Beef is more expensive, but who’s profiting?
Beef prices are surging… and the Big 4 meatpackers (Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods, National Beef) are pulling in the profits.
Digits: Erasing student debt, Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, and shrooms
Rounding up this week’s most interesting news in numbers.
Digits: Women of the F500, a galactic short call, and a brand new ocean.
Numbers you should know from the week’s most interesting headlines.
Corporations are running out of talent — and reskilling programs are stepping in
Corporations are running short on digital talent… so they are rolling in-house academies and subsidizing education programs to fill the gap.
What’s behind California-to-Texas relocations? (It’s more than taxes)
While taxes are a big part of corporations moving from California to Texas, housing costs may matter just as much.
What’s happening to airline pilot jobs?
In high demand, pilot unions have long had leverage on airlines. The pandemic is changing the relationship.
The pandemic is straining the franchisee-corporate relationship
With margins down during the pandemic, franchisees are fighting back against onerous corporate costs.
Where are rents rising and falling in the US?
According to Thinknum data, these US cities are seeing the biggest changes in rental prices.
Is This (Finally) Telemedicine’s Moment?
Virtual primary care apps, at-home diagnostics and caregiver training are all opportunities primed to grow if the current uptake in telemedicine continues.
The 10 Best-Performing Stocks During The Great Depression
Electric Boat Company gained +55,000% from 1932 to 1954, topping this interesting list of the top-10 performing Great Depression Stocks.
5 Takeaways On SBA Coronavirus Relief Programs, From Lendio’s CEO
Lendio's CEO Brock Blake talks about best practices for small businesses to secure a rescue loan.
When paying the rent is too damn hard
A wave of late rent payments is another sign of how fast the economy cratered.
The small business owner’s guide to the CARES Act
Everything you need to know about how the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applies to small businesses.
Blue-collar work goes business caj as factory work requires college degrees
Since many factories now require them, factory workers with college degrees are projected to outnumber workers without them in 3 years.
Turns out, it’s expensive to shut the entire government down
Nearly 800k federal workers have been furloughed because of the shutdown, and it’s costing the government a pretty penny.
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