The world is about to be awash in solar panels. Because of a glut of solar-electric panel manufacturing capacity, the price of panels is expected to plummet in 2017. Business ventures setting up solar farms, and individuals putting panel on their roofs, could see the price of panels fall from today’s average of more than 50 cents per watt to...
Fossil fuel economy’s “grand transition”
World energy demand will peak before 2030, according to a new report by the World Energy Council, a working group of 300 public and private organizations drawn from 90 countries. The report, called “The Grand Transition,” sites four “disruptive trends” that will level demand within a dozen years: slower population growth, government policies to curb carbon emissions, new technologies in...
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A comeback for shoemakers
Millennials are beginning to fuel a comeback for customized shoemaking, and even insisting that the manufacturing of the product be local. On the macro scale, a number of bespoke shoe manufacturers have entered the digital marketplace over the last few years with millennials as the prime customer target. Chief among them is Awl & Sundry, a New York-based company that...
In sports, will fantasy beat reality?
Just what an obese, increasingly sedentary and physically inactive world needs: The explosive popularity of athletic competition without ever breaking a sweat. Fantasy sports and video games, including games that mimic real-life sports such as football and boxing, are looking more and more like their real-life counterparts. And they may be edging out the real thing. Fantasy sports that mimic...
December Top Trends 2017 event almost sold out
Gerald Celente and Trends Research Institute analysts will unveil their Top Trends for 2017 in front of a live audience during a one-day conference Friday, December 2, in Colonial Kingston, New York. The event, discounted for subscribers, is almost sold out. Be among the first to see what 2017 will have in store for your bottom line and quality of...
Calling your inner venture capitalist
With start-ups and small business at historic lows, a provision of the federal Jumpstart our Business Start-Ups (JOBS) Act is being promoted to encourage venture capitalist investment. The law allows new businesses to raise up to $1 million every 12 months through equity crowdfunding. Businesses from biotech start-ups to horse-racing stables have raised more than $10 million so far. The...
Restaurant recession: Oversupply of eateries or economic omen?
Across America, from established restaurant chains to upstarts, bankruptcies are rising, locations are closings and profit margins are shrinking. As noted recently in The Wall Street Journal, “In just one recent week alone, three restaurant companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection… at least five other restaurant operators have filed for court protection this year” and “some chains have been...
Top Trends 2017 Conference
Gerald Celente and Trends Research Institute analysts will unveil their Top Trends for 2017 in front of a live audience during a one-day conference Friday, December 2, in Colonial Kingston, New York. Be among the first to see what 2017 will have in store for your bottom line and quality of life. The top trends Celente and team see for...