Strome Business Minute with Dr. Jeff Tanner

Strome Business Minute with Dr. Jeff Tanner


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Student Debt
August 18, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Student loans have been put on hold for another 90 days by executive order. The CARES Act had originally included a provision suspending payments for 6 months, or through the end of September. Trump’s

Dunkin Pumpkin
August 17, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. This fall will be strange without high school football and baseball’s empty stands at the World Series. But at least we’ll have Pumpkin Spice. In fact, Dunkin i

Sentara
August 14, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Sentara’s blockbuster merger with Cone Health in North Carolina will result in a healthcare system with eleven billion in assets. While Cone brings five hospita

FAAN earnings
August 10, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Last week, we discussed the Justice Department’s probe into Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google. The companies also just posted earnings for the last quarter, ad

FAANG Antitrust Suit
August 07, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. The internet giants Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are being investigated by the Justice Department for violation of antitrust laws. The company facing the

ADP Jobs data released
August 06, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. ADP recently released payroll numbers, stating that 167,000 jobs were added to the private sector payrolls this past month, well below the 1.9 million that were

Presidential Cycles
August 03, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Tax policies of the political parties are fairly stable over time, with the Republicans favoring wealth creation over wages and the Democrats favoring wages ove

Mask-Friendly Places
July 31, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Last Sunday at Fresh Market I noticed these signs all over touting their rating as one of the cleanest stores in America. Today, I got an email from American Ai

Realta gets FDA approval
July 30, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. A lot of focus has been on the potential for a COVID vaccine. In fact, one economist likened the rush for a vaccine to the development of the atomic bomb, a rac

Costs of groceries on the rise
July 29, 2020

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. If it feels like you’re spending more on groceries during COVID, it’s because you are. I compared grocery costs December to May using government monthly reports