The Airline Deal of the Decade?
Written by Andres Gomez Perry In a September 2018 article, Bloomberg reported that Emirates, the flagship carrier of Dubai, is assessing whether to merge with Etihad, the Abu [...]
Markets
The Basics of Federal Interest Rates
Written by Chelsea Tang On March 20th, the Federal Reserve stated that they are unlikely to raise interest rates this year. For now, they are signaling the market is no [...]
Double the Gifts for New York Public Library
Written by Therena Ho This past March, the New York Public Library was showered with gifts. Running on strong philanthropic support, donations from friends in high places [...]
The China-US Trade War Trophy: U.S. Jobs or Intellectual Property?
Written by Niti Parekh If you ask someone on the street about the China-US trade war, chances are, no one could really tell you what exactly was happening. For Sternies, the [...]
Bolsonaro’s “Bullsonaro Wave”
By Pooja Narayanan Brazil’s political system was shaken on Sunday, October 28, 2018 when right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro won the country’s presidential election. [...]
Great Britain: The Brexit Brief
By Niti Parekh On March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom is set to “divorce” the European Union, after being a member for 45 years and a crucial trade player through its [...]
The Nordic Model: Women in the Workforce
By Anvitha Jagannathan In the 1930s, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Sweden—collectively known as the Nordic nations— experimented with their economies. Dubbed as [...]
The Death of Haute Couture
By Alexis Datta (Argentina, 1940s) Eva Peron woke up every morning to her entourage of designers – Asunta Fernandez was her personal shopper; Luis D’Agostino chose her [...]
It’s a Jungle Out There: The Consumer Products Industry
By Richard Salvatierra Amidst a seismic shift in consumer preferences, 2018 has been a year of wild headlines for the consumer industry as many companies struggle to woo [...]
Venezuelan Oil On Chinese Soil
By Andres Gomez Perry China’s continued economic support of the Maduro regime has turned Beijing’s interests in Venezuela from economic to political. In Venezuela, [...]
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