The US tech companies just dominate market cap compared to the largest European companies. As outlined by this article by Statista: As the following chart shows, the power and financial clout wielded by the five companies often summed up as Big Tech is unmatched in Europe. While Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet… Read More »Market Cap of US vs Euro Companies
As we touched on yesterday travel is up, not quite 2019 levels however up as reported by Axios: Air travel is closing in on pre-pandemic levels, Axios’ Hope King reports. What to watch: The total number of people traveling for Thanksgiving this year — by car, bus, train or plane… Read More »TSA Thanksgiving Throughput
Air travel is creeping back up to 2019 levels. As outlined by Statista: In the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of Americans who plan to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays is expected to only be around 5 percent lower than in 2019. In 2020, the number had still… Read More »2nd Pandemic Thanksgiving Travel
As outlined by USAFacts Core Inflation is up. The definition of Core inflation is: The overall CPI, also known as “headline” CPI, is measured by the percent change in these categories from one period to another. Since food and energy categories are typically much more volatile than the other parts… Read More »Core Inflation Is UP
The aggregate transition from store to online is not unheard of but interesting to see the break down. In some ways this is not different than the deliveries made by store owners, just on a more global scale. As outlined in this article in Statista: With Black Friday offers now… Read More »Where Do Shoppers Go?
Necessity is the mother of all innovation, in many cases this is not a good thing, however creating a good environment for Entrepreneurs is vital for a prosperous world regardless of sex. As outlined by Statista: According to a study carried out in 43 countries and territories by the Global Entrepreneurship… Read More »Female Entrepreneurs
Everything is up this year and Thanksgiving will be no exception. As outlined by Axios: Thanksgiving inflation, according to new estimates by the American Farm Bureau, is even greater than the overall increase in the cost of food, Axios’ Sam Baker, Sarah Grillo and Will Chase write. Why it matters: Inflation,… Read More »Thanksgiving Will Costs 15% More This Year
Apprenticeships is a great way to gain experience in the craft you want to perform. The rise has tapered off in the last couple of years, as outlined by Axios: The number of people in active apprenticeship programs in the U.S. has grown 78% since 2011, according to Department of… Read More »Rise of Apprentices in the U.S.
We are all feeling it the supply chain shortages, however it is looking like the wheels of manufacturing are churning again. As outlined by Axios: The chip shortage is starting to abate — at least a little. Manufacturing of motor vehicles jumped 11% in October, according to industrial production numbers… Read More »Manufacturing Output Is Inching Back Up
This year the Equity deals have just gone thorough the roof. As outlined by RBC Capital Markets: Key Points A favorable environment and strong capital availability have driven significant levels of deal activity. Increased government scrutiny of large corporate deals presents an opportunity for private equity, which has plenty of… Read More »Equity Deals Keep Increasing