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Markets & Trends

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Food Inflation Prices Strongly Impact Shopping Landscape  

The persistently high food inflation in the United States is putting pressure on consumers, leaving them with little spending money left for things like clothes, home goods, and toys. According to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices increased by 5.5% in January 2023 compared to the same period last year...

People & Systems

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VizyPay Helps Small Businesses With “Look Local First” Program

VizyPay, a payment processing company, has launched the “Look Local First” initiative to help small business owners recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has been notably challenging for small businesses, which have been hit hard by restrictions and reduced foot traffic...

Capital & Transactions

Interest Rates Continue to Creep Up with No End in Sight,...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently announced that interest rates would likely be higher than anticipated as the central bank seeks to combat inflation and ensure a stable economy. In a speech to the National Association for Business Economics, Powell stated that the Fed expects to begin raising interest rates in the coming months...

Features

Transforming The Hiring Process At Scale: Fountain’s CEO Sean Behr

In this episode, we speak with Seah Behr, CEO of Fountain. Founded in 2014, Fountain started with a vision to transform the hiring of hourly workers. The company’s purpose-built solution is designed to help companies hire high volumes of workers, faster by combining the power of automation with a data-driven applicant tracking system...

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Trader Joe’s Founder Went from Failure to Success

Joe Coulombe went from running a chain of failing supermarkets to a billion-dollar empire as the founder of megastore Trader Joe's. In the early 1960s, Coulombe began his entrepreneurship career with a chain of convenience stores called Pronto Markets...

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