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The Biden Administration recently unveiled its $715 billion defense budget proposal for fiscal year 2022. The administration said this discretionary funding request, if approved, would enhance the...
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Bank tellers have started to become a thing of the past. Years ago, cash machines began the process of replacing them. Online banking made face-to-face transactions at the bank even less frequent....
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The number of initial public offerings – private companies that offer shares of stock to the public by listing their shares on stock exchanges – rose in U.S. stock markets to a record of 1,058...
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One of the primary measures of innovation is the number of patents someone is granted. For example, Thomas Edison, widely considered to be one of America’s most prolific inventors, held nearly...
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Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers. According to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.3 million Americans — 2.9% of the workforce — left their jobs in August...
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Successful hedge fund managers are the rockstars of the investment world. Their names are also known beyond the financial crowd, often mentioned in regular media, at times with curiosity. Hedge...
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Despite the stock market doldrums since the beginning of the year, the pandemic has been generally good to investors. The S&P 500 finished 2020 up over 16% and 2021 with a near 27% return. Many...
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Does it matter how the public views a company? Does the reaction to its name drive sales of its products or services higher or lower? Brand experts have considered this question for decades. The...
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Companies in many sectors have faced growing criticism over the years for not paying livable wages — high enough salaries to keep workers above the poverty level. And the lowest-paying American...
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Reputation is perhaps the most valuable intangible asset any given company or organization has. Public perception of a company or brand can affect nearly every aspect of business, beyond simply...
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Phones have gone from an exciting new invention, to a must-have household appliance, to an essential part of daily life. A Pew Research Center survey found that 97% of Americans own a cell phone of...
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Over the past century, some once huge American industries have almost disappeared. Some of these provide products and services Americans no longer use or use much. Others succumbed to foreign...
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There has been a trend towards consolidation in the ski industry for quite some time. Like the sport itself, consolidation has its upsides and its downsides. Skiing is a fairly capital-intensive...
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Many of the armed conflicts around the world exist in nations that do not have the capacity to make sophisticated weapons. Most of these are in Africa and the Middle East, including the Tigray War in...
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The U.S. economy is in the midst of one of its most turbulent periods in history. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for many businesses to operate, and soaring inflation has made it...
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