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By Sean Brodrick On December 15, 202004:54 AM Eastern
One “benefit” of a “Big Brother” state is the ability to control the population.
China has played to this advantage, getting a fast handle on the coronavirus with early lockdowns, tracking and...
By Kelly Green On December 9, 202004:17 PM Eastern
There’s a scene in my favorite musical, “The Music Man”, that’s been on my mind as we get closer to Christmas.
After traveling salesman Harold Hill convinces the town that their new pool table...
By David Dittman On December 8, 202004:23 PM Eastern
As is often the case with a new cabinet appointment, there’s a lot of speculation, story-making and supposition out there about Xavier Becerra, Joe Biden’s designee to run the U.S. Department of...
By Sean Brodrick On December 8, 202005:01 AM Eastern
One sign the world economy is (gradually) recovering from the pandemic is the proxy for the global economic engine: COPPER.
And as we saw last week, it’s been lofted into the stratosphere …
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By Jon D. Markman On December 7, 202001:40 PM Eastern
Digital transformation is sweeping through the fast-food sector and managers at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) are giving a masterclass on doing it right.
Last week, company executives...
By Tony Sagami On December 4, 202012:32 PM Eastern
High school classes weren’t that interesting to me. College classes, however, were like inspirational sermons … especially those in finance and economics.
That’s because my plan was to become...
By Kelly Green On December 2, 202003:58 PM Eastern
Roll out the coronation carpet and sound the trumpets — there’s new royalty in town. Cyber Monday has taken the crown for the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. In fact, this...
By Sean Brodrick On December 2, 202010:55 AM Eastern
Earlier this week, I visited one of the local cannabis dispensaries around me. I’m talking about the Fluent dispensary, in Lake Worth, Fla., and it had a nice touch of fun holiday spirit.
Here’s...
By Jon D. Markman On November 30, 202011:47 AM Eastern
The growth of online shopping is probably peaking right now. That’s bad news for shareholders of many e-commerce companies.
On Saturday, Adobe Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) released the first look at...
By Sean Brodrick On November 28, 202003:45 AM Eastern
Two centuries ago, people in New England were harvesting a resource for practically nothing and selling it at a fat profit in such distant locales as Calcutta, Martinique and Havana.
I’m talking...