Taking Stock in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Prediction market Polymarket is booking bets on the famous couple’s romance while Predictit makes a market on who’ll get the GOP nod for president
Taking Stock in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
The Mocktail Movement
Alcohol alternatives are here to stay, even beyond Dry January
Man Bites Dog
Portillo’s, the third largest of the nation’s frankfurter restaurant chains, is expanding its number of locations by 10% annually
Luckbox Was Invited to an Advance Screening of Barbie. Here’s What You Should Know.
Spoiler Alert: We Loved It!
Streaming Vs. Cable
Television viewers are spending more time watching streaming video than cable or broadcast TV
Billionaire Bunkers
Do the ultra-rich know something we don’t? Why are they bracing for the apocalypse? The super affluent are prepping for doomsday, but they’re not about to settle for the spartan fallout shelters of the mid-20th century. Instead, members of today’s 1% opt for luxury bunkers with plenty of amenities. Companies catering to the market for … Continued
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
There’s not necessarily anything scientific or magical about the dates printed on medications Those expiration dates stamped on everything from a gallon of milk to a bottle of acetaminophen don’t mean what you probably think. Food doesn’t suddenly become unsafe and medicine doesn’t magically lose its potency at noon on a certain preordained day. But … Continued
Off-label, But Lucrative
Big pharma profits when doctors prescribe a drug for a disorder other than the one that earned FDA approval. The practice ranges from evidence-based to highly egregious. One in five prescriptions written in the United States is for a drug that hasn’t been approved for what’s ailing the patient. That factoid from the Agency for … Continued
Bartering For Kicks
Trading sneakers online provides the thrill of the hunt and the opportunity for profit Cave dwellers were exchanging animal hides and sharp sticks long before the invention of coins and paper money. They were pioneering the barter system—a way of trading that will always be with us. To place barter in a contemporary context, think … Continued
Trading Time
Timebank members exchange an hour of their work for an hour of someone else’s An enthusiastic gardener who hates to bake might be a perfect candidate for “timebanking,” an international movement whose members swap time and skill instead of shelling out cash for what they need. For every hour timebankers spend performing a service, they’re … Continued
