CNBC reports that a Chinese State-Controlled newspaper has warned that if America starts putting tariffs on Chinese goods, that it will cancel American Boeing plane orders and replace them with European Airbus planes. So in this example of capitalism, Europe… Read More ›
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Trump Says Now Is A Lousy Time To Buy Stocks
Yahoo Finance reports that Donald Trump predicted a “very massive recession” on Saturday and said it is a lousy time to buy stocks. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story What does Donald Trump know about buying stocks? Anyone who… Read More ›
GOP Pulls Debate From NBC, Moves It To CNN
CNN reports that the GOP has moved the GOP’s Super Tuesday debate from NBC to CNN after complaints of CNBC’s (a unit of NBC) moderation of a GOP debate last year. The RNC committee chair had this to say: “While… Read More ›
3 Explanations As To Why Stock Market Is Falling
Yahoo Finance reports that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 1,400 points since trading began in 2016. Why is this happening? We have 3 theories: Hey, the Dow has fallen 11% since Donald Trump announced his candidacy in June…. Read More ›
China Stock Market Crashes
China’s mainland stock market crashed last night, taking world stock markets down with it today. Three Things You Should Have Invested In Instead Of Chinese Stocks 1. Action figures from the latest Star Wars movie. If the investment doesn’t pay… Read More ›
Report: Verizon Will Consider Buying Yahoo!
Forbes reports that Verizon “Will look at” buying Yahoo!, according to Verizon’s CFO. The company recently bought AOL. Since we’re all about helping corporations, here are: 3 New Slogans We Propose For Verizon We didn’t get to party like it… Read More ›
Republicans Refuse To Participate In NBC Debate Because They Didn’t Like CNBC Debate Questions
CNN reports that the GOP has “suspended” its next NBC debate because it did not like the questions asked during Wednesday’s sister channel, CNBC debate. Complaints included they didn’t like alleged “gotcha”and mean-spirited questions. 3 Questions That Arise From This… Read More ›
Surprise! The High Pay Of Your Company’s CEO Doesn’t Mean They Will Do A Better Job.
Yahoo Finance reports that a Cornell University study found that giving CEOs at America’s largest companies bonuses such as cash, stock, and options, does not improve results of companies. The article was released at a time where the average S&P… Read More ›
3 Ways To Tell If Your Online Stock Brokerage Account Has Been Hacked
CNN reports that online stock trading service Scottrade has been hacked, with information “lost” on 4.6 million customers. The company says trading information was not stolen, which is good news… and better news – we have 3 suggested signs that… Read More ›
We’d Like To Give A Bad Rating To The People Who Came Up With An App That Rates People
Silicon Beat reports a new app called “Peeple” allows you to rate people, similarly to how you’d rate restaurants on Yelp, or hotels on TripAdvisor. Yes, you can be rated. Or anyone whose cell number you know. Fortunately, the App… Read More ›