By Daniel Kline The Mouse House has never been shy about charging more. Walt Disney (DIS) – Get Walt Disney Company Report regularly raises prices at its theme parks. Even in a year where the pandemic made visiting Disney World or Disneyland difficult,…
Inflation Surge Sparks Aggressive Bets On Emergency Fed Rate Hike
By Martin Baccardax Interest rate traders are starting to bet on the first emergency rate hike from the Federal Reserve since 1979 following the fastest inflation reading since 1982. The fastest inflation in forty years, paired with a Federal Reserve t…
Should Financial Advisers Buy or Build for Business Growth?
By TheStreet Guest Contributor It’s a question every growing business eventually faces: Do we buy it or do we build it? The pros and cons of outsourcing. By Ben Slater It’s a question every growing business eventually faces: Do we buy it or do we build…
A Beginner’s Guide to DAO, Killer of Corporate Structure and Hedge Funds
By Luc Olinga Here’s a step-by-step guide to DAOs, the buzzy phenomenon in the cryptosphere. A group of crypto enthusiasts last November shocked the world by raising tens of millions of dollars to buy a rare version of the U.S. Constitution, which was …
Here’s What High Inflation is Affecting Most on Your Shopping List
By Ellen Chang Groceries, energy and healthcare costs are adding to the bottom line for consumers. Inflation has risen to 7.5% and consumers are feeling the impact as supply chain woes and higher energy costs have driven up the cost of living at the fa…
Tesla May Have a Racism Problem. Here’s Why It Might be Costly
By Luc Olinga The state of California is suing the electric vehicle manufacturer for “racial segregation” at its assembly plant in Fremont, California. Tesla TSLA has moved its headquarters from Fremont, California, to Austin, Texas. But Elon Musk’s gr…
Senate Nixes Forced Arbitration on Cases Of Sexual Harassment And Assault
By Veronika Bondarenko A landmark bill barring forced arbitration in cases having to do with sexual harassment and assault passed by a voice vote. A landmark bill barring forced arbitration in cases having to do with sexual harassment and assault recei…
Running Out of Fizz? Trading Coca-Cola, PepsiCo on Earnings
By Bret Kenwell Can Coca-Cola and PepsiCO remain go-to stocks amid rising volatility? How fitting is it that PepsiCo (PEP) – Get PepsiCo, Inc. Report and Coca-Cola (KO) – Get Coca-Cola Company Report both reported earnings this morning? Despite the vol…
Corporate Chiefs Lose Confidence Amid Inflation
By Dan Weil The Conference Board’s CEO Confidence index slid to 57 in the first quarter from 65 in the fourth quarter. Corporate CEOs are generally a confident lot, predicting good times ahead for their businesses. But raging inflation, continued suppl…
Amazon, Microsoft Could Become Big Players in Online Advertising
By Sean Sechler Big Tech benefits from a surge in the need for online advertising by businesses following the covid-19 pandemic. $209.5 billion. That’s the total amount of revenue Alphabet (GOOGL) – Get Alphabet Inc. Class A Report generated in 2021 fr…