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Done With Doomscrolling? Why People Choose to Quit Social Media

October 18, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Globalnews.ca: Do you often find yourself doomscrolling on Facebook, spending excessive amount of time on Instagram and watching TikTok videos for endless hours? You’re not alone. As social media apps continue to consume everyday life, more and more users are re-evaluating their […]

Study Finds Half of Americans Get News on Social Media, But Percentage Has Dropped

September 23, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

TechCrunch.com: A new report from Pew Research finds that around a third of U.S. adults continue to get their news regularly from Facebook, though the exact percentage has slipped from 36% in 2020 to 31% in 2021. […]

Facebook’s been One of the Strongest FAANGs This Year. Here’s Why it’s Just Been Downgraded.

August 23, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Marketwatch.com: The FAANG stocks haven’t really had much in common this year, with performance ranging from a 58% surge in Google parent Alphabet GOOG, +1.11%, to a 2% drop in online retailing giant Amazon AMZN, +0.38%. Arete Research, an independent […]

FB Stock: Is Facebook Still A Good Buy As FTC Prepares Antitrust Suit?

September 16, 2020 RickMad Comments Off

Investors Business Daily: FB stock has reestablished its FANG stock credentials this year as Facebook (FB) has proved all the doubters wrong. Second-quarter Facebook earnings blew away Wall Street estimates. Sales grew 11% from a year ago, despite coronavirus […]

Debt Ceiling

Government Spending Shock: US Budget Deficit Soars In Worst Start To Year On Record

It is only fitting that the twilight days of the Biden admin would exhibit more of the same fakeness that defined not only all of the past four years, but [...]
Economy

Truck Driver Shortage Hits Record High, Threatening to Hurt Holiday Shopping

FoxBusiness.com: The holidays could become more complicated this year as the shortage of truck drivers continues to grow. The American Trucking Association reports there is a shortage of 80,000 truck [...]
Investing

Robinhood Drama, Deere, Foot Locker Sales: 3 Things to Watch

Investing.com: Stocks were mixed on Thursday heading into the final minutes of trading as investors weighed the timing of the Federal Reserve’s eventual tapering of its massive bond buying program. [...]
Economy

You May Want to Rethink Where You Put Your Emergency Cash Amid Rising Inflation

CNBC: KEY POINTS Rising costs due to inflation are affecting everything from food to energy prices.While some consumers may suffer sticker shock, interest rates are set to stay low for [...]
Debt Ceiling

Yellen Warns Failure to Raise Debt Ceiling Could Trigger ‘Economic Catastrophe’

FoxBusiness.com: Treasury secretary: Debt default could precipitate ‘historic financial crisis. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed her call for Congress to raise or suspend the nation’s debt before October, warning that failure to do so [...]
Credit and Debt

The Great Debt Crisis of Our Lifetimes is Approaching

ZeroHedge.com: The Great Debt Crisis of our lifetimes is approaching. As S&P Global recently noted, global debt has just hit $300 TRILLION for the first time in history. As if [...]