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Amid Covid And Unemployment, Gaming Was My Happy Place
18.3.2021
I remember feeling so optimistic on New Year’s 2020. It’s hard to say when, exactly, that optimism was shattered due to the pandemic. Like many with the privilege to do so, I started working from home as much as possible weeks before it became mandatory. Maybe unlike others (or more like other...
New Stimulus Checks: Barbara Corcoran Slams Mark Cuban’s Expiry Date Idea, Favors Long-Term Relief
5.10.2020
Famous investor and “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has criticized Mark Cuban’s “use it or lose it” approach to the second round of stimulus checks for Americans. She also shares her thinking on what’s more important than one-time direct payments. Second...
Interest in Bitcoin Soars in Egypt Amid Economic Crisis and Unemployment
3.10.2020
A growing number of Egyptians are reportedly turning to bitcoin amid rising unemployment and the economic crisis. An Egyptian bitcoin community is seeing a huge spike in the number of members interested in bitcoin mining and trading. Egyptians Increasingly Attracted to Bitcoin Many Egyptians...
EU Leaders Approve $2.1 Trillion Budget, US Lawmakers Expect Another Round of Covid-19 Relief Money
23.7.2020
The world’s bureaucrats have been on a money creation spree and on July 21, the European Union approved an unprecedented $2.1 trillion coronavirus relief budget. Additionally, American leaders are in the midst of approving a new stimulus relief act amid July’s unemployment extension...
Pomp Says Unemployment Has Risen Faster Than in the Great Depression
18.7.2020
Anthony Pompliano said recent unemployment has surged faster than the U.S. saw during the Great Depression, but what does that mean for crypto?
US Real Estate Market Crisis: 4.3 Million Mortgage Delinquencies, Commercial Properties Sink in Value
27.6.2020
The U.S. economy continues to look bleak as the American citizens and small businesses nationwide struggle to keep up with the government’s rules toward Covid-19 guidelines. In just 13 weeks, over 45 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits and many citizens cannot pay their...
Hackers Use Fraudulent Unemployment Claims to Siphon Funds
18.6.2020
Kroll’s team says transnational cybercrime groups are launching unemployment fraud schemes in the US
US Real Estate Crisis: Home Sales Plunge to 9-Year Low, Mortgage Delinquencies to Soar Past Great Recession Level
24.5.2020
The US real estate market is facing a crisis as unemployment soars amid the coronavirus pandemic. Home sales have plunged to a nine-year low and a record-high number of homeowners are defaulting on their mortgage payments. The impact of the real estate crisis is also seen in rental and commercial...
Recent Unemployment Numbers Might Not Mean Anything for Bitcoin
21.5.2020
Millions more Americans posted unemployment status last week, but does that mean anything for Bitcoin?
Market Wrap: There’s a Bright Side to Bitcoin’s Drop on Worsening Unemployment
30.4.2020
Bitcoin cooled off after jumping to its highest levels in nearly two months, when it was up as much as $9,478. Yet, stakeholders say crypto interest remains strong
Economists Predict Great Depression II for US Economy: Fast or V-Shaped Recovery Unlikely
27.4.2020
Several economists have predicted where the U.S. economy is heading. One said it would take a miracle to keep the recession from turning into another Great Depression. Some believe that a fast or V-shaped recovery is unlikely. Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told President Trump...
Digital Dollars Can Reduce Unemployment, Here’s How
23.4.2020
A blueprint for a central bank digital currency designed with a specific purpose: stopping layoffs
Corona Money Printing Worries – Housing Prices Slide Downwards First Time in 10 Years in Northern Europe
19.4.2020
Real estate price reports from March in northern countries like Denmark and Sweden now show negative developments for the first time in over 10 years. If furloughed workers continue into unemployment, the effects on the housing markets will be even more significant, says Claudia Wörmann...
$2,000 a Month: US Lawmakers Propose Basic Income for Americans to Cope With Covid-19 Economy
16.4.2020
Democrats from the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would pay eligible Americans $2,000 a month until U.S. unemployment numbers return to pre-covid-19 levels. Under the proposal, any American citizen 16-years or older making less than $130K per year would receive monthly...
Unemployment Seemingly Next Pandemic in the US
5.4.2020
Coronavirus epidemic is wreaking havoc on the nations all across the world, thrashing away the world economy, which will soon result in massive unemployment all across the world. The New York Times has recently quoted some of the remarks made by federal officials in its Twitter handle: Vacant jobs...
Homeowners Can’t Pay: US Lenders Prepare for Catastrophic Real Estate Market
3.4.2020
The coronavirus has managed to seep into every facet of the global economy and it seems nothing will escape its financial wrath. During the last two weeks as unemployment levels have skyrocketed in the U.S.; analysts, economists, and wealth managers have been warning about another subprime mortgage...
Bitcoin Reaches $6.8K, 7-Day High as US Unemployment Hits 6.6 Million
2.4.2020
Bitcoin price needs to close above $6,800 to prove its strength, one analyst argues as daily gains hit 9%
Cash Crisis: National Currencies Plunge in the Wake of Coronavirus
24.3.2020
Announcing an open-ended QE program Monday for unprecedented asset purchasing, the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to purchase assets "in the amounts needed," signaling the beginning of a virtually unlimited easing effort which will include moving into corporate bonds for the first time.
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Dark Days Expected as Bank of St. Louis Head Says US Unemployment Could Reach 30%
23.3.2020
The global economy is apparently going down rapidly, but if we go by the fresh news coming from the US, the worst days are still to come. As per a report published by Bloomberg, James Bullard, chief of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has predicted that the unemployment rate in the United...
South Africa Looks to Blockchain to Reduce Unemployment
13.3.2020
South Africa’s Presidency believes blockchain could improve mining systems and reduce unemployment in the country