Economics and Business – Page 5

Climate changes cause economic growth problems

ENC News 21 Jan 2019

Car ferries churn the waters of Germany’s Rhine river steering toward the bank opposite Kaub, a scenic village just south of the rocky outcropping named after the legendary siren Lorelei....

The future of communication: Quantum key distribution technology

ENC News 14 Jan 2019

Commuters inching through rush-hour traffic in the Holland Tunnel between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey don’t know it, but a technology likely to be the future of communication is being...

The acute shortage of blue collar workers in US

ENC News 17 Dec 2018

A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs, economists...

Walt Disney: amazing and inspiring entrepreneurial courage and success

ENC News 10 Dec 2018

December 5 is Walt Disney’s birthday. Born in 1901, Walt Disney passed away on December 15, 1966 at the age of 65. As a legendary and iconoclastic entrepreneur, his rags-to-riches...

A path to success: how to avoid possible mistakes

ENC News 26 Nov 2018

It takes a lot to start a business and grow it to profitability. Funny enough, the most impactful lessons may come from our biggest failures though. Some learn about how...

Do consumers really pay more sometimes for the same goods?

ENC News 20 Nov 2018

Shrink-flation Sometimes less really is more. Some companies shrink the size of products to keep prices stable but still hold on to customers. With so-called shrink-flation—a strategy used on products...

Can entrepreneurs get out of the slew of their daily issues?

ENC News 12 Nov 2018

Lots of new businesses open their doors each year, and while it’s an exciting time for owners, it’s also the most difficult. A third of these businesses don’t survive two...

Creative entrepreneurs: some business portraits

ENC News 22 Oct 2018

Creative entrepreneurs. Who are they? What prevails in their success: good luck or hard work and perseverance? Does ingenuity and inventiveness mean a lot in their success? Here are business...

High-speed trains to connect Las Vegas and Southern California in two hours

ENC News 24 Sep 2018

Las Vegas and Southern California will be connected in just two hours by high-speed trains: that is the plan of Brightline, the company which has built a new rail link...

Are scooters the future of city transport?

ENC News 10 Sep 2018

One of the biggest stories in technology this year is the exploding popularity of Bird, Lime, Skip, Spin and Scoot. They’re all electric scooter-rental services, and their vehicles are suddenly...

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