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US Fav Food Delivery

The pandemic has increased the consumption of food at home, this chart shows the top delivery services. As the pandemic eases it will be interesting to see what the future holds. As the pandemic forced restaurants to close and diners to stay at home, food delivery services thrived during the… Read More »US Fav Food Delivery

Patents in 2021

Plenty of patents are being granted so hopefully this will lead to innovative products in the future. IBM has been granted the most U.S. patents in a year for the 29th year in a row. According to data from the IFI Claims Patent Services, the IT giant based out of Armonk, New York,… Read More »Patents in 2021

Inflation More To Come

Producer price index usually for shadows consumer pricing. Cost pressures keep building, according to new data on wholesale prices, Matt writes. Driving the news: The Producer Price Index, which measures prices before they reach consumers, surged in January, rising 1% from the prior month. Economists thought it would be up… Read More »Inflation More To Come

Lumber Prices

Lumber is skyrocketing in price again, which will affect housing. Rising prices for lumber are once again adding to worries of soaring home prices, Hope writes. Fueling the surge: Sawmills still can’t keep up with demand, wildfires wrecked inventory, and tariffs doubled on Canadian lumber. By the numbers: Prices are… Read More »Lumber Prices

The Apple of my Eye

The list of the world’s most valuable companies is famously dominated by North America, with Apple currently sitting at the top of this prestigious pile. In the infographic below, we pit Apple against the rest of the world to see how each continent’s biggest public company compares to the might of… Read More »The Apple of my Eye

Non-Compete Period For Larger Companies

Non-compete clauses restrict a seller’s ability to operate or engage in a competing business for a period of time after closing. Survey responses show that three to five years is the prevailing non-compete period.

Trade Deficit

The current level of trade deficit is not sustainable, if we don’t start investing and selling products from America, other countries will start investing in America.