Silicon Valley Bank Offers Lessons in Reputational Refurbishment

Like the proverbial bad penny, Silicon Valley Bank is back. The beleaguered financial institution, which earlier this year was the poster child for mismanagement and was the focal point of concerns about the stability of the banking system, has launched a new marketing campaign. The “Yes, SVB” campaign is designed to make consumers aware that […]Read More

Drone Delivery Dreams Could Turn into Supply Chain Nightmares

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s an Amazon order? While drones are still something of a novelty, that is likely to change in the coming years. According to Research and Markets, the global “Drones-As -A-Service market is expected to grow more than $355 billion by 2032, boasting a growth […]Read More

Is it Time for a New Inflation Benchmark?

The Spare Change Podcast In mathematics, an arbitrary number is one that is undetermined and not assigned a specific value. But for economists at the Federal Reserve Board, there is an arbitrary number that has immense value: 2%. Listen to more of the Spare Change PodcastRead More

Vacation with Jerome Powell a Trip to Dismal STEM Camp

It is fitting that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell gave his most recent remarks on inflation and the economic outlook in the resort town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While the location if the annual conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has been a fixture for monetary policy groupies for nearly […]Read More

Is it Time for a New Inflation Benchmark?

In mathematics, an arbitrary number is one that is undetermined and is not assigned a specific value. But for economists at the Federal Reserve Board, there is an arbitrary number that has immense value: 2%. While for some 2% is the preferred content of fat in milk, at the Federal Open Market Committee, the central […]Read More

Is It Too Late to Regulate Big Tech?

A piece of legislation is working its way through the U.S. Senate that aims to limit the power and influence of digital media platforms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon. And while most people might be surprised to learn that Senators Elizabeth Warren and Lindsay Graham are the co-sponsors of the Digital Consumer Protection Commission […]Read More