For years, Nike (NKE) was my default whenever I needed a new pair of tennis shoes.  But recently, I switched to On Cloud (ONON) sneakers on the court, largely because my favorite player, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, endorsed them. Though it’s clearly a small personal decision, it captures a challenge facing the world’s best-known athletic shoe […]

Consumers blame corporations for rising prices, unfair practices, and endless subscription fees. Corporations, meanwhile, exist because consumers keep buying their products and services. So, who is really responsible?  There’s no simple answer to the debate. After all, neither can exist without the other. But when a company has more than 200 million paying members, how […]

Verizon and AT&T have quietly made new workforce changes as the battle for telecom customers intensifies.  Over the past year, both companies have been reshaping their operations to gain an edge over their rivals. For instance, in August 2025, AT&T CEO John Stankey doubled down on the company’s new return-to-office policy in a memo to […]