Analysts and pundits are applauding the guilty verdicts against cryptocurrency exchange founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as a new day for digital currencies. But contrary to the Osmond Brothers’ belief that one bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, Bankman-Fried’s conviction on seven counts in relation to misuse of customer funds and the eventual collapse […]Read More
It’s that time of the year again. With ghosts and goblins making their brief appearance before vanishing back into the night, the holiday calendar is filling up. While many are focused on the Big Four — Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa – retailers are focused on the shopping trifecta of Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday and […]Read More
If there’s a bat signal for entrepreneurs, it is surely shining in the skies over the Sunshine State. According to research from The Digital Project Manager, Florida is the most entrepreneurial state in the nation. The study measured several factors to determine how entrepreneurial a state is and assigning them an Entrepreneurial Index Score. The […]Read More
There must be something in the water at the Distinguished Speaker Seminar at the European Economics and Financial Center in London because Federal Reserve Board Gov. Christopher Waller gave a distinguished speech with a heavy dose of British understatement. Under the title “Something’s Got to Give,” Waller deftly avoided drawing substantive conclusions about the path […]Read More
The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has analysts and economists venturing back into familiar territory. The 336,000 new jobs added in September – nearly double the expected 170,000 jobs – seems to have confounded the “experts” who were expecting confirmation of their preconceived notions of economic doom and gloom. According to […]Read More
As the world continues to shake off its Covid-19 hangover, despite our collective best efforts we haven’t had our own return to normalcy. The tension between bosses wanting workers back in their cubicles and workstations, and employees wanting to remain in the brave new world of the work-from-home economy puts an exclamation point on the […]Read More
Economies are like relationships; they can run hot and cold, up and down and past behavior does not necessarily equate to future results. As such, explaining the nuance of monetary policy and the intricacies of macroeconomics can be difficult under the best of circumstances and isn’t helped by the natural inclination of federal officials to […]Read More
Despite easing inflation, a strong job market and consumer spending still in positive territory, consumer opinion about the economy is mostly negative. Figuring out why there is a disconnect between the reality of stable growth and perception of an impending collapse can best be explained not by economic concepts but by a little mass communication […]Read More
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
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
