Stock Market Plummets: Crisis or Capitalism?
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 1,500 points (more than 6%). This was the worst fall in six years, and at one point, the biggest one-day drop in history. So should we panic? What Caused the Plunge? The drop wasn’t caused by any one fundamental thing. Instead, there were a number […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
More on Amazon Vs. Hachette In the last edition of Stuff You Should Know, btw brought you news of a dispute between the online retailer Amazon.com and book publisher Hachette. In a follow-up, Amazon, who had said very little in initial reports, have now spoken up. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Senior […]