With new inflation data coming out this week, the gold price could see a bullish rise if inflation picks up. While official inflation rates always underestimate the actual price increases that most people see, indications of rising inflation could send more investors piling into gold. CPI data from March indicated an 0.4% increase, double the […]
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Everyone who remembers the 2008 financial crisis remembers the role that collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) played in exacerbating the crisis. The way that financial companies packaged together billions of dollars of bad debt, diced and sliced them into securities that they then rated AAA, and sold them to unsuspecting investors seemed to be the epitome […]
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While flu season generally peaks between December and February, it can last as late as May. And given how wacky the weather has been in certain areas of the country, there are probably millions of people still at risk of developing the flu. While most people can weather the flu on their own, or get […]
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Professional sports teams are increasingly having to deal with the prospect of declining attendance. After years of growth, expanding leagues, and full ballparks and stadiums, the number of people attending professional sporting events at the highest levels is beginning to fall off. Is that indicative of a cultural trend, or are there other reasons for […]
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President Trump doesn’t have a great track record in nominating people to the Federal Reserve Board, with several of his picks having decided to remove themselves from contention over the past couple of years. The latest two were his picks to fill the two remaining spots on the Fed’s Board of Governors, economist Stephen Moore […]
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Recent weeks have seen an unusual and highly public airing of dirty laundry from the National Rifle Association (NRA). While staunch supporters of the Second Amendment have known for decades that the NRA isn’t really a principled defender of the right to bear arms, that realization is only slowly beginning to trickle out to the […]
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If you’re looking into growing your own food, one of the issues you’ll have to deal with is how to store that food. Without proper storage, all the food you grow will just go to waste. Thankfully there are a number of vegetables that will store for long periods of time without much effort and […]
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Many people may not have known it before, but coin machine operator Coinstar has partnered with Bitcoin ATM provider Coinme to allow people to purchase Bitcoin at Coinstar machines. The initial trials that began earlier this year were so successful that Coinstar is expanding the Bitcoin purchase ability to over 2,000 kiosks in 19 states. […]
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When you read about the details of the worst mass shootings in history, one thing stands out: there was no one there to react to take down the shooter. On the flip side, one thing stands out about mass shootings that are stopped before they can get too bloody: someone reacted to stop the shooter. […]
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By now most people realize that the only reason stock markets have done so well over the past few years is because of the Federal Reserve’s loose monetary policy. Low interest rates have spurred companies to issue massive amounts of debt in order for them to be able to buy back their stock shares. In […]
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