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Price Spikes by Product

It looks like inflation is here to stay, the chart shows which products have increased the most. As outlined by Axios What’s new: Consumer costs rose at the fastest pace since 1982. Strip out volatile energy and food components, and it’s the quickest pace since 1991. “The narrative that inflation… Read More »Price Spikes by Product

Copper Prices

The increases in copper prices should be good for the Arizona and Arizona copper mines and all the jobs those mines support. As outlined by Axios: Copper prices, which catapulted to record highs this year, may find some staying power. And the government of Chile, the world’s largest producer, holds… Read More »Copper Prices

Gig Economy

The gig economy has taken off in the past couple of years, below is a breakdown of the gig workers as surveyed in Aug 2021 in Axios: Axios’ Courtenay Brown writes: One in six Americans have earned cash through gig apps — DoorDash or TaskRabbit, for example — per new… Read More »Gig Economy

IPOs vs. SPACs

Definition of a SPAC according to investopedia: A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a company that has no commercial operations and is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company. Also known as “blank check companies,” SPACs… Read More »IPOs vs. SPACs

2021 Buyer Drivers (Enterprise Value < $2m)

As reported by brokers as they talked with business buyers: “reflects issues driving buyers to market to acquire businesses with enterprise value of less than $2 million.” Customer base and Labor are the top two reasons.

Flux In The Workforce

Despite the disappointing jobs report it did show improvement, even if below expectations. As outlined by Axios: The big shocker of today’s jobs report: More than half a million people entered the labor force, the biggest influx in over a year. Why it matters: A giant cloud over the recovery… Read More »Flux In The Workforce