remain subject to EU… Read More »
By Deborah de Lange | October 18, 2018 The financial crisis of 2008 has not led us to take sufficient steps to avoid the next economic disaster. The dips in stock markets last February and just recently, together with dire predictions for early 2019, are setting off alarm bells. If you have a defined contribution… Read More »
By Sylvain Charlebois| October 17, 2018 In the wake of this year’s large E. coli outbreak, Walmart notified its leafy green suppliers that they must be using blockchain technology to trace their products before the end of 2019. Walmart, one of the world’s largest retailers, has been piloting blockchain projects with IBM for the… Read More »
By Craig Spain | October 15, 2018 If you are a business owner then this list of the top 10 business podcasts is a must for you. As a business owner/ entrepreneur, we all know that maintaining and growing a business can be extremely difficult and taxing at times. In order to keep growing and moving… Read More »
By Richard Brody | October 15, 2018 While we have had several tabloids, for generations, in the vast majority of instances, most of us, viewed them, more, from an entertainment – standpoint, than as a purveyor of true news! These periodicals were generally produced, either on a weekly or monthly basis, and focused on sensational titles, and articles,… Read More »
Robert H. Scott III ,and Kenneth Mitchell | October 12, 2018 An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The world’s highest interest rates. The biggest bailout in the history of the International Monetary Fund. Sound scary? For Argentina, it’s more of the same, as it has suffered through many economic… Read More »
By Kevin Judge | October 10, 2018 With another gas tax increase here in the state of New Jersey, I’m reminded of the wisdom of a famous New Jersey resident who once said “it’s Deja vu all over again!” When the gas tax was increased by 23 cents per gallon in 2017, we were told… Read More »