Key takeaways • Growth is slowing. The IMF forecasts 1.5% growth in 2017 and 2018, lower than 2016’s estimated 1.7%—due to fewer working days in…
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How to Increase Convenience Store Sales by Converting Fuel-Only Customers
(Written for CB4, a machine learning and AI software firm. Original can be found here.) According to the most recent data from the US Energy…
Naming a Product “Corn Knuckles” and Other Private Label Pitfalls
(Written for CB4, a machine learning and AI software firm. Original can be found here.) Private label goods are now standard retail practice, especially in…
Cities’ Overtures to Amazon Are Misguided
Amazon announced last week the 20 cities that it had selected as finalists for the location of its second US headquarters. They were selected from…
St. Paul Teacher’s Union on Verge of Strike
If a new contract is not agreed upon between the St. Paul, Minnesota teachers union and the St. Paul school district before this Tuesday, the…
To Account for the Growing Contingent Workforce, Government Policy Needs to Adjust Quickly
Everyday, Americans are being moving from their traditional work arrangements towards ones that effectively allow them to be their own bosses: flexible schedules, the ability…
Dolly Parton and the Spiritual Damage of Work
“Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’ Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’ They just use your mind…
What do the New Tax Bill and Blackjack Have in Common?
If you’ve ever played a game of blackjack at a casino, you know that winning your hand doesn’t preclude the over-served bachelor party attendee to…
The Unfair Tax Advantages of Marriage
A ceremony, cake, gowns and tuxedos, and your 250th time hearing any Bruno Mars song. It’s the American wedding. Half of adults in the US…
John and his AG Jeans
John arrived to the bridge that night regretting having worn his leather riding jacket. On the way out of his flat he told himself that…