Many consumers today have adopted new technologies that promise to make our lives better. From smartphones to connected devices to smart doorbells, the number of products on the market today that promise to fulfill our every wish and desire continues to grow. With WiFi now ubiquitous in most houses, we now have the ability to […]
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At the end of 2019, Germans lined up outside gold stores to buy gold. The reason? The German government was lowering the limit on anonymous purchases of gold from €10,000 to €2,000. The way gold prices are going, pretty soon even purchasing a single one-ounce gold coin will require buyers to provide identification. It’s no […]
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Australia is currently in the midst of massive wildfires, with the states of New South Wales and Victoria bearing the brunt of the fires. News reports are full of stories of hundreds of millions of animals being killed by fire, thousands of tourists trapped at seaside towns by encircling wildfires, and photographs of skies turned […]
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Preparing for an emergency or a survival situation can often feel daunting to those who are thinking about “what if” scenarios for the first time. And once you put a list together of all the things you’ll need, from food and water to medical kits to tools and supplies, you can very well think that […]
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In response to the US killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani last week, the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution calling on the Iraqi government to expel all foreign troops from the country. The intent of the resolution is primarily to push for the removal of the roughly 5,000 US troops still present in Iraq. Given […]
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It isn’t every day that you hear someone in the mainstream financial media talk about gold. When they do, it’s often in a pejorative manner. So to hear someone in the financial media talking about gold reaching $1,700 or $1,800 an ounce is quite uncommon. And the fact that the person making those statements is […]
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When judging how their investment portfolios will perform, most investors look at economic factors to estimate future performance. They’ll look at price to earnings ratios, balance sheets, Federal Reserve monetary policy, and a whole host of other measures to assess the likelihood that their investments will gain or lose money. But what they often fail […]
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Many Americans who watched football a week ago may have found themselves watching the introduction to the Golden Globes after their game ended. While most normal people would probably turn the TV off rather than pay attention to yet another narcissistic round of Hollywood self-congratulation, presenter Ricky Gervais’ introductory monologue was anything but the usual. […]
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In the aftermath of the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Iraq, markets reacted just as many could have predicted them to. Gold and oil spiked, while stock markets slumped. But while the mainstream financial media focused on those three assets, another one made quiet gains as well: Bitcoin. Just like gold, Bitcoin spiked […]
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One might find it hard to believe that fast food workers could ever make six-figure salaries, but that may be the case for some pretty soon. Taco Bell has announced that it is testing $100,000 salaries for some managers in its corporate-owned stores. The chain is also offering all employees in its corporate-owned stores paid […]
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