29

Oct

By Iris An

All Posts, Businesses, Features, Nashville

Pleasant Vineyard: A Story of Sweetness, Passion, and Unwavering Patience

By Iris An  (All pictures taken by the author and used with permission from Dr. and Mrs. Yao unless otherwise cited)  Pleasant Vineyards is located at 2018 Les Robinson, Columbia, Tennessee, at the foot of the picturesque Theta hills. The lovely 27-acre property features 11 acres of grapes, gorgeous views,…

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23

Oct

By Iris An

All Posts, Businesses, Features, Nashville

A Niche Market in Asian-style Bakeries: Sweet Dreams Bakery & Bubble Tea

By: Iris An  (All images are provided by Sweet Dreams Bakery & Bubble Tea, used with permission)  YiMemg Wang is the owner of Sweet Dreams Bakery & Bubble Tea, a bakery on Cool Springs Blvd., in Franklin, Tennessee, which specializes in pies, cheesecakes, egg tarts, breads and bubble tea. In…

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08

Oct

By Claire Chen

All Posts, Economy, Economy and Government, World

Bread, Circuses, and… Gas Prices? Energy as the Symbol of American Prosperity

By: Claire Chen The U.S. Department of Labor’s August 2022 CPI report reveals that American consumers may finally see a respite in the inflationary processes that have contributed to a skyrocketing cost of living. The modest 0.1 percent increase in August’s CPI – still higher than expected, but consistent with…

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03

Oct

By Iris An

All Posts, Economy, Nashville

How far is a grocery store from your home? Dr. Schlundt’s research reveals alarming results on food deserts as an economic factor of health outcomes.

By: Iris An  Take a moment, and try to picture the area where you grew up: How far is it to go to a grocery store which provides healthy foods, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy? If it’s a bit far, considering the car and gas price,…

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26

Sep

By Iris An

All Posts, Businesses, Features, World

Starbucks’s ambitious plan in China: reflecting and expanding a business class reading

By Iris An Sitting in the 21st Avenue coffee shop with my pumpkin spice latte, I opened my next week’s reading assignment for BUSA 3710 and found myself staring at six articles about Starbucks—in a Starbucks (the irony of this weekend study mode  was not lost to me). As its…

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25

Sep

By Edward Ding

All Posts, Finance, Sustainability

Financial Greenwashing for Dummies (and other related concepts)

By Edward Ding Sustainability, ESG, GBPs. What do any of these things actually mean? Before we can get into a discussion about financial greenwashing, we first need to understand the meaning of “green” and a few other ideas. Our first definition is of principles related to ESG: Environmental, Social, and…

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23

Sep

By Iris An

All Posts, Businesses, Finance, Industries, World

Bilibili Stock Plunges: China’s 300 million user video site is struggling for commercialization

By Iris An 01 What is Bilibili and What Happened to it  Bilibili (BILI), nicknamed B Site, is a Chinese video sharing website famous for the quote “powered by love” 用爱发电 and the danmu (弹幕) system, a form of video comments where scrolling user/viewer messages are posted on top of…

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18

Sep

By Iris An

All Posts, Features, World

India’s Warren Buffett: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away at 62

By Iris An At dawn on August 14, just as daylight swept over Mumbai, Jhunjhunwala, the veteran trader-cum-investor, known as the Big Bull of Dalal Street, passed away following a cardiac arrest. At the funeral ceremony, Gautam Adani, who had just overtaken Bill Gates and become the world's third richest…

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13

Sep

By Lexi Blakes

All Posts, Businesses, Industries

Netflix raised prices and customers are upset

By Lexi Blakes Mid-January, Netflix announced it would be raising prices on subscriptions in the U.S and Canada. Netflix offers 3 different plans that can accommodate a variety of television viewers, and all plans have become more expensive in recent months. Currently, the standard subscription price rose to $15.50 per…

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