Category Archives: Business
The Rise of the 6-Figure Freelancer
There will be almost 4 million independent contract workers in the U.S. by 2020, according to research from MBO Partners.
Source:: Entrepreneur
Would Paid-For Comments Improve Online Discourse—Or Ruin It More?
Online comment sections are a mess. But new experiments that charge readers to post or promote their comments will bring their own problems.The idea of monetizing comment sections by asking readers to pay to contribute or promote their comments might sound like a good idea.
Source:: Fast Company
7 International Cities That Welcome New and Expanding Businesses
Sure, they’re exotic, but have you considered their biggest benefit: cost savings?
Source:: Entrepreneur
In Puerto Rican Debt Standoff, Proof of the Rising Clout of Minority Holdouts
Puerto Rico’s debt woes are an uncomfortable reminder of a much larger problem in sovereign bond markets: Minority holdouts now have the upper hand in government debt restructurings.
But unlike Washington’s proposal to legislate a fix to Puerto Rico’s debt troubles, the U.S. has no plans to push through laws that might undermine holdouts’ power more broadly.
That means a small number of people can stymie bond negotiations even if debt cuts are needed to avert the collapse of entire economies.
The problem started with a ruling by a U.S. court that forced Argentina to settle with holdout creditors after an acrimonious 15-year Read More
Source:: wsj
