Month: April 2024

For workers who are paid hourly, overtime compensation can be a significant boon to someone’s earnings. For a large portion of the American workforce, making ends meet each month can be a matter of dollars Read more…

EUR/USD: The Dollar Soars Last week saw two significant events: the first shocked market participants, while the second passed without surprises. Let’s examine the details in order. Since mid-2022, consumer prices in the US have Read more…

Nobody likes standing in line or waiting for customer service. People generally also don’t enjoy sitting around, not entirely sure when doors will open. Lines on most vacations are a reality. Checking into a hotel room Read more…

During the darkest days of the Covid pandemic, Amazon experienced some of the same shortages that impacted brick-and-mortar grocery stores. The online giant struggled to keep its customers supplied with basic items, so it stopped Read more…

When retail chains show slowing chains they usually blame one of two boogeymen. First, there’s Amazon. The online retailer has changed how consumers shop, but it has not disrupted brick-and-mortar sales on the level most Read more…

February ended with stocks hitting new highs and not many signs of troubles. Yes, oil and gasoline prices were higher. Yes, there were some hints of rising inflation.  But those issues seemed to be blips. Read more…

It’s no secret that major U.S. airline flight attendants have recently raised a number of concerns about work environments and their jobs. But now, American Airlines  (AAL)  is reportedly accusing some of their employees of Read more…

For a few years before the Covid pandemic, it seemed like there was an endless amount of money being put into streaming services. Disney, Comcast, Apple, Netflix, and a number of outliers like Verizon and Read more…