A Holiday Splurge for Companies? Their Own Shares
For companies with extra cash, it's a popular season for buying back their own shares. In the past few years alone, publicly traded companies in the US executed hundreds of billions worth of stock buy...
3 Dec 202414min
Airlines Are Cashing in on ‘Premiumization’
If you’ve bought an airplane ticket recently, you may have noticed that there are a lot more options to choose from — and a lot more line items to pay for. It’s all part of airlines’ strategy of “prem...
29 Nov 202415min
Beak Capitalism: What Chicken Tells Us About Inflation
What can the humble chicken reveal about the economic conditions shaping our lives? Turns out, a lot. Understanding the chicken industry can help explain some of the thorniest issues facing the US ec...
28 Nov 202436min
How Sports Betting Is Changing the NFL for Fans and Players
Gambling on sports is now legal in almost 40 states in the US, and pro-football is at the center of the rapidly growing, multibillion dollar industry that’s cropped up since the Supreme Court paved th...
27 Nov 202412min
The $250 Million Bribery Charges Rocking the Adani Empire – and India
India’s Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, was charged last week by US prosecutors over his alleged involvement in a $250 million bribery scheme. The indictment sent the stocks and bonds of...
26 Nov 202416min
New York City’s Big Battle Over Broker Fees
New York City has some of the highest housing costs in the US. In addition to sky-high rents, tenants often have to pay a fee to a real estate broker when they sign a new lease — whether they hire the...
22 Nov 202415min
Pakistan Is Getting Too Expensive For Its Middle Class – So They’re Leaving
A record number of Pakistanis are leaving at a rapid speed. Among them are some of the country’s top talent including doctors, engineers, accountants and managers. Over the last three years, one milli...
21 Nov 202413min
As the US Turns Inward, the World Order Realigns
This year’s G-20 summit in Brazil revealed a new reality: The world order is shifting as President Joe Biden wraps up his final months in office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to power. On t...
20 Nov 202415min
