Saturday, April 27, 2024
Photo courtesy of Mike Mozart, Flickr Global oil prices have hit historic lows. They crashed hard last week, and for the first time ever, prices went negative. The first question to answer is how can oil go negative? Oil is a commodity and is therefore traded on the commodity market. […]
Photo courtesy of U.S. Government, Wikipedia On April 15, the Federal Reserve decided to inject 2.3 trillion dollars into the economy minutes before the stock market opened in order to aid the devastating number of Americans who had filed for unemployment benefits. This is one in a long list of […]
Photo courtesy of U.S. Government, Wikipedia There is a danger that lurks in the hopes of a quick resolution to the crisis before us. We had our chance to resolve this fast and we blew it. Week three of the stay at home order issued by Governor Phil Murphy has […]
Photo courtesy of Shealah Craighead, Wikipedia The biggest stimulus package in the history of the United States got passed a little less than two weeks ago. Congress approved a $2 trillion budget that was then signed into law by President Donald Trump. While the bill does provide relief to those […]
Photo courtesy of Noam Galai, Getty Images COVID-19 has caused a massive uproar nationwide. There have been unprecedented unemployment rates across the country, stock markets have dipped severely over the last month and a $2 trillion stimulus package was signed into law giving $1,200 to all Americans except dependents, where […]
Photo courtesy of the Office of Marketing & Communications, Ramapo College of New Jersey We are in the second week of online classes in a semester that has been forever changed by COVID-19. There are many mixed emotions that I am sure people across campus are feeling about the sudden […]
Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, Flickr COVID-19 has quickly and rapidly become a major talking point in New Jersey. Yet its arrival has sparked more than just conversation; it has provoked fears and produced political chaos worldwide. The coronavirus spread initially from Wuhan, […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr In a surprising turn of events, the Democratic Primary has become much more heated. With the arrival of Super Tuesday, it is clear that the results have changed the momentum of the election. To start with, it is safe to say that former president […]
Photo courtesy of PhilMurphy, Flickr In the age of #MeToo, after hearing the stories of the many courageous women who have shared their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse, we would hope that lawmakers and people in power would address these issues differently. Yet it still seems as though more […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Senator Bernie Sanders may have won the New Hampshire primary, but former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar proved victorious as well with a large voter turnout. The Democrat Party had a higher turnout in New Hampshire than in Iowa, with a higher […]
