Author: Andrew Robert Shassetz

Andrew Shassetz holds a journalism degree from the University of Alaska and has worked at First National Bank of Alaska on financial reporting. With over ten years of experience, Andrew has also written for and reported on SaaS companies, tech brands, startups, and digital marketing agencies.
The Democratic presidential nominee has proposed increases small business tax incentives by ten-told, from $5,000 to $50,000.
A study of 11,000 patients found that those with gastrointestinal damage were at a 76% higher risk for Parkinson’s later in life.
“The Trump administration oversaw one of the largest trade deficits in modern times,” Vice President Kamala Harris stated during last night’s contentious debate. “The numbers speak for themselves.” Do they? Experts urge closer scrutiny behind the widely-cited trade deficit figure. There’s no denying the overall trade gap swelled from $502 billion in 2016, the year Trump took office, to $681 billion in Trump’s final year, according to Commerce Department figures. In raw terms, a 35% rise is substantial. However, as veteran Wall Street Journal economics writer Irving Sandler notes, “The trade deficit always grows in recessions. 2020 was no exception…
In Tuesday’s presidential debate, Trump claimed U.S. auto manufactures were moving operations to Chinese-owned Mexican plants. It is true?
In Tuesday’s debate, Kamala Harris says Biden-Harris Administration invested $1 trillion into renewable energy and climate change initiatives. But do the numbers match the claim?
Justices upheld the X ban after failure to comply with the Brazil Supreme Court’s orders. Brazil is one of X’s largest markets.
With job openings slipped to nearly 4-year low, the Federal Reserve may be more likely to cut interest rates.
With interest rates and little venture capital to go around, company’s are eager to prove they can deliver to investors — through stock buybacks.
Burning man census data shows the counterculture festival attracts high-earners, increasing numbers of women, and highly educated attendees.
The days of submitting an application and a firm handshake are over. Job seekers are going through multi-round, marathon interviews — only to be rejected.