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The following originally appeared on CapitalWatch.com, and has been edited lightly.  I have debt. Student loans, mostly, that I have never paid. And by "paid," I don’t mean “paid off.” I mean that I have not made one payment on these decades-old loans. Not one. (...

The following originally appeared on CapitalWatch A SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), also known as a "blank check" company is similar, but not identical, to a reverse merger. Unlike reverse mergers, SPACs typically come with significant management groups and more financing...

Make no mistake: China is out of control. Now, closing a Houston consulate is not the answer, nor is punishing international students. But Trump's impulses are right. As are the impulses of many of the Democrats. Even left-leaning news sources like The Guardian get it. In a recent article, The...

School’s out and it’s not coming back, at least not how we know it. Five months into the year of coronavirus, around 1.2 billion children have shifted out of physical classrooms and schools around the world have stampeded to online learning solutions. When the immediate health threat...

Since 2006, the ability of video game players to make small purchases within games, commonly called "microtransactions", has become a major source of revenue for video game companies across all platforms. That could be changing soon if the investigation by the United Kingdom's...

A recession can be one of the biggest threats to any business. An economic nightmare for established companies trying to support every day running costs with a shrinking client base. You’d be right in thinking a backdrop of financial hardship will make it harder to get your fledgling business...

The coronavirus crisis has annihilated personal interactions between brands and their audience, as well as several traditional marketing channels. As a consequence, opportunities to convert customers and build brand loyalty have been scrapped.  Digital marketing has been invaluable in this...

The coronavirus crisis has thrown the business world into turmoil, with the stock market suffering severe losses, markets restricted by closed borders, and employees confined to their homes.  In the midst of all this, companies are facing the challenge of adjusting, often by shifting much of...