In many of the world’s largest economies, including the U.S., Germany, and China, optimism around economic prospects sits at an all-time low.
I said it over and over and over again. Americans are too fat, lazy, and undisciplined to persistently: Pay a huge sum for a bike that goes nowhere; Steadfastly exercise on it every day, egged on by some somatic narcissist yelling instructions thro…
As of September 2021, Sony’s PlayStation Plus had around 47 million paying customers. This makes it the gaming subscription service with the most members worldwide, well ahead of its biggest competitors Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online. Ninten…
Can you expect a raise in salary this year? According to the latest forecasts by Willis Towers Watson (WTW), that very much depends on your location in the world. Their outlook for salaried employees looks by far the rosiest for those plying their trad…
Tech, pharma and car companies were the only organizations in 2021 with a net positive trustworthiness rating worldwide. 34, 31 and 27 percent of participants in the annual Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Monitor deemed these types of corporations to be d…
I’d like to suggest this is an opportune time to short bonds by way of TLT. This is based on an enormous topping pattern that I perceive on the long-term continuous contract of the bond futures. After all………..
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed an additional $200 million in defensive security assistance to Ukraine during his visit to the country. Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday amidst growing tension between th…
To give some perspective on this, here’s the 5 hr bar chart on the 24 hour ES S&P fugutures. Now this looks like a massive top, doesn’t it. But not all patterns that look like tops are tops. In fact, as you know, for the past dozen years, all patte…
When it comes to attractiveness for startups, Lagos leads the ranking of African cities according to data by StartupBlink. The Nigerian capital managed to outperform its direct competitors Nairobi, Cape Town and Johannesburg in 2021, a trend that is li…
While few industries have been spared by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. As 2021 drew to a close with severe limitations to travel still in place, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) repor…