So, did you know that boutique fitness studios have a diversity problem? Yeah, neither did most Americans. But The Washington Post thinks it’s an issue worth covering. The once celebrated newspaper posted an article on Sunday titled “Is your spin class too young, too thin and too white?” It featured an interview with yoga teacher […]
Archives for March 2018
Morgan Stanley: Bitcoin bubble unfolding at a faster pace than dot-com bubble
It is often discussed how the Nasdaq is performing just like it did at the height of the dot-com bubble. Companies are unprofitable, IPOs are being filed, and money-printing in still seeping into the stock market (SEE: Dot-Com Bubble Era Returns: 71% of IPO companies were unprofitable in 2014). But one financial institution thinks there is […]
Media campaigning for children to vote – should they?
By: Ryan McMaken Media outlets from The Washington Post to CNN are now calling for changes in law that will allow children to vote. The motivation appears to be the perception that teenagers are more in favor of gun control than older people. Thus, gun control advocates right now are seeing young people are more reasonable, and humane than their […]
Facebook shares down 10% this week, Dow Jones in the red
After news that President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign followed the same playbook as former President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, just using Cambridge Analytica instead, Facebook shares plunged to their lowest levels in about eight months. Over the last five trading sessions, the stock has plummeted nearly 10 percent to $167, a price unseen since July […]
Trump targets Venezuela’s commodity-backed cryptocurrency
Last year, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a new cryptocurrency, called the Petro, that would be backed by gold, oil, diamonds, and a couple of other commodities. It was meant to curtail United States-imposed regulations, as well as offer some value to citizens. The Trump administration isn’t pleased. On Monday, President Donald Trump modified U.S. […]