NOB 65: BP’s Loss, Benefit Scams, Rigged Markets, Housing Bubble, Slow Internet Complaints, Lockstep
Feb 9, 2021
The None of Our Businesses Crew discuss BP’s loss of billions due to both the pandemic and the rise in sustainable energies, caution for identity theft around unemployment benefit scammers which have risen with pandemic induced unemployment, the idea that financial markets have always been rigged, whether or not Reddit should be responsible for it’s users leading to Gamestop’s stock kerfuffle, we might be in a new housing bubble and how high housing prices are currently, filing taxes this year in order to get your stimulus checks, and a new accounting software startup meant to help businesses manage cash flow raises millions.
BP’s Loss - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bp-swings-to-18-1bn-loss-after-brutal-year-z2dg65lkx
Rigged Markets - https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2020/02/market-have-always-been-rigged-broken-manipulated/
Social Media Stocks - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gamestop-mania-stirs-ire-social-070000341.html
Housing Bubble - https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/money/2021/02/04/homes-sale-we-housing-bubble-prices-outstrip-wages/6671282002/
Slow Internet - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/att-customer-since-1960-buys-wsj-print-ad-to-complain-of-slow-speeds/
Filing Taxes - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/03/why-everyone-should-file-a-tax-return-this-year-regardless-of-income.html
None of Our Businesses Episode 65, February 2021