Economics And Finance
Billionaire Barry Diller Says Everybody Should Be Bailed Out (#GotBitcoin?)
‘The damage that is being done every day is enormous. Everybody needs to be bailed out for this one time thing, and we’ll worry about paying the bills later.’ Billionaire Barry Diller Says Everybody Should Be Bailed Out (#GotBitcoin?) That’s billionaire Barry Diller, chairman of Expedia Group and IAC/InterActive, talking…
Deemed ‘Essential,’ U.S. Real Estate Agents Get Back to Business—With Several Caveats
Brokers are embracing technology, socially distancing and, in some cases, giving buyers and renters more time and leeway. Deemed ‘Essential,’ U.S. Real Estate Agents Get Back to Business—With Several Caveats Although real estate agents are considered “essential employees” during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s certainly not business as usual. Some brokers…
With Bitcoin Jobs Available, US Universities Are Turning To Blockchain Education
As blockchain-focused jobs increase, universities offer blockchain courses that could help students find job opportunities this year. With Bitcoin Jobs Available, US Universities Are Turning to Blockchain Education Blockchain, a term once only familiar to Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts, is becoming one of the most in-demand business skills for 2023. According…
Protests In U.S. To Coronavirus Restrictions Could Be Catalyst For Economic Change (#GotBitcoin?)
Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste. Protests In U.S. To Coronavirus Restrictions Could Be Catalyst For Economic Change (#GotBitcoin?) Flag-waving protesters gathered outside government buildings nationwide to voice their anger at stay-home orders. Protesters in Lexington, Ky., had a different perspective, reportedly shouting loudly enough to be heard…
The Stock Market Is Ignoring The Economy (#GotBitcoin?)
The Dow enjoyed its best two-week stretch in more than 80 years, but the economy is still struggling. The Stock Market Is Ignoring the Economy (#GotBitcoin?) The Dow Jones Industrial Average staged its best two-week performance since the 1930s, a dramatic rebound that has left many investors with a confounding…
Millennials Are Still Catching Up From The Last Recession. Now They Face a New One.
Millennials take stock of their finances and prepare for financial uncertainty yet again. Millennials Are Still Catching Up From the Last Recession. Now They Face a New One. In the fall of 2008, Rebekah Frank applied to graduate school. At the time, housing foreclosures, bank bailouts and recession fears ruled…
If Central Banks Can Print Money, Why Do Citizens Pay Taxes? (#GotBitcoin?)
I understand the Federal Reserve doesn't actually "print" money but they do control the money supply.. so why is it necessary for citizens to pay taxes? If Central Banks Can Print Money, Why Do Citizens Pay Taxes? (#GotBitcoin?) Why don't central banks simply increase the balance sheet according to the…
Real-Estate Firms Expect Coronavirus-Driven Shifts Will Spur Warehouse Demand
Near-term economic shocks seen giving way to changing needs, bigger inventories to meet consumer markets. Real-Estate Firms Expect Coronavirus-Driven Shifts Will Spur Warehouse Demand Industrial real-estate operators expect the disruption of consumer supply chains caused by the coronavirus pandemic to drive a new surge in warehousing demand. Warehouse developers now…
$1.1 Billion BTC Transaction For Only $0.68 Demonstrates Bitcoin’s Advantage Over Banks
When someone transferred 161,500 Bitcoin (BTC) on April 10 for a fee of only 0.00010019 BTC — approximately $0.68 — the crypto world took notice. $1.1 Billion BTC Transaction For Only $0.68 Demonstrates Bitcoin's Advantage Over Banks According to blockchain transaction details, the user moved approximately $1.1 billion dollars in…
FDIC Urging Against Bank Runs (#GotBitcoin?)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, recently posted a video urging the public not to rush to banks for cash withdrawals. Does this relate to crypto? FDIC Urging Against Bank Runs (#GotBitcoin?) “Your money is safe at the banks,” FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said in a video posted on…
How Coronavirus Is Sending Millennials Back To Their Childhood Bedrooms
When grown children move back to their parents’ houses to shelter in place, they‘re confronted with their teenaged selves’ notion of ‘cool’ décor. And it isn’t always pretty. How Coronavirus Is Sending Millennials Back To Their Childhood Bedrooms [caption id="attachment_17056" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hard Return As Millennial Children Shelter In Their…
30% Of All Mortgages Will Default In “Biggest Wave Of Delinquencies In History”
Unlike in the 2008 financial crisis when a glut of subprime debt, layered with trillions in CDOs and CDO squareds, sent home prices to stratospheric levels before everything crashed scarring an entire generation of homebuyers. 30% Of All Mortgages Will Default In "Biggest Wave Of Delinquencies In History" This time…