Professional athletes are the ultimate competitors, doing everything they can to win. When hyper-competitive people are going up against each other night after night, they can get under each others skin. Usually, players are…
2019 was an extraordinary year for initial public offerings. Several of the world’s largest unicorns (private startups worth over $1 billion) went public, but often with poor results. WeWork, one of the most valuable…
As an economic power, the United States is a country without equal. It is home to just 4.3% of the global population, yet it accounts for 23.9% of global economic output, according to data…
Some food fads come and go relatively quickly (when’s the last time you opened a package of SnackWells, or ordered blackened redfish at a restaurant?). Others arrive on the scene, quite possibly overstay their…
Basketball fans all across the country take tremendous pride in the basketball players that hail from their area. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ first ever NBA title win in 2016 was made all the more special…
Most mergers and acquisitions are driven by the desire to cut costs or to create a larger footprint in an existing sector. Most large M&A deals this year fit this pattern. BB&T, a large…
The United States, according to World Bank estimates, has some of the worst income inequality in the developed world. And in recent years, the problem only appears to be getting worse. In addition to…
2019 was an extraordinary year for initial public offerings. Several of the world’s largest unicorns (private startups worth over $1 billion) went public, but often with poor results. WeWork, one of the most valuable…
If you are someone who at least tries to stay informed about what is going on in the world, your faith in humanity may be long gone. Daily headlines are predominantly about negative subjects…
A lot can happen in 365 days — and the world is a different place today, at the end of 2019, than it was at the beginning of the year. This year was marked…
A decade is a reasonable amount of time to recognize the difference between a trend and a fad, which is basically a short-lived trend. Since 2010, societies and governments have repeatedly made some bad…
Corporations spend millions researching, developing, and perfecting various consumer goods. Sometimes, these products strike a chord with consumers and become a full-on phenomenon. Some of these products, like faux meat food products that taste…
Corporate scandals seem to have dominated the news cycle more than ever over the past 10 years. Amid widening income inequality and the aftermath of the Great Recession, many of the past decade’s major…
Consumer spending comprises more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy, with American consumers spending $14.7 trillion a year. Because the United States is the largest consumer-driven economy in the world, it is little wonder…
Established musicians such as Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift populate the list of 2019’s most popular songs — but they were not the only ones. All artists start somewhere, and quite a…
