Nina Tagliabue
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An Analysis of Coupang, the E-Commerce Giant of South Korea
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingLast year, investor sentiment suggested that South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang would come to parallel the success of Amazon or the Alibaba Group. But since then, optimism has fallen.
Economic Indicators: Lipstick and Underwear
Economics / InvestingWhen consumer behavior and sentiment dictate how the economy will turn out, it’s no surprise that the sales trends of certain goods on the market can predict economic health.
A Love Letter to The Economist
EditorialsThe Economist is an imperfect, classical-liberal publication that over-analyzes problems and sometimes makes grand predictions on limited information. Yet, it still remains my favorite publication by far.
Duck or Jab: Unraveling the UFC’s Fighter Compensation Controversy
CommunityThe UFC has experienced drastic growth since its founding in 1993. Not only has the organization cemented itself as the premier mixed martial arts promotion, but the enterprise has also developed into one of the most successful sports…
LEGO: The Real Solid Gold Bricks
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingLooking for an alternative investment? Want your money to grow more quickly than gold and stocks? Tired of Get-Rich-Quick-Schemes not working? Invest in LEGOs. SERIOUSLY.
A Marine Le Pen Presidency: Coup de Grace for Europe
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingIf far-right candidate Marine le Pen becomes the next French president, what would her ambitions mean for the European economy—and for her country's geopolitical ambitions?
A Card For Cal, By Cal: Firstcard
Sponsored CommunityFirstcard is the first specialized, fee-less card that offers up to 15% cash-back at stores around Berkeley, from Berkeley Social Club to Cafe Strada to Games at Berkeley and everything in between.
Proxii: The Modern Meet-Cute
Sponsored CommunityMeet Proxii, a new dating app designed for you to actually connect with people in person. Learn why Proxii is different from most dating apps and why it is perfect for a Cal Bear.
Why Duffl is Racing to Your Campus
Sponsored CommunityDuffl’s business model of fast and cheap delivery is aligned seamlessly with the preferences of today’s market and is positioned comfortably in an expanding market segment that is expected to multiply in size in the next few years.
Ingenious Crowdsourcing or Hidden Risks? Decoding Amazon’s Mechanical Turk
BRB Shorts TechnologyIs Amazon Mechanical Turk as reliable and trustworthy as it seems? Does it compensate workers fairly? Do requesters get the data they want? Check out this article to learn more about the inner workings of MTurk!
Battle of the Banks
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingThe U.S. and its allies announced new sanctions on Russia targeting foreign assets and removing several banks from the SWIFT payment system. This unprecedented financial penalization could come with unintended consequences.
A Dummy’s Guide to Decarbonize America
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingBiden’s two big spending bills with an estimated $3 trillion price tag are large, ambitious projects to modernize the US with the focus of decarbonization.
What’s Happening with Chinese Stocks Listed on U.S. Exchanges?
Economics / InvestingDid you know that U.S. exchange listed Chinese stocks face numerous challenges? In this short article, investing columnist Abby Copeland will investigate the complicated nature of Chinese stocks listed on U.S.
A New Great Recession: Financial Sector During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Economics / InvestingThe COVID-19 has, unequivocally, triggered a global crisis comparable in size to historical precedents such as the Great Recession of 2008.
Blockchain’s Next Big Application? Sport NFTs
Economics / InvestingAt the unique intersection of sports and blockchain technology is a relatively new development: sport NFTs.
Gen Z Market Predictions: The Problem that Many Companies Don’t See Coming, and the Opportunity for the Ones that Do
Economics / InvestingWill Gen Z cause a stock market crash or create bountiful opportunities? Investing columnist Abby Copeland discusses Gen Z’s implications on the stock market and how companies can save themselves from what’s about to come.
Road to Success: NVIDIA’s Product Strategy Playbook
BRB Shorts TechnologyFrom AI to Cloud Computing to Ray Tracing, NVIDIA has captured numerous major computing demands over the past years. What brings NVIDIA unparalleled success, and how can aspiring entrepreneurs learn from this industry leader?
Evergrande and the Future of Chinese Real Estate
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingA huge area of land devoted to the construction of a theme park and an electric vehicle manufacturing unit stands empty.
Make the Most of Your Donations
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyLearn how to donate in the most cost-effective ways this holiday season. While all donations should be encouraged, there are many ways you can stretch your dollar.
The Metaverse is Weird, and You Will Still Care
TechnologyThe metaverse is here, and it's weird. Learn why you’ll still be a part of it as our columnist Rohan Godara makes a case for the bizarre notion for virtual commodities by examining the technologies and instances of virtual consumerism that…
BookTok: When TikTok Met the Book Industry
CommunityThere is a subset of TikTok called “BookTok” that is entirely devoted to books and is becoming increasingly popular. BookTok has begun to have the book market in a chokehold.
Credit Cards Aren’t Your Enemy
Financial LiteracyCredit cards have the potential to add extra value to everyday expenditures, with very little effort on the part of the cardholder.
A Futuristic Case For The 4th Industrial Revolution
Economics / InvestingImprovements in technology are leading us into a world where machines can outperform humans even for highly specialized jobs like doctors and engineers. How will this impact the future of the workplace?
The Future of Housing in New York and Beyond
Economics / InvestingNew York is the flagship city that is a microcosm for greater housing trends in the United States. The mass influx of young people entering New York has created a mega-city with mass urbanization efforts keeping up with a rapidly growing…
Deep in the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ of Texas
EditorialsTexas has attacked women’s reproductive rights with the passage of Senate Bill 8, the strictest anti-abortion law in the country.
On the Rise: Neobanks Role in the Financial Industry
Economics / InvestingHow do neobanks stack up to their bigger, older brother: traditional banks. Our Investing Columnist has made this week’s post about the relatively new neobanking industry and whether they are a good investment relative to traditional banks.
Is Meta the New Facebook?
BRB Shorts TechnologyFacebook is now Meta. Or is it? Does changing a company’s name still retain a company’s original goals and values? For Facebook, the change involves introducing the “metaverse,” a world completely based in virtual reality.
IATSE: The Strike That Never Was
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingAlthough most Americans may not be too familiar with IATSE (the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada), the works its…
Is Migration A Necessity?
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingCountries must take actions that foster international ties and should not restrict them—especially at a time when a global pandemic has shown that the international economy cannot exist without multilateral cooperation.
Paradoxical Pricing: The Unusual Realities of the Video Game Market
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingLearn about the arbitrary nature of deciding video game prices. Economics columnist Derrick Cui uncovers the irrational decisions producers make when picking a price and consumers make when purchasing a game.
The Cheap Money Exodus: Tapering and the Economy Ahead
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingTapering - the end of quantitative easing - has finally arrived, bringing an epilogue to the era of cheap money. How will tapering impact the economy, and what does it mean for the common public?
Proptech is Reshaping Real Estate
BRB Shorts TechnologyFor decades, the American housing industry has remained relatively resistant to change. But amidst the current housing climate, proptech companies, tech startups in the real estate space, have begun to streamline different aspects of the…
The Death of the Debt Ceiling
Economics / InvestingAfter coming close to catastrophe earlier this month, Congress voted to raise the US debt ceiling by $480 billion in order to allow the government to borrow enough money to fund its commitments until December.
Buy Now, Pay Later: Payment System of the Future?
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyBuy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) companies have transformed the way we make payments online. They offer a fresh alternative to using credit or debit cards and they’ve been adopted by companies from Amazon to your local mom-and-pop store.
Game On: Will Student-Athletes Finally Get Paid?
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingAfter years of resistance, the NCAA has finally allowed student-athletes to profit from their NIL rights. What does this say about the state of the lucrative college athletics industry?
Post-Pandemic Flight Travel: Flying 101
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyBeen a while since you last traveled? Continue reading to learn about how the pandemic has affected the airline industry and how you can score cheap tickets for your next dream vacation!
Hello MTV--Welcome to My Crib
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyFurnishing an apartment for the first time doesn’t always have to be a headache! Although the pandemic has made furnishing more difficult and costly, you can improve your experience by planning ahead with a few helpful tips in mind.
Contactless Payments: The New Way of Spending
BRB Shorts Financial LiteracyContactless payments have taken the world by storm, with its boasted efficiency and how it makes it easy for customers to purchase products with one less step in the process of transactions.
“Chipping” Away at Electronic and Auto Industries
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingDue to the continued effects of the chip shortage, both consumers and companies are taking the burden of supply issues and hiked prices, while silicon chip manufacturers are benefiting greatly.
The Fight for Candy (and Vaccines?)
BRB Shorts Economics / InvestingToday, inequity exists in many forms: opportunities, income, and treatment - to name a few. However, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new form of inequity has emerged: vaccine inequity.
A Greener Future: Investing in Global Energy Infrastructure
Economics / InvestingThis paper will analyze why investment in green energy is decreasing and how individual consumers can help change that narrative by investing in three futuristic clean energy companies.
Sports Cards: Trending Upwards
Economics / InvestingThe sports card market is scorching hot as of late, and there is no end in sight. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has catapulted forward, shattering previous sales records and growing a loyal consumer base.
Finding Stability Within Stimulus Checks
Financial LiteracyThe pandemic has inevitably brought upon some unfortunate situations. In an effort to curb this and assist millions of Americans, stimulus payments were given out.
Your Alexa Could Be the Cause of Economic Disruption
Economics / InvestingVirtual assistant software is now considered one of the most sophisticated and fastest-growing technologies of our time.
The Race for the Arctic
Economics / InvestingWho owns the Arctic and what exactly is so important about it? As climate change leads to the further melting of Arctic ice, countries are scrambling to stake their economic claim in the region.
The Death of the Great American Buffet
Economics / InvestingNothing screams “America” quite like a good old fashioned buffet. A glorious smorgasbord of culinary delights, as much food as one could possibly want, all for one typically affordable price, and a true memorial to the distinctly American…
COVID-19: How Has It Changed Spending Habits of Young Consumers?
Financial LiteracyThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes in the daily lives of people from all around the world. Video streaming on social media platforms has shown people rushing into grocery stores and stocking up on canned food and toilet…
Beyond Filling Wallets: ESG Investing and its Future
CommunityThere has long been interest in responsible investing. In 1985, students at Columbia University protested because the university invested in several companies that had businesses in apartheid South Africa.
Streaming Wars: Is It Actually A War?
Financial LiteracyNetflix has been the leading power in online streaming services since 2007. However, since the launch of many other streaming services, Netflix has found itself in the middle of the streaming war.
Amtrak’s Inefficient Routes: Quantifying Their Net Cost
Economics / InvestingThe Northeast Corridor serves 17% of the US population, but covers 2% of the land in the US. In a 2014 report by Amtrak, the Northeast Corridor helps support the education and powerhouses that are located in the area.
Mandatory Drafts and Entrepreneurship ‒ Startup Culture in Israel
Economics / InvestingIsrael, a small nation of less than 10 million people tucked in the western corner of the Middle East, has both the most venture capital per capita and the most startups per capita out of any other country in the world, thus being dubbed…
