The Economics Of
Chick-fil-A has built a devoted customer base by focusing on providing excellent customer service and quality food. The company's success can be attributed to its distinct business model, which includes limited operating hours,...
Economics
So Long, Superstores?
"So Long, Superstores?" is a documentary film that examines the changing retail landscape in the United States and the impact it is having on the traditional superstore model. The film takes a deep dive into the history of the...
Why Americans Feel So Poor?
The American middle class has been facing financial challenges and instability, despite being considered a symbol of the American dream in the past. A study by the Pew Research Center showed that the middle class has been...
The Big Four: Accounting Firms Under Scrutiny
In 2020, Wirecard AG, one of the largest German payment processor and financial services providers, filed for bankruptcy. The media exposed that the company lost €1.9 billion in...
Chain Reaction
Many of us have taken for granted that if we order something online, it will arrive in two to three days max. Delays have been few and far between until the ongoing supply chain crisis hit the world in full force in 2021. It is...
USA on the Brink
When the COVID19 pandemic hit, the world almost came to a grinding halt. The magnitude of the economic upheaval it caused was similar to what the USA experienced during the Great Depression. With government-enforced lockdowns,...
Money, Power and Wall Street
After almost 80 years, another global financial crisis threatened to bring the world economy to the brink of collapse. The 2008 Wall Street crash would go down in history as the worst global financial crisis since the infamous...
The Pension Gamble
Older civil servant workers in America are worried. Sure they have steady jobs - as firefighters, public school teachers, and police officers - still, sadly, they can no longer count on one of the most basic financial safety...
Crash: Are we Ready for the Next Crisis
In 2008, the world was hit by a financial crisis, the worst since "The Great Depression" of the 1930s. Governments had to step in and bail banks out to prevent the collapse of the...
Congo: Millionaires of Chaos
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in Central Africa. It is six times the size of Germany and home to over 100 million people. Armed uprisings, political upheavals and violence have marked its history...
Gold: The Story of Man's 6000 Year Obsession
The story of gold is the story of civilizations. Its significance has remained constant throughout mankind. What is it about this precious metal that inspires such a level of...
Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It
The old saying "Money makes the world go around" rings true today and will most likely continue to do so until the end of time. But with the rise of Bitcoin, the future of money...
End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless
In 2008, the stock market crashed, and the evidence is clear that the global economy has not recovered completely more than a decade later. To recover from the financial shocks,...
China: Power and Prosperity
From PBS NewsHour comes China: Power and Prosperity, an immersive feature-length exploration of the country's internal progress and growing sphere of power and influence across the globe. Featuring insights from more than 70...