Category: Business

Lithium Production by Country (1995-2021) This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week. Lithium is often dubbed as “white gold” for electric vehicles. The lightweight metal plays a key role in the cathodes of all types of […]

The U.S. Stock Market: Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2022 The markets in 2022 were characterized by a lot more pain than gain. In the U.S., the Fed hiked interest rates seven times. Globally, central banks raised interest rates for the first time in years in order to combat surging inflation. The Russian invasion […]

Today we present Olga Camargo as part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series. Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX, a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. SHENIX helps close the wealth gap to accelerate Latinas economic and social transformation through culturally compatible financial education, professionally qualified Latino/x […]

You’re probably familiar with BuzzFeed’s infamous quizzes and lists, or “listicles.” Ah, the quizzes. You’ve got your personality quizzes (Are You a Better Dog or Cat Owner?), your pop culture quizzes (Which Kanye Quote Drives You Crazy?), your movie quizzes (Which Mad Max Character Tugs on Your Heartstrings?) and your science quizzes (What Do You […]

Dive Brief: Maine State Senator Jill Duson has submitted a bill proposing the ban of flavored tobacco products statewide, according to a spokesperson from the Maine Senate Democrats on Tuesday.  Flavored tobacco products are under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers, with California voters in November implementing a statewide ban. Massachusetts also has a ban in place. […]

The U.S. Stock Market: Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2022 The markets in 2022 were characterized by a lot more pain than gain. In the U.S., the Fed hiked interest rates seven times. Globally, central banks raised interest rates for the first time in years in order to combat surging inflation. The Russian invasion […]

Adobe Stock, Getty Images and Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder Dear Penny, A couple, together 20 years but not really a couple anymore, is together because they can’t afford to get a divorce. She retired after 30 years of hell from her employer and gets a pension. Both get Social Security. Is he entitled to any […]

The U.S. Stock Market: Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2022 The markets in 2022 were characterized by a lot more pain than gain. In the U.S., the Fed hiked interest rates seven times. Globally, central banks raised interest rates for the first time in years in order to combat surging inflation. The Russian invasion […]

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Kubernetes is less than a decade old as an open source project, but it’s already grown up in tech years. “Kubernetes as a base platform is quite mature,” says Gordon Haff, technology evangelist at Red Hat. “That’s not to say that change isn’t a constant in and around the platform.” Indeed, while Kubernetes might seem like […]