Starting a company from the ground up has its challenges and rewards, facts that BrewSpice founder Robert Jones knows all too well. As a current Baruch College student, Jones has taken the risk of creating a startup and betting on a product he believes in. According to him, BrewSpice is “the world’s first collection of…
Russia is making headlines again, and this time not for political reasons but because the country is the host of this year’s FIFA World Cup. The competition began June 14 with the first game between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Volgograd Arena. The bidding process to be chosen as the host country is long…
President Donald Trump’s new proposed tax plan is causing 800,000 people to flee from high-tax states, including New York and California, according to the The Wall Street Journal. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will cause many high-income earners to move out of high-income states. However, some economists claim that this tax act…
In a strategic game of chess, making your opponent respond to your moves puts you in control. Right now, in the world of entertainment chess, Netflix is in control. By having a strong hold on the entertainment and streaming market, Netflix is forcing companies to operate around it. This is clear from the bidding war…
In October 2016, at the cusp of one of the most contentious U.S. presidential elections, AT&T Inc. announced its plans to acquire Time Warner Inc. — the world’s largest film and TV studio with assets such as HBO, CNN and Cartoon Network — in a stock-and-cash transaction worth almost $109 billion. Almost immediately, the deal…
Contrary to the promises Republicans have made to small business owners in the past, the GOP’s recently passed tax plan is not as beneficial to small businesses as was expected, with a majority of the plan only benefiting large corporations. The tax plan, which was passed through the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate…
A Southwest Airlines Co. jetliner flying from Chicago to New Jersey was forced to touch down in Ohio after one of its windows cracked. The Boeing 737 aircraft carrier was safely landed at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and all 76 passengers on board were able to quickly catch another flight to Newark, New Jersey….
Some, like bitcoin, differ from normal fiat currencies, or currencies backed by a government but without physical tender, because they are deflationary. This means that they become more valuable over time because of their finite supplies. They also have no physical component as they are solely digital. With cryptocurrency being a relatively new concept, concerns…
On April 29, T-Mobile U.S. Inc. and Sprint Corp. announced plans for a merger that will combine the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States and will be valued at approximately $27 billion, according to The Washington Post. The resulting company would take on T-Mobile’s name and the company’s current CEO, John Legere,…
Brexit is bad for business. Brexit is good for business. There is no clear consensus on the British Parliament possibly holding a second referendum on leaving the European Union later this year, but both sides of the argument present solid evidence for their case. Holding a second referendum affects business in a negative way due…