In finance, leverage is one way to increase the possible return of a relatively pedestrian trade. =, But it also carries a much higher risk. Similarly, President Trump used a high-leverage strategy based on racial anxiety, savage protests, and a dark campaign message in 2016. The high-risk, high-reward strategy ended …
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Recently, 2K Sports announced that NBA 2K21 for PS5 / Xbox Series X will cost $ 70, which is a $ 10 price increase from the $ 60 that has been common since the Xbox 360 / PS3 era. Other publishers are expected to do the same and raise prices …
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Be careful who you are trying to cancel: the bet to boycott Goya Foods is counterproductive in every way. Industry outrage skyrocketed after Goya CEO Robert Unanue praised President Trump on July 9, demanding that socially conscious consumers find other sources of beans, rice, spices, etc. Blowback included the “buy-cott” …
Read More »Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal have been talking. They are starting a sports agency.
Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal were high-profile teenagers who shared the same agent and shoe brand in January 1998, when a mutual acquaintance suggested they meet for a meal. They went to Applebee’s restaurant in Portland, Oregon. O’Neal was in his second season there with the Trail Blazers, who had …
Read More »Fox News Chris Wallace took the same cognitive test as Trump
President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox News presenter Chris Wallace Screenshot via Fox News Earlier this month, President Trump said he had “passed” a recent cognitive test on Fox News. Trump said Fox News’ Chris Wallace and presidential candidate Joe Biden were unable to answer the questions. The test …
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