The Deeping - Business + Economy

Sep 14, 2022

Making EVs without China’s supply chain is hard, but not impossible – 3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

Automaker GMC shows off its Hummer EVs at a plant in Detroit. Nic Antaya/Getty Images Ho-Yin Mak, Georgetown University; Christopher S. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles, and Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University Two electrifying moves in recent weeks have the potential to ignite electric vehicle demand in the United States. First, Congress

Sep 9, 2022

Purpose in Life is good for you!

PIL is the acronym for “Purpose in Life,” referring to a “Sense of Purpose” or one’s “Reason for Being.” In the corporate world, the terms Vision and Mission are giving way to the increasingly common but meaningfully distinct notion of PURPOSE. If Vision represents the WHAT—that is, what a company wants to be

Sep 9, 2022

Il “Purpose in Life” fa bene!

PIL è l’acronimo (oltre che di Prodotto Interno Lordo) di “Purpose In Life”, letteralmente “lo Scopo nella Vita”, cioè il “Senso di Scopo”, il “Perché Esisto”. In azienda i termini di Vision e Mission stanno lasciando il posto ad un termine sempre più usato, per quanto con un significato differente: PURPOSE. Se la

Sep 6, 2022

Perception and Adaptation Strategies of Smallholder Farmers to Drought Risk: A Scientometric Analysis

Droughts are a worldwide issue that affects ecosystems’ economies and cultures; therefore, its perception and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers are crucial for the mitigation of drought risk, and for sustainable food production. We used the bibliometric method to analyze 121 publications from the Scopus database to better understand the existing situation and

Sep 6, 2022

UK: 4-Day week trial shows first successes

The world’s largest trial of a 4-day week in the UK has got off to a successful start and is showing initial positive results. CNN Business questioned employees and participating companies: Many do not want to go back to the long working hours after the test phase – that’s how successful the reduction

Aug 22, 2022

Five reasons why the four-day week won’t work

Will it stand up? Randy Fath/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Wim Naudé, University College Cork The four-day working week continues to gain momentum, with pilots taking place in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada and Australia. Over six-month periods between February and November, employees at participating businesses are working only 80% of their time but still

Aug 18, 2022

Are we in a recession? 4 things journalists should know when covering an economic downturn

by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource The U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product, slumped for two consecutive quarters to start 2022, according to recently released federal data, some of which is preliminary and may be revised in several weeks. In the last few days, some news outlets all but outright declared

Inflation rates are currently rising, reflecting the increasing cost of goods and services.

Aug 17, 2022

Inflation: why it’s happening and why interest rates are going up to combat it

Inflation rates are currently rising, reflecting the increasing cost of goods and services. PERO Studio / Shutterstock Supriya Kapoor, Trinity College Dublin Soaring prices have forced central banks in many developed countries to raise their interest rates in recent weeks. These organisations are in charge of attempts to rein in rising costs that

Jul 22, 2022

Stock Market Prediction Using Microblogging Sentiment Analysis and Machine Learning

The use of Machine Learning (ML) and Sentiment Analysis (SA) on data from microblogging sites has become a popular method for stock market prediction. In this work, we developed a model for predicting stock movement utilizing SA on Twitter and StockTwits data. Stock movement and sentiment data were used to evaluate this approach

Jul 22, 2022

What Conscious Consumerism Really Means

Conscious consumerism can mean more sustainable impact. But it’s a goal companies and consumers need to achieve together. “The Basics” provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics. “Vote with your dollar.” It’s a phrase you’ve probably heard before, a rallying cry for consumers to put their money where their mouth is and

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