The U.S. housing market is vulnerable today in all the same ways it was leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. It checks all four of the boxes that led to the housing bubble in the January 2011 Financial Crisis Inquiry report. Add to that the extreme economic stresses of the coronavirus pandemic and drastic…
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Tyson just announced that they might be forced to close more meat processing factories. Beyond Meat has continued its expansion during this pandemic. As the world slowly changes their dietary habits to include more plant-based options, companies like Beyond Meat are seizing the moment while Tyson struggles. As Tyson (NYSE:TSN) faces more plant closures due…
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Warren Buffett was the toast of the investment world as he gave a four-and-a-half-hour presentation at Berkshire’s annual meeting. The value investor shared great pieces of advice for the regular investor. If the average investor follows Buffett’s advice, there’s potential to make sizable returns without worrying too much about the markets. Warren Buffett was the…
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NatWest bank is teaming up with a game developer to create an edutainment game about money management. The game is called Island Saver and features collecting plastic waste and saving animals. So far the gameplay seems to basically just be saving animals and the environment rather than money management. Edutainment games are a fond memory…
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Warren Buffett sold all of Berkshire’s airline stocks in April. But retail investors on the Robinhood app can’t get enough of them. Other popular stocks might offer a clue as to what they’re thinking. Would you bet against the Oracle of Omaha? Hundreds of thousands of casual investors are. While Warren Buffett sold nearly $6.5…
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Photo: GettyEven in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, rollerblading isn’t very cool.See, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking out my window (as one tends to do during The Quarantine), watching as the occasional jogger or delivery person with a pizza strapped to the back of their bike rides by. This got me…
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Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann announced today that The Last of Us Part II has now gone gold. Physical copies of the game are now being pressed ahead of a release on June 19. Implicitly referencing last week’s leak, Druckmann notes that nothing is comparable to experiencing the game from beginning to end. Finally, some genuinely…
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The Dow Jones traded relatively flat on a risk-off start to the week. Donald Trump hiked expected coronavirus deaths to 100,000 even as he pushed to reopen the U.S. economy. The White House continues to claim there will be a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, despite expert warnings to the contrary. The…
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Every Star Wars fan complains that the prequels got too bogged down in trade disputes. But the franchise has a lot to teach us about economics – and maybe even the stock market too. Here are four iconic quotes that perfectly describe what it’s like to invest in today’s bewildering environment. It’s Star Wars day.…
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Nintendo’s reasoning for friend codes is confusing. A presentation leak claims the company thinks these codes are “simple,” when they’re anything but. This company has a lot of improvements to make. Nintendo makes a lot of odd choices, but the company’s insistence on friend codes is a pervasive one. Thanks to a leaked PowerPoint presentation…
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