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Poll: Should The Postal Services (Post Office) Be Privatized And If So What Services Should It Offer?

Government report suggests raising revenue by letting companies make direct deliveries, for a fee.Should The Postal Services (Post Office) Be Privatized And If So What Services Should It Offer? Looking for ways to raise Postal Service revenue, the Trump administration has proposed a fundamental change to your mailbox: selling access…

Senior Homeowners Give Reverse Jumbo Mortgages New Life (#GotBitcoin?)

Senior Homeowners Give Reverse Jumbo Mortgages New Life Such real-estate loans have a bad reputation but may be a good fit for older Americans who want to supplement incomes without taking on more debt. It’s time to let the reverse jumbo mortgage out of the doghouse. The loan option got…

Billionaire is Turning Heads With Novel Approach To Fighting Cancer (#GotBitcoin?)

Billionaire is Turning Heads With Novel Approach To Fighting Cancer The following is a script.  Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the correspondent:  Cancer has outwitted scientists and doctors for decades. More than 1,500 people still die of the disease every day in this country. But scientists will tell you they have…

Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox (#GotBitcoin?)

Government report suggests raising revenue by letting companies make direct deliveries, for a fee.   Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox (#GotBitcoin?)U.S. Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox Looking for ways to raise Postal Service revenue, the Trump administration has proposed a fundamental…

Over-Diagnosis And Over-Treatment Of Cancer In America Reaches Crisis Levels (#GotBitcoin?)

Debate Among Doctors Looks at Whether Zealous Screening Leads to Over-treatment. Over-Diagnosis And Over-Treatment Of Cancer In America Reaches Crisis Levels Early detection has long been seen as a powerful weapon in the battle against cancer. But some experts now see it as double-edged sword. While it's clear that early-stage cancers…

Fighting Cancer By Releasing The Brakes On The Immune System

Cancer immunotherapy comes in several forms. The drugs sparking the most interest are called checkpoint inhibitors. Fighting Cancer By Releasing The Brakes On The Immune System They work by releasing the natural brakes on the immune system, enabling its foot soldiers, called T cells, to attack tumors. “It’s the most…

Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?)

Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?) Collaborations Provide Major Advance in Cancer Treatment Researchers may have solved a puzzle about which patients will benefit from immunotherapy. Cancer Super-Survivors Use Their Own Bodies To Fight The Disease (#GotBitcoin?) A collaboration between an immunologist helping his stepmother fight cancer…

Layoffs Become The Latest Thing In Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin)

Young market’s selloff drives cuts; ConsenSys, a blockchain venture firm, to trim 13% of staff. Layoffs Become The Latest Thing In Cryptocurrency (#GotBitcoin) Cryptocurrency companies are laying off employees in an effort to survive the nascent market’s biggest selloff to date. Blockchain venture firm ConsenSys said Thursday it would cut…

Caitlin Long on Bitcoin, Repo Fiasco, Blockchain And Rehypothecation (#GotBitcoin)

Leaders Series: Caitlin Long at the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition. Caitlin Long on Bitcoin, Repo Fiasco, Blockchain And Rehypothecation (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QlBOg-iut4&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPuuM3ex9ChvY7CMqmDezO1[/embed]   She spent over 2 decades working for big banks, and was one of the leading voices advocating for the use of blockchain technology in the financial services community. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqX_NkBUQzg&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPul02vynK14LxqmYrdVbtm[/embed]…

Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei

American companies have been crucial in helping Huawei Technologies Co. become the world’s dominant telecommunications player. Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube)    Related Article: Chinese Tech Shares Tumble on Spying Concerns (#GotBitcoin?) Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei   The arrest…

Robot Reality Check: They Create Wealth—And Jobs

Robots may be coming for our jobs. But a growing body of evidence suggests that workers have everything to gain from welcoming them. Robot Reality Check: They Create Wealth—And Jobs Economists say automation is the key to next boom, and the U.S. is falling behind. The more robots a country has,…

Housing Slowdown Unnerves The Fix-and-Flip Crowd (#GotBitcoin)

Fewer than 46,000 single-family houses and condos were flipped in the third quarter, the smallest number in three-and-a-half years. Housing Slowdown Unnerves The Fix-and-Flip Crowd (#GotBitcoin) The pace of real-estate speculation is slowing, a sign of the darkening outlook in the U.S. housing market. Small-time investors who flooded into real…