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Re:Is Wine Fake? on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:52PM (#33700790)
If you store it in the shelf it will become vinegar.
Re:Coinbase from YC to DPO on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:35PM (#26815237)
That's actually not so weird. Biggest bubbles are usually rooted in reality.
Re:Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for nearly $1B on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:02PM (#25732970)
Usually, there are lock up periods for those, plus the uncertainty between when the operation starts being discussed, an agreement is made and shareholders approve. What will Tesla be worth in a year?
Search for the opium wars, fascinating (and terrifying) stuff.
Actually Marriott works with a franchise model. If the franchisee goes bankrupt, that's a problem for Marriott... but it is also a problem for Airbnb (many owners of several properties are going bankrupt).

As an anecdote, I had an Airbnb stay in Rome but the landlord went bankrupt due to Covid and had to close the business.

UK, probably