Pop’s Salary It’s a tight labor market and wages are on the rise. That said, many Americans’ paychecks are failing to keep up with the cost of living amid record-high inflation. With Father’s Day upon us, DebtHammer conducted a survey surrounding the economics of dad. When asked what dad should [...]
Celebrate June 19, 1865 Juneteenth is a federal holiday, marking the day enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free. It will be officially observed on the 19th of the month. Since the date falls on a Sunday this year, markets will be closed on Monday [...]
A happy and productive workforce is the lifeblood of any business, but new research shows that increased financial stress may directly impact employees’ productivity. SoFi at Work’s 2022 study The Future of Workplace Financial Well-Being finds that employees spend over nine hours a week at work dealing with issues related [...]
Tick, Tick, Boom These are historic times. We got another piece of data yesterday, but the puzzle is still not solved. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark policy rate by 75 basis points to an upper bound of 1.75%. We haven’t seen a hike of this size since 1994. Just [...]
Rivaling TikTok Tech companies are in a battle to win within the short-form video category. Found on apps like TikTok and Meta Platform’s (META) Instagram, shorter videos are becoming social media’s most-watched type of content. Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is new to the short video game, having launched YouTube Shorts less [...]
The Hike With inflation at 8.6% per May’s CPI, the highest level since 1981, the Fed hiked its target rate by 75-basis-points. That’s the largest increase since 1994. The Federal Reserve’s Effective Federal Funds Rate guides what banks and lending institutions charge each other to borrow money. The move is [...]
Setting up the Soundstage Private-equity firm Silver Lake is investing $500 million into the creation of soundstages — venues where film and TV content is created. The funding will help Shadowbox Studios expand its real estate holdings. It’s a production-facility company that maintains facilities in Los Angeles, London, and Atlanta. [...]
Making and Selling Hardware Is … Hard Despite all the buzz surrounding the metaverse and related products like virtual reality headsets, many companies are starting to realize that making hardware for this type of technology is well … hard. Meta (META) for example, is reportedly ditching its plans to release [...]
Soaring Streaming More Americans have been “cutting the cord” in recent years, giving up traditional cable television for streaming platforms. Advertisers have seemed to follow suit. In 2017, the US connected-TV ad market checked in at $2.6 billion. It’s expected to hit $18.9 billion this year. As might be expected, [...]
The Digital Wears Prada Throughout 2022, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have seen their values plummet. Rising inflation and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes have cooled investors’ appetites for growth-oriented assets, including digital tokens. That said, there’s some brands that are still interested in the space, citing long-term potential. Last month, [...]
