2019 has come and almost gone, and like usual, there were a lot of mistakes made this year. Though there were many, I had to narrow the list to only 10 to keep with the top ten “tradition.” Here they are, in no particular order (besides number 1), the top ten mistakes of 2019. 10. […]
Month: December 2019
The Rise and Fall of Toys R Us
Reading Time: 6 minutes If You’re an 80’s baby like myself, you can remember browsing the aisles of Toys R Us (TRU) and wishing for the toys Santa would deliver on Christmas. Better yet, you would beg your parents to take you to TRU post-Christmas day to spend all that Christmas cash you accumulated. As […]
History Repeats Itself: The 1924 Immigration Act & Trump’s failed Immigration act
During the post World War I era in America, an anti-immigrant wave rolled over the country. There were many reasons for this effect. A recession hit the country after the war, and many Americans believed that bringing in immigrants from other countries would raise the unemployment rate. The Russian Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, fueled fears […]
The Failed Merger of Mercedes & Chrysler
Reading Time: 3 minutes, 30 seconds On May. 7, 1998, Daimler-Benz (Benz) makers of the luxury auto car, Mercedes-Benz, announced a $36 billion merger with the Chrysler Corporation. The purchase of Chrysler by Benz marked the biggest acquisition by a foreign buyer of any U.S. Company in history. The merger was marketed to investors as […]
