Growing Digitization of Global Currency
Apart from consolidation of the market in a growing fintech sector, one primary driver of this acquisition spree is the rising popularity of debit, credit, and online [...]
Markets
The Role of Big Tech in the Modern World
Written by Sanjana Gupta The calls to break up big tech companies like Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google have become increasingly louder in the wake of the multiple scandals [...]
Investors Ask Questions Over SoftBank’s Investment Strategy
Written by David Odusote If you had $100 billion to spend, how would you do so in the next five to ten years? That’s the question Masayoshi Son and his Japanese [...]
Hong Kong: A Storm Shifting To the US From 8,000 Miles Away
Written by Katie Leung As one of the top three global financial hubs, Hong Kong is known for its hustle and bustle. Yet, the city was partly forced to a standstill by nearly [...]
Why Do Businesses Love Blockchain, and What Does It Really Mean?
Written by Jackie Yang Today, most people hear the word “blockchain” and immediately associate it with Bitcoin. Though this is a reasonable assumption, it’s actually a [...]
2019’s CEO Shake-Ups
Written by Kaarina Zhao Over the past year, many of the nation’s most well known companies CEO’s were dethroned. Both Adam Neumann, co-founder of shared office space [...]
A Brief ‘Inquiry’ in Looming Impeachment Proceedings
Written by Alejandro Sarmiento In late September of this year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally announced an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump. [...]
The Future of Oil
Written by Daniel Cho On September 14th of this year, Saudi Arabia was stunned by massive strikes on Saudi Arabian Oil Co.’s Khurais oil field and Abqaiq, the largest [...]
What Happens When the Dealer Goes Broke? Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy and the Opioid Crisis
Written by Prabhav Kamojjhala “My public high-school had monthly police checks where a canine dog unit would search the school, multiple student cases of abusing narcotics, [...]
UK Economy in the Face of Brexit Uncertainty
Written by Alejandro Sarmiento More than three years after the referendum that sealed the fate of the United Kingdom, the UK still remains a member of the EU, which can be [...]
