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George Hay, professor of law at Cornell University, an expert on antitrust and a former member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, comments on a new DOJ antitrust lawsuit filed against Google.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law School

Economics and Business

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Next week, the Commerce Department will release GDP figures for the third quarter. Analysts expect the number to reflect a considerable growth in the U.S. economy overall, with projections putting the increase at about 30%. But Cornell University experts, Daniel Alpert and Steven Kyle, explain why that number fails to provide a true picture of what the country is experiencing.   

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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While conspicuous consumption is ever present in many aspects of people’s lives in the U.S. there are fewer holidays that exemplify consumers’ willingness to “show off” their wealth as Halloween. This year COVID-19 restrictions may hamper some of that spending, but Ori Heffetz, associate professor of strategy and business economics at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, says that “socially visible” consumption will continue to be at play in celebrating Halloween in 2020. 

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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The Glass Fire has already burned over 55,500 acres and hot, dry, windy conditions threaten additional fire danger to California's Napa and Sonoma wine regions. Cheryl Stanley an expert in food and beverage operations, specifically the wine industry, says the California fires will have known and unknown financial impacts for regional wineries for years to come.

Economics and Business

Food & Agriculture

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The latest monthly employment report to be released on Friday will help show how fast the U.S. economy is rebounding, amidst renewed discussions in Congress over a second stimulus check. Erica Groshen is senior economics advisor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She is a former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and has written extensively on how economies can recover from recessions. 

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Grocery stores and food retailers are stockpiling products to prepare for another widespread outbreak of COVID-19 cases amidst the already busy holiday season rush. Edward McLaughlin, professor of food industry management and an expert in the efficiency of food distribution systems says food companies, anticipating another potential wave of COVID-19, are putting previous demand buying models aside and are now sending staple goods to grocery stores, even without an order.

Food & Agriculture

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Economics and Business

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Andrew Karolyi, an expert on investments and international markets and John Tobin, an expert on environmental and energy economics, comment on the European Union's plan to create 225 billion euros of green debt by increasing the number of available green bonds.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Economics and Business

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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The Federal Reserve is scheduled to wrap up its two-day meeting on Wednesday afternoon, when it will announce its latest policy decisions. While experts do not anticipate a significant shift in the central bank’s posture, many are looking for signs on how the Fed is planning for potentially high inflation in the near future. Cornell experts, Sarah Wolfolds and Shawn Mankind, weigh in on the Fed's likely posture. 

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Economics and Business

Johnson Graduate School of Management

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On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release figures for unemployment in the month of July. Erica Groshen is a senior labor economics advisor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She is a former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and has written extensively on how economies can recover from recessions.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release figures for unemployment in the month of June. Cornell experts Erica Groshen and Murillo Campello are available for interviews about the report and the challenges facing the U.S. job market.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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