To find the economy’s future growth engines, look for big ‘arenas of competition’ October 24, 2024- From 2005 to 2020, a relatively small number of industries—from cloud services to e-commerce to consumer i
Consumers want to stay in control and keep their financial details safe and secure. According toDeloitte’s ConsumerSignals, consumer sentiment has declined, especially among middle- and lower-income households, with many choosing to prioritize savings and nondiscretionary expenses. “Consumers are still...
Climate change is one of humankind’s biggest challenges, leading to more frequent and intense climate extremes, including heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, ocean acidification, and increased extinction rates. Nanotechnology already plays an important role in decarbonizing critical processes. Still, despit...
Weeks before the competitors arrive, the residents of Takotna start preparing what is without question their biggest event of the year. The whole village chips in to help, including the kids, who end up developing their baking skills at an early age. Exhausted and hungry racers are greeted ...
President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today — that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great...
Financials serve as a leading indicator of the economy. Financial stocks are closely tied to the economic cycle; the performance of the companies within the sector can often hint at the economy’s direction. Credit availability is a major factor in business growth and consumer spending. When bank...
1Promptness is important in American business, academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taught to young children in school. Tardy slips and the use of bells signal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected. People who keep appointments are considered...
Tied to the concern about the state of the economy is an increasing consumer focus on value—especially for essential categories. For example, in shampoo on Amazon, value and mass products have experienced the greatest increase in share, at two- and five...
Math is the single most important subject for student success. Students who don’t master Algebra I by freshman year will have bleak prospects of getting a decent job. Women, Hispanics, and African- Americans are the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity: Often for cultural reasons, ...
When it comes to solar-charged batteries, one of the biggest drawbacks has been their dependence on the environmentally destructive mining of lithium, which is a major cause of drought in already water-depleted communities. "There are batteries being researched, that will require less and less lit...