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She’s Powerlifting at 76, So You’re Officially Out of Excuses (#GotBitcoin?)

A retiree joins a group of devoted weightlifters known as the Golden Girls at her Baltimore gym. She’s Powerlifting at 76, So You’re Officially Out of Excuses When Pauline ’s physical therapist suggested that she start strength training, he never imagined she’d become a competitive powerlifter. At 76, Ms. Horn…

Taking Stock of The World’s Debt (#GotBitcoin?)

#GotBitcoin? Growing debt goes hand-in-hand with growing economies, but it can also be a warning sign. Taking Stock of the World’s Debt (#GotBitcoin? The world has never had as much debt as it has right now—nearly $250 trillion. That figure is three times what it was two decades ago, according…

Dollar Stores Feed More Americans Than Whole Foods (#GotBitcoin)

The Presence Of Dollar Stores Appears To Correlate Much More Strongly With Race (Blacks And Hispanics) Than With Income. Dollar Stores Feed More Americans Than Whole Foods (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_6530" align="aligncenter" width="544"] Dollar Stores Are Now Feeding More Americans Than Whole Foods Is – Even Though Most Dollar Stores Have…

Influx Of Institutional Investors Causes Bitcoin To Perform More Like A Traditional Asset (#GotBitcoin?)

Bitcoin Trading At Strong Correlation With Gold As Traditional Investors Step In. Influx Of Institutional Investors Causes Bitcoin To Perform More Like A Traditional Asset (#GotBitcoin?) One example of institutional money coming into the sector is the growth of the Bitcoin Investment Trust, an over-the-counter exchange-traded fund sold by Grayscale…

ETFs, Mutual Funds See Sudden And Dramatic Drop In Money Flowing In (#GotBitcoin?)

The pullback was evident at indexing pioneer Vanguard. Decline signals that doubts about the direction of global markets are intensifying. ETFs, Mutual Funds See Sudden And Dramatic Drop In Money Flowing In The investor pullback from the asset-management industry in 2018 is the most severe since the last financial crisis,…

The Search For Longevity Compounds With Dr. Gordon Lithgow

The podcast I share with you today features Dr. Gordon Lithgow, a professor of gerontology at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Gordon studies mechanisms of aging by identifying compounds that extend lifespan or prevent age-related disease.  He has discovered a range of factors that can lengthen life in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans or C. elegans as…

Annual January 3rd “Proof of Keys” Celebration of The Genesis Block! (#GotBitcoin)

Annual January 3rd "Proof of Keys" Celebration of The Genesis Block! (#GotBitcoin)   [caption id="attachment_6423" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Annual January 3rd "Proof of Keys" Celebration of the Genesis Block![/caption] Annual January 3rd "Proof of Keys" Celebration of the Genesis Block! Annual January 3rd "Proof of Keys" Celebration of the Genesis Block!…

Crypto Craze Drew Them In; Fraud, in Many Cases, Emptied Their Pockets (#GotBitcoin?)

#GotBitcoin? SEC and state regulators have brought more than 90 crypto cases over the past two years, but tracing funds is hard because of the elusive nature of the currency. Crypto Craze Drew Them In; Fraud, in Many Cases, Emptied Their Pockets Annual January 3rd Proof of Keys Celebration of…

Trump Administration’s ‘Plunge Protection Team’ Convened Amid Wall Street Rout (#GotBitcoin?)

#GotBitcoin? The president's Working Group on Financial Markets is known colloquially as the "Plunge Protection Team."Trump Administration's 'Plunge Protection Team' Convened Amid Wall Street Rout Here's What To Know The Trump administration is arranging a phone call on Monday with top regulators to discuss financial markets amid a rout on…

Morgan Stanley To Pay $10M For Anti-Money Laundering Failures (#GotBitcoin?)

Wall Street’s industry funded watchdog fined the U.S. brokerage unit of Morgan Stanley $10 million on Wednesday for compliance failures in the firm’s anti-money laundering program, the regulator said. Morgan Stanley To Pay $10M For Anti-Money Laundering Failures The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said the lapses spanned more than…

Tech Stocks Down $800 Billion While Asian Stocks Erase $5.6 Trillion In Market Value (#GotBitcoin?)

As investors have dumped shares of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google-parent Alphabet, $822 billion in value has been wiped off their combined market value since the end of August. Tech Stocks Down $800 Billion While Asian Stocks Erase $5.6 Trillion In Market Value Wall Street’s Turn Against Big Tech…

A Hedge Fund Makes Billions Off Americans’ Underwater Mortgages (#GotBitcoin?)

Homes In The Suburbs Of Las Vegas, One Of The Regions Battered By The Housing Collapse Of 2008. At The Depths Of The Crisis, More Than 12 Million U.S. Houses Had Underwater Mortgages. Fir Tree bet that homeowners would keep paying loans, even against their interest. A Hedge Fund Makes…