Joseph LaFave

About the author

Joseph LaFave writes about finance, maritime issues, healthcare, the National Guard, and conflicts around the world. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as an EMT in Florida and as an ESH engineer for Lockheed Martin supporting several DoD and NASA satellites. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Management from Southern New Hampshire University.

Investors check out of Marriott stock after apocalyptic data breach

Marriott International Inc. is the latest major corporation to suffer a massive data breach and exposing customers to potential hacking dangers. According to a report from Reuters, it was the hotel company’s booking database system for its Starwood line of properties. The data breach may have exposed financial information of more than 300 million customers. […]

Opinion: Lack of support at the top makes first responders’ jobs even harder

After I finished college, I spent a few years as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) working for a busy 9-1-1 ambulance service in the Florida Panhandle. I learned a lot about myself (like my irrational fear of umbilical cords), and a lot about our society as a whole. It’s an experience I am incredibly grateful […]

Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma comes out as a communist party member

Chinese billionaire and founder of the mega e-commerce site Alibaba, Jack Ma, has been identified as a member of China’s communist party. According to a report from Agence France Presse (AFP), Ma — who is not only the wealthiest man in China, but also one of the richest in the world — was “outed” as […]

General Motors announces massive restructuring, plant closures and layoffs

American automotive giant General Motors (GM) announced on Monday that the company plans to execute a drastic reorganization which includes cutting the number of salaried employees by 15 percent, closing manufacturing plants in three US states, and discontinuing several poor-selling models. According to a report from Reuters, factories in “Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland,” will cease […]

Five Cold War history sites you can visit in the US

The Cold War took place from around the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. During that time, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in nuclear brinksmanship time and time again but miraculously avoided total war. There were, however, smaller engagements such as the Bay of […]

China’s economy facing slowdown in 2019 according to report

Experts believe China’s economy will face a slowdown in 2019. According to a report from Reuters, researchers from the Renmin University in Beijing expect the country’s economic growth to slow from its current rate of 6.6 percent to 6.3 next year. The Asian superpower’s ongoing trade war with the USA coupled with the country’s constant […]