April is financial literacy month! On Wednesday, April 6th 2022, CNBC held a virtual session with 3 governors from Mississippi, New Jersey, and Nevada about the need for financial literacy in schools. Families need a sound financial foundation to better manage their money and spending…
Trying to keep up with the ups and downs of the global oil market these days is a challenge. After rapidly rising to their highest price in years, oil prices recently dropped back to a point closer to what had existed prior to Vladimir Putin’s…
Electric vehicles or EVs as they’re often called, have been around for a while, but for many people, the economics of owning an EV haven’t made sense. Now though, with prices at the pump reaching new highs, you might be asking whether it’s finally time…
Mike Mandel and Sean Flynn discuss the latest wave of inflation, and what might happen next in this podcast. Today, we’re going to be talking about inflation. We recorded this podcast in the middle of February 2022, right after the February consumer price report from…
The CNBC video provides a succinct summary of why and how antitrust laws were enacted by the U. S. Congress to promote fair competition and to protect consumers from predatory monopolistic business practices. The main antitrust laws are the Sherman Act of 1890, the Clayton…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the all items Consumer Price Index rose 7.5% for the 12 months ending January 2022 – the largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 1982. The food and energy indexes alone accounted for an increase of 7%…
Over the last decade prices in the US for insulin has more than tripled, and is more than ten times the average price in other countries. More than 37 million people in the US have diabetes and many rely on the biologic medication to stay…
As guacamole, avocados are a staple of tailgate parties and happy hours, and in recent years, avocado toast has become a trendy go-to breakfast. However, the small green fruit is generally not known to be at the center of an international controversy involving U.S. government…