Author: streetwiseir

Consumers have been hit with higher prices on almost everything, and now as the holidays are near, the price of Christmas trees has increased. However, according to Yahoo Finance, this is not deterring customers from purchasing them. The Real Christmas Tree Board (RCTB) conducted research and found out that “71% of tree growers cited a likely wholesale price increase of 5% to 15% compared to last...

As sports fans prepared for the world’s biggest sporting event, FIFA made the announcement that beer sales would be banned at eight World Cup stadiums in Qatar.  Former FIFA secretary general, Jerome Valcke, once said "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we're going to have them,” according to NPR. So, the news of the 2022 alcoholic ban came as a shock to...

Unfortunately, scammers do not take a break during the holidays. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up, this could be a prime opportunity for internet scammers to strike.  According to Zippia, $8.9 billion was spent by shoppers online last Black Friday. And 43% of those sales happened through a smartphone.  We have gathered the best tips to ensure you take part in safe shopping this holiday...

Last Friday, a federal judge demanded that Amazon stops firing employees for engaging in workplace activism. According to Fox Business, the judge issued a “mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year.”  The order was the result of a court case brought by the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of Gerald Bryson. The board...

Beyond Meat has made headlines yet again. This time, for various health-related concerns at one of its key factories.  Bloomberg broke the news on Monday that a former employee leaked evidence that Beyond Meat products produced at the factory tested positive for the dangerous bacteria Listeria at least 11 times over the course of a year.  The evidence provided by the former employee was then backed up...

Inflation has affected everything this season from pumpkins to turkeys to Christmas trees, but were you prepared to pay 20% more this year for your Thanksgiving feast?  The American Farm Bureau Federation conducted its annual Thanksgiving dinner cost survey and revealed nearly every holiday meal ingredient is priced higher this year. The federation announced that the average cost for a “classic Thanksgiving feast for 10” is...

Friday night, Ticketmaster issued an apology to Taylor Swift and her fans after the pre-sale period for Swift’s “The Eras Tour” went terribly wrong.  Thousands of fans were left without tickets due to the Ticketmaster site freezing and crashing. The website was unprepared for the enormous traffic it received last week, even though it took measures to weed out bots and estimate how many fans would...

On Sunday, Disney announced the reappointment of Bob Iger as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Bob Chapek. Iger will take over the role immediately.  According to CNBC, this announcement comes just days after Chapek declared his plans to cut costs as the company’s earnings failed to meet expectations. Additionally, CNBC reported, “Shares of Disney have fallen about 41% so far this year, as of Friday’s close. The...

The relationship between the NBA’s Miami Heat/Miami-Dade County and bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been terminated.  According to CNN Business, the FTX group, one of the most powerful players in the crypto industry, filed for bankruptcy in the United States last Friday. The CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, also resigned.  In a joint statement on Friday, Miami Heat and Miami-Dade County admitted they are “extremely disappointed” about the situation....

Ticket sale website, Ticketmaster, is under investigation due to the many issues presented when Taylor Swift fans tried to buy tickets on Tuesday for her “Eras” tour.  An unbelievable amount of Taylor Swift fans flocked to the website with anticipation to purchase tickets during the pre-sale period, only to be met with the site freezing and crashing.  These issues led Tennessee Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmettian, to launch...