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Thursday, July 28, 2022
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Forbes: Some Good Inflation News Coming Soon, Cresset Capital
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Some much-needed relief from surging inflation may be at hand.
If true, it couldn’t be more welcome as consumers wince from surging fuel and food prices. The recent inflation rate hit a four-decade high of 9.1% in June, according to government data. Read more here.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Thursday, July 21, 2022
The Hartford: Substance Use and Mental Health -- Supporting Employees Without Stigma
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Over the past three years, employers across the U.S. have become increasingly concerned about substance misuse by their employees. For good reason: the numbers continue to climb.
More than 40 million Americans 12 and older have a substance use disorder, which is defined by an uncontrolled use of a substance despite harmful consequences, including alcohol, tobacco, prescription medications or other drugs.1 A staggering 107,600 people died from drug overdoses in 2021, the highest death toll on record, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more here.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Time Magazine: What the Crash of the Euro Means for American Tourists
By SIMON CONSTABLE
A handful of American consumers–especially tourists visiting Europe–stand to benefit from the U.S. dollar’s recent strengthening against the euro, but the wider impact on the U.S. economy may not be as positive.
The euro, the single currency of much of the European Union, has been tumbling over the last year-and-a-half. Following a 20% decline in the European currency against the greenback since the beginning of last year, one dollar buys roughly one euro for the first time in two decades. Read more here.