A new report from Forrester forecasts global technology spending to grow by 5.6% in 2025, reaching an impressive $4.9 trillion—up from $4.7 trillion in 2024. This growth is attributed to several key factors, including the rapid adoption of software, IT services, generative artificial intelligence (genAI), and cloud technologies, with Asia Pacific and North America leading … Read more
Retirement is still a relatively new concept. Throughout most of human history, people worked late into life, maybe retired for a few years or worked until they keeled over. Retiring to a life of leisure is a concept that’s only been around in a big way since the post-WWII era. I wrote about this before: … Read more
The United States on Friday, October 18 reported a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion for the past year, widening from 2023’s level on greater spending, including for interest on the public debt. The overall deficit expanded by $138 billion for the year ending September 30, said the Treasury Department. The nation’s debt remains a key … Read more
October 3, 2024 John Kitsteiner’s Note to Friends Outside of the South: We live in Greene County, East Tennessee. Our county’s southern border is the Tennessee-North Carolina state line that runs along the heights of the Appalachian Mountains. We are within the hardest hit region of the U.S. The questions I have been hearing a lot … Read more
