Last Thursday, President Biden outlined a six-pronged federal action plan to address the pandemic, including sweeping federal orders requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated, while companies of more than 100 employees must require vaccination or deploy weekly testing. Biden’s remarks were met with praise and criticism, as the action plan becomes the latest development […]
With the global rise in coronavirus cases brought on by the Delta variant, and supply chain disruptions leading to materials shortages, price increases, and empty shelves, the American economy is facing a myriad of challenges that are only exacerbated by a tightening labor market, extreme weather, and the end of the war in Afghanistan. Taken […]
After more than two weeks of competition, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to an official end on Sunday, with the Olympic flame extinguished in the cauldron at the Closing Ceremony. Tokyo ceremoniously passed the torch to Paris for the next summer Olympiad in 2024. In “one of the strangest Olympics of the modern era,” the […]
Last week delivered a string of record-breaking earnings reports from Silicon Valley’s biggest companies as outsized profit margins demonstrated just how big Big Tech has become. This chart from Axios best illustrates the incredible surge tech companies Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, and Microsoft have seen in recent months across income and market valuation. In today’s post, […]
After a year of virtual learning at the kitchen table, millions of students are heading back to the classroom this fall, driving notable shifts in consumer behavior and back-to-school (BTS) shopping trends. Key Takeaways The child tax credit payments may act as a new round of stimulus that could boost spending on food, school supplies, […]
The beginning of the much-anticipated 2020 Tokyo Olympics is just days away, with events kicking off on Tuesday and the opening ceremony scheduled for Friday. After a yearlong delay, Japan remains under an emergency order as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the region due to the Delta variant and low vaccination rates, causing much […]
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, the travel and hospitality industries are anticipating an even busier 4th of July weekend. Memorial Day travel trended around locations within driving distance, over-indexing on semi-local destinations. Now with approximately 56 percent of the U.S. population fully vaccinated (18+ in the U.S.) and roughly 66 percent having received […]
The unforgettable events of last year, from the racial injustices brought to light by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others, to the systemic, disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women and people of color, sparked a global reckoning around racial inequity that propelled issues of racial justice, police reform, and diversity, equity […]
With the push to get 70% of Americans at least one dose of vaccine by July 4, temperatures warming up throughout the country, and COVID-19 restrictions easing day by day, millions of Americans are ready to hit the roads and the skies en masse this summer. America’s re-opening has ignited a surge in demand for […]
Forecasts and news reporting on the post-pandemic future are following two distinct narratives, the first recognizing the financial and societal repercussions caused by one of the worst economic crises in modern history, with special attention paid to the pandemic’s impact on women, people of color, and low-income families. The second acknowledges pent-up demand and how […]