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American steelworkers are demanding higher pay now that tariffs on foreign metal have raised profits. According to the Wall Street Journal, workers at two of the nation’s largest steelmakers are demanding higher compensation after tariffs on steel imports have pushed steel profits to their highest point in years. The 25% tariff President Donald Trump enacted earlier this year gave U.S. steel companies leverage against foreign manufacturers. The tariffs have thus far worked in the favor of domestic companies United States … Continue reading “Steel Workers Demand Higher Pay After Companies Reap Profits From Steel Tariff”

The attention spans of your audience are relatively short because they’re used to getting their digital content fast. What’s more, because your audience is bombarded with content every day it can be difficult to connect with your target consumers. This is why videos are important not only for large companies but also for small businesses. They’re easy to consume, fun to watch, and they only take a couple of minutes out of your target consumer’s day. In fact, videos have … Continue reading “Now May Be The Best Time For Small Businesses To Get Into Video Marketing”

When it comes to running a small business, funding, quite obviously, is extremely important. However, 60% of small business owners neglect to apply for funding — despite the fact that they need more money to support their core operations (not to mention innovation). According to Small Business Trends, small business owners are struggling to innovate and develop quality technology because they aren’t securing the necessary funding beforehand. “Having access to information about funding options and support networks is essential to … Continue reading “3 Small Business Tips to Better Acquire Necessary Funding”

After the first pedestrian death involving a self-driving vehicle, self-driving car companies are claiming the issue isn’t with their vehicles but with pedestrians. According to the Seattle Times, self-driving car advocates say pedestrians need to modify their behavior if they want to stay safe on the road with autonomous vehicles. “What we tell people is, ‘Please be lawful and please be considerate,’” said Andrew Ng. Ng is a machine learning researcher and head of a venture fund for AI-enabled companies. … Continue reading “Self-Driving Cars Take A Backseat After Questions Of Pedestrian Safety”

Shrimp farmers from Texas are working to patent their vibrio-suppression technology to prevent diseases in shrimp crop. NaturalShrimp began to test this new technology on 65,000-gallon tanks in late June. The vibrio-suppression tech uses electrical currents to prevent bacteria from entering the water in closed-loop systems and infecting the growing shrimp. So far, the shrimp have been growing well with the help of the vibrio-suppression tech. Buyers have begun lining up to purchase the apparently all-natural product. This could spell … Continue reading “Shrimp Farmer Goals Are Anything But: Texas Aquafarmers Hope To Prevent Disease”

Shares of Bayer AG have dropped after the first trial over Roundup weed killer came back with a loss of $289 million in damages. According to Bloomberg, Bayer’s shares have dropped 14%, the largest amount in seven years, after the newly acquired Monsanto Co. lost its first trial over Roundup, the company’s major product. Monsanto was brought to trial by Dewayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper, beginning in 2016. Johnson mixed and sprayed hundreds of gallons of Roundup for a … Continue reading “Bayer Shares Drop 14% After Monsato Loses $289 Million In Roundup Case”

Marketing budgets in the U.S. are expected to go up in 2019 despite a concerning growth of poor public opinion. According to CNBC, up to 60% of marketers expect to increase their marketing budget and 43% say they plan a budget increase of over 5%. The most confident industries include those in financial services, technology, and automotive. Up to 54% of marketing chiefs said they expect to spend more of their marketing budget on digital platforms like Google and Facebook … Continue reading “Marketing Budgets Are Expected To Increase In 2019 Despite Poor Public Opinion”