With the benchmark 10 year treasury yield recently topping 5.0% for first time in over 16 years, there has been a lot of focus on how higher interest rates impact the general economy. Some of our readers may remember that 10 year treasury yields above 5% are not unprecedented. In fact, for the 30 year […]
We are excitedly counting down the months and weeks until the return of the Consensus Great Brands Show (CGBS), which will take place September 13th, at the New York Times TimesCenter in Manhattan (CGBS Website). CGBS is returning for the 10th time, after a pause for COVID, and we are bringing the show back bigger and […]
Computers are taking over the world. At least, that is the fear. News reports have been highlighting how advanced language models and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to a world where computers can so closely mimic human interactions that we will not be able to distinguish between what has been created by humans and […]
As the end of 2022 approaches, it is an appropriate time to wonder how the year will be remembered. However, 2022 has been such a volatile year, it will be hard to define. Was 2022 the year that crypto currencies gained legitimacy and entered the mainstream? Or was it the year that the face of […]
For most Americans, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic happened abruptly. In just a couple of weeks in the middle of March 2020, schools sent home their students, all sports were halted, and many stores, restaurants, and theaters closed their doors. The start of the pandemic was neatly demarcated by these events, but now, years […]