November 28, 2024 12:01 pm
MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm with a significant stake in Bitcoin, has experienced a substantial decline in its market value. The company’s market capitalization has dropped by over 27% in just four days, resulting in a loss of over $30 billion. This significant decline has sparked concerns about MicroStrategy’s role as a leveraged Bitcoin investment […]
Read moreMay 2, 2024 9:49 am
We are just a few months into 2024 and two major corporations have already been slapped with fines of over one billion US dollars. While it is encouraging to see companies facing severe consequences for breaking the law, it does make one wonder what breaches justify such hefty penalties. Almost every day there is a […]
Read moreApril 30, 2024 1:40 pm
For years, women have struggled with the gender pay gap, urging them to pursue higher education, work longer hours, and broaden their areas of employment. The issue still exists today even though the differences in payment are much smaller than they were a few decades ago. Curious to see how much society has done in […]
Read moreApril 23, 2024 8:38 am
In March, just days before the Academy Awards, Forbes listed Adam Sandler as the highest-paid actor of 2023, with earnings estimated at $73 million. While the comedian isn’t famous for starring in a lot of top-rated films, he certainly is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood. Many of his colleagues, the 2024 Oscar […]
Read moreApril 18, 2024 9:23 am
Inflation in the United States has been steadily going down over the past year, reaching 3.2% in February 2024. Despite the slower increase in prices compared to 2022, groceries are still more expensive now than they were last year. Moreover, the average family in the U.S. is estimated to pay about 25% more for groceries […]
Read moreApril 17, 2024 8:31 am
In a wave of layoffs that has been occurring since 2023, major tech companies including Apple, Dell, and IBM are downsizing their global workforce. Thousands of jobs were slashed in the sector but it is just one of the industries where people have been laid off over the past three months. In January alone, companies […]
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