Miscellaneous
Are Your Frequent-Flier Miles About To Lose Value? (#GotBitcoin?)
Savvy travelers fear the rise of basic-economy and premium-economy seats could cause rewards and upgrades to cost more points. Are Your Frequent-Flier Miles About To Lose Value? (#GotBitcoin?) Brace yourself for what may turn out to be the next big devaluations of your frequent-flier miles. Delta is testing basic-economy awards—letting frequent…
With Migrants Stalled At U.S. Doorstep, Mexico Offers Fresh Start (#GotBitcoin?)
Alejandro Gurrola, Right, A Local Human-Resources Recruiter For The Company Sukaren, Speaks With Potential Employees At The Job Fair. The Mexican border city of Tijuana—an industrial hub with a tight labor market—has launched an effort to fill thousands of vacancies with Central American migrants and asylum seekers unable to enter…
Hemp And CBD Now Qualify For One Of The Most Lucrative — And Wasteful — Government Subsidies (#GotBitcoin?)
Who would have thought five or 10 years ago that the House and Senate agricultural committees would use a farm bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and remove hemp — part of the cannabis family and a distant cousin to marijuana — from its class 5 category and reclassify…
Is It Really Five Stars? How To Spot Fake Amazon Reviews (#GotBitcoin?)
Amazon Has A Program Where Reviewers Get Free Products In Exchange For Legitimate Reviews. Is It Really Five Stars? How To Spot Fake Amazon Reviews (#GotBitcoin?)In Other Scenarios, Vendors Give Products Free To Buyers Who Rate Them Five Stars. Wsj's Joanna Stern Caught Up With A Professional Amazon Reviewer To…
Even A Booming Job Market Can’t Fill Retirement Shortfall For Older Workers (#GotBitcoin?)
Nearly eight million older Americans are out of work or stuck in low-quality jobs, denying them a crucial time to accumulate savings. Even A Booming Job Market Can’t Fill Retirement Shortfall For Older Workers For older Americans, the last few years of work can be a vital chance to patch…
Everyone Loathes Robocalls. Some People Try to Get Even (#GotBitcoin?)
James Haefele Uses An Air Horn Against Scam Callers. With phone spam on the rise, a plucky band is fighting back with practical jokes, air horns and inane conversations about spaghetti. Everyone Loathes Robocalls. Some People Try to Get Even When he gets a robocall, Robert B. Eckhardt doesn’t necessarily…
How LeBron James Became Stephen Curry (#GotBitcoin?)
Lebron James Is Taking Four Pull-Up Threes Per Game This Season And Making 40% Of Them. He’s shooting more 3-pointers, longer 3-pointers and trickier 3-pointers. The best player in the NBA has adapted to basketball’s evolution. How LeBron James Became Stephen Curry In the summer of 2015, not long after…
Consumer Sentiment Slump Hits Online Retailers Too (#GotBitcoin)
An unexpected profit warning in Europe suggests internet stores may be less resilient than expected in consumer downturns. Consumer Slump Hits Online Retailers Too (#GotBitcoin) Online retailers haven’t so far been properly tested by a consumer-spending downturn. Early signs from Europe suggest they won’t be as resilient as tech bulls…
Ad Agency CEO Calls On Marketers To Take Collective Stand Against Facebook (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook Has Faced Criticism Recently Over Issues Like Its Handling Of User Data And The Spread Of Misinformation On Its Platform. Mat Baxter, CEO of IPG media agency Initiative, said he would advise clients not to spend their ad dollars on Facebook. Ad Agency CEO Calls On Marketers To Take…
Mourinho Fired From Manchester United As Premier League Heavyweights Struggle (#GotBitcoin?)
In his two full seasons at the club, Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United finished sixth and then a distant second to Manchester City. Mourinho was appointed to restore United back to the top of the Premier League, but he leaves with his reputation tarnished. Mourinho Fired From Manchester United as Premier…
Senate Passes Landmark Criminal-Justice Overhaul Bill In Bipartisan Vote (#GotBitcoin?)
Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell (R., Ky.) At The Capitol On Tuesday. The Senate on Tuesday passed a landmark bill that would change sentencing guidelines for federal prisoners—and would allow early release for potentially tens of thousands of inmates who were convicted of nonviolent crimes. Senate Passes Landmark Criminal-Justice Overhaul…
Deontay Wilder Might Be America’s Next Great Heavyweight (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_6057" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Deontay Wilder: "I'm A Monster In The Ring But It's Not The Real Me"[/caption] Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion…