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.

FAA issues orders regarding 737 MAX after Lion Air crash

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued two Airworthiness Directives (AD) for the Boeing 737 MAX-8 and 737 MAX-9 this week as a result of in the Lion Air crash on October 29, 2018. The crash, which resulted in the deaths of all 189 people on-board, is still being investigated by both Indonesian and Australian officials. […]

Virgin Atlantic scrambling to avoid pilot strike, crew deal may be finalized soon

Virgin Atlantic, the UK-based airline, is facing a potential strike by about half of its pilots who argue the airline’s benefits program is unfair. According to a report from Reuters, one of the two pilot’s unions — Professional Pilots Union (PPU) — is currently making initial preparations for a strike vote. Virgin Atlantic, owned jointly […]

The Berlin Wall fell 29 years ago today. Where were you?

When allied forces defeated Hitler and Nazi Germany in World War II, the victorious nations decided to divide control of Germany between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. That division was the most pronounced in Berlin, where the communist Russian forces occupied the East, while the American forces occupied the West. The Russian […]

What is wrong with Wells Fargo? Scandals, errors, and oversights continue to plague

Certain members of Wells Fargo executive leadership team were likely aware that the company’s auto insurance branch was possibly overcharging customers for years, yet delayed on taking any action to rectify the situation. According to a report from Reuters, the problem was known about for almost four years before the bank decided to end the […]

How have the midterm results affected stocks in the US and abroad?

As the midterm elections results roll in early Wednesday morning, it appears that the Democrats will control the House of Representatives, while the Republican party will control the Senate. According to Reuters, markets on Wall Street and across the world celebrated the results with big jumps as many investors believe that tax cuts implemented under […]

US sanctions on Iran finally hit and the results are less dramatic than anticipated

The long-awaited sanctions against Iranian oil exports took effect earlier this week on Tuesday, a month after US President Donald Trump announced that he would be withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal. The new sanctions have loomed over the oil industry since their announcement, as many experts disagreed on the market ramifications. Although the White […]

The White House unleashes more sanctions on Venezuela; Cuba and Nicaragua could be next

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that the US would be placing more sanctions on Venezuela to gain some satisfaction from the country’s ruler, president Nicolas Maduro. According to a report from Bloomberg, the new sanctions are specifically targeted towards the South American country’s gold base; thus making it harder for Venezuela to continue to […]

Pharmaceutical giant posts solid third quarter as vaccine-related workforce grows

UK-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) released its third-quarter earnings report, which was higher than expected thanks in large part to the company’s newest shingles vaccine called “Shingrix.” According to Reuters, the company took in 8.09 billion pounds in sales and boosted its earnings per shares by more than two pence. “The performance of our new […]