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The aviation industry has experienced significant changes over the last few decades, and one of the most notable has been the rise of airline alliances and codeshare partnerships. These partnerships have allowed airlines to expand their reach and offer passengers more destinations and flight options. However, the economics of airline alliances and codeshare partnerships are…

The past year has seen a large increase in the number of small investors taking advantage of low and zero-fee trading platforms like Robinhood, eToro, and Freetrade. Partially fueled by pandemic lockdowns, the rise in these platforms is being seen both as an “investment for the masses opportunity” and as a threat to existing stockbrokers…

Analysts say growth high point was likely in the second quarter Economists have said that the effects of the rising vaccination rates, business reopenings, and government stimulus packages that fueled the U.S. economic recovery have all peaked. Ellen Zentner, Chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley said that, although the days of rapid expansion may have…

The Biden administration has announced the setting up of a new “strike force” that will target unfair trade practices. The announcement comes as the administration revealed the findings of a review of US access to critical products. The products in the review include medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden ordered…

LVMH CEO’s wealth deposes Jeff Bezos as world’s richest person Bernard Arnault is now the world’s richest person with an estimated net worth of $186.3 billion. This puts him ahead of Jeff Bezos by $300 million, who has an estimated worth of $186 billion. Both men are well above the third-placed Elon Musk, whose fortune…

Recent buys and sells don’t fit neatly into his investment ethos Warren Buffett is known as an investor who looks at the long-term picture. He has long been seen as someone happy to hold stocks for years, if not decades. But just recently his investment maneuverings have left many analysts scratching their heads. In Q1,…

With electric vehicle (EV) sales expected to explode over the next few years, many investors are looking at companies such as Tesla as being where opportunities lie. However, the surge in EV sales will have a knock-on effect on peripheral industries. Several industries are likely to benefit from this once-in-a-generation change. Millions of EV vehicle…

If you want to learn a successful business strategy, then you might as well learn from the absolute best. Jeff Bezos went from running a small online bookstore out of a garage in Seattle to being the world’s wealthiest man. In this article, I describe some of the strategies that Jeff Bezos used to propel…

Google is breathing a sigh of relief after winning a decade-long court battle that could have cost the company billions. The dispute centered on Google’s use of Oracle code in its Android Operating system. The mobile operating system is used in an estimated 70% of smartphones across the globe and, had Google lost the case,…