By Sarah Jean Callahan Businesses decide which products are on their shelves and if they are political blackwater, should they pull them? A petition has been collecting signatures for over a year to have a certain product pulled from retailers’ shelves…
Bahamas Gives Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian Key Covid News
By Daniel Kline The Bahamas still requires proof of vaccination for people 12 and over. If it drops that, the cruise lines may have a fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on their hands. Cruise lines face regulation not just from the country where thei…
Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Fans Take Their Anger to Twitter
By Daniel Kline People seem to really love the newly-returned Taco Bell Menu Item and aren’t happy with the chain. A skeptic might at least consider that Yum! Brands (YUM) – Get Yum! Brands Inc. Report Taco Bell took the Mexican Pizza off its menu only…
SpaceX: Social Media Roast Free Speech Advocate Musk
By Rob Lenihan Twitter and Reddit commenters are split over how to respond to the firing of SpaceX employees who criticized CEO Elon Musk. Fair or unfair? Stifling free speech or a response to workplace bullying? The SpaceX controversy spilled into soc…
Bitcoin Rebounds After Falling Below $18,000
By Luc Olinga The most popular cryptocurrency has been in free fall for several weeks now. Bitcoin seems to be taking a welcome break for millions of investors. The most popular cryptocurrency, has regained some life: the price was at $19,735.89, up 4….
Elon Musk Announces a Big Change (It’s “Stinky”)
By Luc Olinga The billionaire and serial entrepreneur likes to provoke. The last change he has just announced is likely to cause a lot of talk. Elon Musk likes to provoke. The billionaire is a professional provocateur who likes to shock, and to make pe…
Elon Musk Targets TikTok
By Luc Olinga The billionaire likes to attack his rivals and detractors, often with inflammatory statements. Elon Musk believes that the list of his enemies is too short. In any case, that’s what he said on the microblogging site Twitter on June 4. It …
Target Takes Aim at Amazon Prime Day
By Sarah Jean Callahan Target has an answer for Amazon’s Prime Day and consumers will be the winners. Competing against Amazon (AMZN) – Get Amazon.com Inc. Report is not easy for rival retailers as it projects its Prime service to have 152 million user…
Should You Buy Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Costco Stock?
By Daniel Kline Retail stocks have taken a beating, but inflation, supply chain woes, and other cost concerns don’t tell the full story. Retail stocks have seen huge price drops because pretty much every retailer has issued a cautious guidance due to s…
How High Does Harvard’s Summers Think Unemployment Can Fly?
By Dan Weil Economist Larry Summers says that if the Federal Reserve pushes interest rates high enough to control inflation, it may well cause recession. Harvard economist Larry Summers has said for months that if the Federal Reserve pushes interest ra…