Forbes: COVID Dreams: More Americans Got Toked In 2020, Study Shows

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The year of the COVID-19 pandemic also appears to have been a year that more Americans got high. At least that’s where new research points. Read more here.

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Forbes: UBS Takes Apart The Case For Investing In Cryptos

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The woes of crypto currency investment go way beyond the problems caused by the Chinese government, according to a leading bank.

“We see a range of other reasons that investors should treat cryptos, such as bitcoin, as a speculative asset,” states a recent research note from Swiss banking company UBS. Read more here.

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Forbes: China’s Crypto Crackdown Shows Governments Are The Enemy Of Bitcoin

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

China is proving that government actions anywhere have the power to destroy cryptocurrencies. It adds to a series of black eyes for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Read more here.

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WSJ: What is a Market Breakout?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Sometimes Wall Street pros refer to an event known as a “breakout.” For those unfamiliar with the term, here is what it means and why it matters to investors.  Read more here.

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Korn Ferry: Germany -- The Issues Beyond COVID

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

They are headlines that no one can miss—Europe’s continued problems with its vaccine programs. But experts say that the continent’s biggest economy, once well lauded, has quietly developed a different set of economic ails. Read more here.

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Forbes: Corporate Virtue Signaling Could Be Elevating Housing Costs

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Virtual signaling by corporate executives may be causing the cost of housing to skyrocket. It is yet another example of the law of unintended consequences.

The case in point is the supersonic rally in the price of lumber over the last few months, which came despite the seemingly ample supply of trees. Read more here.

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Forbes: ETF Investors Dump $17 Billion Of Gold, Most In 8 Years

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Wall Street seems to have gone cold on gold exchange-traded funds.

ETF investors investors dumped the most volume of gold since 2013 over the six months through March 31. It was no small quantity. The total sold amounted to a whopping 307.8 metric tons worth $17.5 billion at recent prices, according to a recent report from industry group World Gold Council. Read more here. 

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