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Some trades involving senators can be quite unsettling for the general public.  Wall Street sign.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Why is Senator Thomas Carper Allowed To Place Bets Against US Markets?

Earlier this summer, a stock market purchase made by Senator Thomas Carper raised the eyebrows of many. In a filing disclosure made in July, Senator Thomas Carper of Delaware revealed that he had ...

Illustration of the iconic inventor and so much more - Steve Jobs.
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When Microsoft Famously Invested $150 Million In Apple

Apple is currently the most valuable company in the world, with a market cap that sits at nearly $3 trillion. It's hard to imagine, a little over 25 years ago, that a $150 million investment in th...

Richard Nixon illustration / drawing / art.  The 37th president of the United States of America.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

A Look Back at Richard Nixon's Massive Victory Over George McGovern in 1972

It can sometimes be hard to believe, given the way that he left office, that Richard Nixon was one of the most popular US Presidents in history at one point. Case in point: the 1972 US Presidentia...

The acquisition deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard has run into a problem in the UK.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

United Kingdom Stands in the Way of Microsoft-Activision Purchase

Ahead of the April 26th decision from the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), the market was pretty confident that they were going to sign off on the deal. With the European Union rumoured to...

The 2000 US Elections were exceptionally close.  In photo:  Al Gore.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Five of the Closest US Presidential Elections of all Time

There have been some lopsided US Presidential elections over the years, as well as a number of very close contests. This speaks to the polarized nature of the United States, as it is nearly imposs...

Warren Buffett - Money at work illustration.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Warren Buffett: We'll Make About $5 Billion in Interest From U.S. Treasury Bills This Year

Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile is finally dropping, as Warren Buffett has finally found something appetizing to spend the money on: Short-term U.S. Treasury Bills If you check out the most recen...

Not many companies have botched so many great business opportunities like Yahoo.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Five Times When Yahoo! Completely Dropped The Ball

In a parallel universe somewhere, Yahoo! is one of the most valuable companies in the world. Instead, in this universe, Yahoo! went out with a whimper, selling for a measly (relatively speaking) $...

The tumultuous relationship between the NFL and Donald Trump.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

The Time That Donald Trump Very Nearly Purchased The New England Patriots

The NFL and President Donald Trump have a strained relationship, to put it mildly. During his time in the White House, President Trump called for a "boycott" of the NFL due to the national anthem ...

The Rise and Fall of Etoys.com.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

eToys.com - The Story of The Dot-Com Boom's Biggest Flameout

If you want to know everything that was wrong about the "dot-com boom" in the late 1990s, look no further than Etoys.com. Etoys.com epitomized everything that was wrong about the "dot-com boom". ...

There is an editing war currently going on at Wikipedia.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

The Mysterious Affair of the Locked "Recession" Wikipedia Page

What is a recession? For the vast majority of the world, a recession is defined as at least two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. Last week, however, the Biden Administration went on...

Elon Musk and Twitter are set to clash in court.
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Twitter/Elon Musk Purchase Set To Devolve Into Lawsuits

On Friday afternoon, Elon Musk and his team of lawyers officially called off his planned takeover of Twitter. While he was mingling with other billionaires at the Sun Valley Conference, Elon Musk ...

Who were the youngest United States presidents in history?  In photo:  Theodore Roosevelt.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Who Was The Youngest President in US History?

In order to be eligible for run for the White House, a potential candidate must satisfy a number of criteria, including being at least 35 years of age. Ron DeSantis is currently the betting favori...

The odds for the upcoming 2024 US Presidential Election.  In photo:  Ron DeSantis.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

What Is The Prediction Market Telling Us About The 2024 US Presidential Election?

The betting and prediction markets can give us tremendous insight as to what might happen in any upcoming major political event. There was over half a billion dollars bet on the 2020 US Presidneti...

The dominoes are falling in the crypto industry at the moment.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CDPQ, Canada's Second Largest Pension Fund, Likely Set To Lose Hundreds of Millions on Celsius Network Investment

CDPQ, aka Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is Canada's second largest pension fund. The fund, which was founded in 1965, manages total assets of over $400 billion. L...

Record-breaking gas prices add up to an expensive summer of 2022 for many.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

What Is The Record For Highest Ever Average Gas Price (per Gallon) in the United States?

The record for highest-ever gasoline prices in the United States belongs to 2022. With the average price of a gallon of gasoline recently ticking over $5/gallon in the country, we are officially i...



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