Monthly Archives: December 2019
Clown World: Artist’s Duct-Taped Banana Sells for the Price of a House
(RT) The art world is known for taking the mundane and turning it into something unique and beautiful, but netizens are struggling to justify...
Russian “Evil Corp” Masterminds Still at Large
(Associated Press) The Justice Department unsealed charges Thursday against the alleged leader and a top associate of a Russian cybercriminal gang that U.S. and...
Politically Incorrect Rocker and Entrepreneur Gets Cancelled after Insulting Oprah
(Associated Press) A Kid Rock-owned restaurant in Detroit's Little Caesars Arena will close once its licensing agreement expires this spring, the singer and arena...
Muslim Woman Legislator of Color Makes History by Stealing over $500,000
(PennLive) Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, who made history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, now faces criminal...
Unclaimed Lottery Ticket Is Now a $14 Million Jackpot for State-Run Agencies
(Fox10 Phoenix) A few local organizations have hit the jackpot, as some money from a $14 million unclaimed lottery ticket is now theirs.
One very...
A Win for Trumponomics as U.S. Trade Gap Narrows in October
(Associated Press) The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped.
The Commerce...
Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Through the first half of 2019, silver significantly underperformed gold. Put another way, gold gained relative to silver...
No Holiday Cheer at Sears: Inside Its Sad Decline from Top-Tier Retailer to Dead...
(Associated Press) Nearly 10 months out of bankruptcy, Sears is limping into the holiday shopping season.
Eddie Lampert, the hedge fund billionaire who promised to...
OPEC May Seek to Boost Oil Prices with Production Cuts
(Associated Press) The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down fuel and...
The Right Way to Bring Down Your Debt Load
(Associated Press/NerdWallet) Many of us feel bad about our debt. Most of us probably shouldn't.
Three-quarters of U.S. households owe money, but the vast majority...
