| The Untraditionally Inexpensive Traditional Thanksgiving Of 2017
Thanksgiving has in many ways been a fairly unchanged holiday in the 154 years since Lincoln declared the end of November the time to celebrate a national day of Thanksgiving. That includes the food most Americans gather around the dinner table and eat â but this year, not the prices shoppers paid for it. The grocery wars of 2017 meant that shoppers had something to be thankful for when they went shopping to to buy the fixings for todayâs feast ⦠or ordered ahead to have it delivered. Read More... |
| China Eyes Open Markets, Wide Shut
If China is opening its financial markets, foreign capital should flood in and banks and other entities should be snapped up like candy. Right? Maybe not. The hurdles are still high ones across the economy and competitive landscape, so the timing is anything but ripe.
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| Indiaâs Grand (Cashless) Experiment, One Year In
Anniversaries are a time for reflection, and one year into Indiaâs grand de-monetization drive, the results are mixed. Counterfeiting activity has simply moved to embrace the new notes. GDP is slowing. But on a brighter note, consumers are ready to embrace non-cash ways of transacting. No surprise, tech heavy hitters are in the wings, waiting to deliver. Read More... |
| | Technology | | Techy Turkey Day: How Technology Has Changed Americaâs Trademark Holiday
Forget fighting over the last pre-made pie crust at Stop and Shop â the pilgrims were just lucky if they didnât starve or freeze as their first New England winter settled in around them. Luckily for us, technology has made things a bit more comfortable since the first Thanksgiving. Electric ovens, photographs, Snapchat filters and football on TV: here are a few of the technologies that should make all of us feel #thankful today. Read More... |
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