Will Eastman, owner of U Street Music Hall, a music venue in Washington D.C., visited the Maryland Music Business Society’s latest meeting last Thursday.  He spoke about running a popular music venue and producing music as a DJ.             MMBS members were extremely interested in hearing Eastman talk about […]

Students continue to be weighed down by loans, as their debts exceed one trillion dollars, surpassing credit card debt and auto loans.  Economists fear that student loan debt could be the next housing bubble, perpetuating the recession. More people are attending college than ever before and hard economic times have […]

The Department of Labor Statistics released a jobs report for April that showed employment numbers are much lower than expected. Employers added only 120,000 jobs in March, a figure below even the lowest estimates that economists had made. In February, there had been an increase of 227,000 jobs.  March added […]

The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google, Inc. for failing to remain transparent in an investigation into whether the company violated federal rules while taking photos for its “Street View” mapping feature in 2010. Two years ago, while Google was taking photos of houses, street intersections and […]

  China adjusted the fluctuation rate of its currency, the Renminbi, so it fluctuates more with the US Dollar. The People’s Bank of China announced on April 16 that the Rmb will be allowed to fluctuate up to one percent of the US dollar’s daily official rate, double the current […]

  Congress put the Protect Intellectual Property Act and Stop Online Piracy Act, which would have placed restrictions and guidelines on content sharing over the Internet, on hold indefinitely on Jan. 20, but the issue of internet piracy still lacks a popular solution. The issue of internet piracy remains relevant […]

  U.S. small businesses were able to collectively hire 45,000 new employees last February.  Figures from Intuit, a marketing analyst firm, state that companies were able to continue a period of growth that began January of 2012. Elena Fine, Associate Director for the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, said that the […]

  Apple released its new iPad on March 16, with an improved camera lens, a sharper display, and up to 64 gigabytes of available memory. Entering the market just over one year after Apple introduced the iPad 2, the new iPad much praise from the faster network speed and its […]

  Yahoo Corporation announced three new members to be appointed to the company’s board of directors.  However, the choices are drawing criticism from some of Yahoo’s shareholders, who believe that their opinions weren’t taken into consideration. The Yahoo board of directors chose to appoint John D. Hayes, Executive Vice President […]

  In 2008, oil prices rose because the world believed was running short on oil. In 2012, we’re seeing a similar trend, but because of politics and wars in some of the areas that produce the most oil: Iran, Syria, Yemen, and South Sudan. This strain on the export of […]