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Re:AWS Joins the Blender Development Fund on Saturday December 19, 2020 @12:09AM (#25475236)
Liability.
Re:US House passes federal cannabis decriminalisation bill on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:03PM (#25307021)
This right here. It's literally this right here. So in other words, it's not pointless, it's political tactic. A good tactic to entice unlikely voters to vote Democrat.
Re:Thomas Sowell interview on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:57AM (#24038482)
At the end of the day, when it comes to Ludwig von Mises, it's a question of whether or not you believe humans have free will. If you've studied long enough to become a neurologist, you find that free will is laughable.
Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @10:59AM (#22823160)
Because Ackman made a 1.5 billion dollar bet on a fast recovery, meaning that he invested this money into the markets. The stock market is not a good indicator of economic stability, but rather an indicator of how the top 2% of wealth in America is doing.
As someone who has done lab testing for a local pharma producer, I definitely do not see this as an overreaction. This is a smart move, especially considering the ones they live at home with.
Re:Disney CEO Bob Iger immediately steps down from CEO position on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:38PM (#22419152)
I see, but is it possible that he suspects a large sell off of excess fat or even a large downturn after the presidential elections, and this recent downturn just reminded him of this idea?
Re:Disney CEO Bob Iger immediately steps down from CEO position on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:21PM (#22419045)
Is it possible that he believes that the markets will take a hit in the near future with the virus scares these last two days?

If I were CEO of a behemoth giant like Disney and held the credit for its rising in several industries, I'd bounce ship before it all went down to avoid any blame?

Maybe I'm naive, but this thought crossed my mind.