Podcast Episodes

The worker shortage did what Congress couldn't: raise the minimum wage

Several months ago there was a strong push to raise the minimum wage at the federal level to $15 an hour. That effort failed -- but in the meantime, …

4 years, 8 months ago

Great news for the economy: 'We haven't seen this is over ten months'

Jobless claims fell to a pandemic low, and a lot of jobs were added in the month of June. So why did the unemployment rate actually tick up a bit? Da…

4 years, 8 months ago

Biden's vaccine deadline will likely fall a bit short as the Delta variant keeps spreading

President Joe Biden set a goal of having 70% of adults get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by July 4th. Are we going to hit that goal? What is kee…

4 years, 8 months ago

Pride is worldwide and growing. Some companies are cashing in.

June is Pride Month and you are hard pressed to find a corporation in America that hasn’t shown support for the cause. Many are selling merchandise s…

4 years, 8 months ago

Drexel structural engineer on the Florida condo collapse investigation

The collapse of that condo building near Miami, Florida has led to a heart wrenching search for survivors. It's also has led to an investigation into…

4 years, 8 months ago

American opinions on travel brands, after a year without travel

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic more and more people are starting to travel and stay in hotels. Global data intelligence company Morning Cons…

4 years, 8 months ago

How to fight offshore tax shelters? One way: 15% minimum tax across the globe

The G-7 countries have endorsed the concept of a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%. So what does this mean? How hard will it be to make th…

4 years, 8 months ago

Ransomware has evolved: "There are more bad guys, and they're getting better"

We are constantly hearing stories about major cyber attacks and ransom ware hitting more and more companies and important public services. At times i…

4 years, 8 months ago

"I'm just glad I never gave up." The 32 year old rookie with a baseball dream

Kevin McGovern is a baseball player. He's a left-handed pitcher and a Philly guy, he went to high school at Archbishop Ryan and college at Thomas Jef…

4 years, 8 months ago

Lumber prices, jobless claims, and inflation: Pandemic economy update

Every week we take a look at the economy, how it's doing coming out of the pandemic, and answer some of the biggest questions of the week. 

Jobless cl…

4 years, 8 months ago