In the stock trading world, a lot refers to the standardized number of units of a stock or security being traded. An odd lot is when a trader buys or sells shares in increments less than a hundred. Often, the actual value of a stock or security means that buying or selling just a… Continue reading Odd Lot Trade: What Does It Mean For Stocks?
To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them
Thousands of families were forced from their homes due to the recent Colorado wildfires. They add to the growing number of people—21.5 million since 2010—displaced by extreme weather. In the coming decades this trend will almost certainly accelerate, as some 200 million—possibly as many as 1 billion people—are displaced by the middle of the century.… Continue reading To Help Climate Migrants, We Must First Recognize Them
Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise
We take it for granted that virtually every habitat on Earth is alive with the sounds of animals, from the haunting songs of whales in the oceans to the riotous symphony of birds, frogs and insects in forests to the hubbub of humans and our technological creations in cities the world over. Yet for most… Continue reading Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise
Kim Literally Gallops Off Into Sunset In Latest N.Korea Propaganda Video
Mystery solved? Is this why Kim Jong Un has been rapidly slimming up? A new North Korean propaganda video shows him galloping swiftly through a forest on a white horse, and ends with the dictator gazing wistfully out toward a sunset while trotting on a beach. For much of the past year there’s been rampant speculation about… Continue reading Kim Literally Gallops Off Into Sunset In Latest N.Korea Propaganda Video
Market Overview for Week of February 22, 2022
What Happened in the Stock Market Last Week? Price Action Performance-wise, the NASDAQ 100 is down 1.71% for the week, the S&P 500 is down 1.58%, and Russell 2000 is down 1.03%. The three main US indexes: S&P 500 (SPY), NASDAQ 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are all at crucial levels right now. … Continue reading Market Overview for Week of February 22, 2022
Exorcist Diary: Demons from Television
Our Team has exorcized a number of houses, rectories, schools, and church buildings. One of the Team members present is usually a gifted spiritual sensitive. Such people can often tell us where the demons are located, what kind of evil spirits they are, and perhaps when they are cast out. Invariably, demons will be concentrated… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Demons from Television
Why Did Nobody See It Coming? How Scenarios Can Help Us Prepare for the Future in an Uncertain World
Several months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, it was reported that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, caught economists at the London School of Economics off guard with a simple question: “Why did nobody see it coming?” As the world began to grapple with the… Continue reading Why Did Nobody See It Coming? How Scenarios Can Help Us Prepare for the Future in an Uncertain World
Neural Noise Shows the Uncertainty of Our Memories
In the moment between reading a phone number and punching it into your phone, you may find that the digits have mysteriously gone astray — even if you’ve seared the first ones into your memory, the last ones may still blur unaccountably. Was the 6 before the 8 or after it? Are you sure? Maintaining… Continue reading Neural Noise Shows the Uncertainty of Our Memories
Anti-Defamation League Changes Definition Of Racism After Backlash
Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times, The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has again changed its definition of racism amidst public backlash, after the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized then accepted the apology of television personality Whoopi Goldberg for making racially insensitive and inaccurate remarks on “The View.” On Feb. 2, the organization Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and 20 other civil… Continue reading Anti-Defamation League Changes Definition Of Racism After Backlash
Preventing Civilian Casualties, Drinking During the Pandemic, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss what the Pentagon can do better to prevent civilian casualties; how secondary school principals were doing one year into the pandemic; examining Americans’ drinking habits in the COVID-19 era; strategies to promote vaccination equity; how a deeply divided American public could affect U.S. deterrence; and a sound sculpture inspired by a… Continue reading Preventing Civilian Casualties, Drinking During the Pandemic, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap