Learn about the enduring spirit of Berkeley’s art vendors, vital contributors to its culture and economics. Explore their resilience, creativity, and unwavering commitment in our latest article by Caroline Yee, one of our Community Columnists. Continue Reading
Rate Cuts and Rate Cuts and Rate Cuts and Tate McRaete Authors: Andres Larios, Jay Sahaym Story of the Week: Praniti Gulyani Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals to get the latest news and insights on global markets. Get prepared for the weekContinue Reading
Macro Matters Most Authors: Andres Larios, Jay Sahaym Intro: Welcome to the Weekly BluRB, a newsletter catered to students and professionals to get the latest news and insights on global markets. Get prepared for the week by reading four weekly stories circulating equity markets, macro trends, geopolitics, and new businessContinue Reading
This is how the famous Missouri cheese cave came to be; its existence is a testament to the failure of the government to adequately oversee markets in the long run.Continue Reading
So what is the future of search? It entirely hinges on Judge Mehta’s ruling in United States v. Google LLC. If Dintzer and his team can successfully argue their case, compelling Google to change its anticompetitive practices, the DOJ would essentially open up the market to competition. This shake-up could lead to a wide array of consequences, including a drop in Google’s stock price as investors will assess the company’s profitability in a more competitive environment. Yet, should the DOJ fail to secure its desired outcome, Google’s dominant position would be reinforced by legal precedent. This would both solidify its supremacy but also bolster investor confidence as it’s logical to anticipate a continuation of Google’s flywheel status.Continue Reading
According to the Harvard Business Review, “five years ago, intellectual property wasn’t even in the vocabularies of many CEOs, let alone a part of their business strategies.” But Richard Thoman of the $20 billion Xerox Corporation believes this landscape has vastly changed. Continue Reading
Transitioning from a linear to a circular food economy stands as a pivotal solution to address the pressing problem of food waste. This collaborative endeavor holds promise not only in mitigating environmental challenges but also in enhancing food security, fostering economic growth, and paving the way for a sustainable and resilient future.Continue Reading
“The proposal of dollarization by Javier Milei represents a bold avenue for the nation. It offers the prospect of currency stability, which is vital given Argentina’s history of hyperinflation and devaluation. While relinquishing control over domestic monetary policy and economic dependence on the U.S. are key concerns, the case studies of Ecuador and El Salvador shed light on potential strategies for successful implementation.”Continue Reading
The Stripper Index, named for how it relates the revenue generated by strippers’ cash tips to the financial strain of consumers and the current economic cycle, though it encompasses all forms of sexual labor, has been mostly a joke to economists as they continue to explore different methods of predicting the economy. However, when X user and stripper @botticellibimbo correctly predicted the economic decline in 2022 based on her recent profits at work, economists began to examine the Stripper Index more closely.Continue Reading
Ultimately, this game of panda tug-of-war seems to be a manifestation of the boiling pettiness between two prominent global superpowers.Continue Reading