Business and Legal Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:05:28 +0000 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:05:28 +0000 50right Political Forum http://50right.com/index.php?forums/business-and-legal.8/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:31:56 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/texas-stock-exchange-in-the-works-to-take-on-new-york.788/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/texas-stock-exchange-in-the-works-to-take-on-new-york.788/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/texas-stock-exchange-take-new-york

Texas Stock Exchange in the works to take on New York

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Should be very interesting.

Including possibly some great investment opportunities!]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 03:49:20 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/what-is-an-nft-how-do-nfts-work.714/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/what-is-an-nft-how-do-nfts-work.714/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/investing/what-is-an-nft-how-do-nfts-work/

What Is An NFT? How Do NFTs Work?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) seem to have exploded out of the ether this year. From art and music to tacos and toilet paper, these digital assets are selling like 17th-century exotic Dutch tulips—some for millions of dollars.

But are NFTs worth the money—or the hype? Some experts say they’re a bubble poised to pop, like the dotcom craze or Beanie Babies. Others...

What Is An NFT? How Do NFTs Work?]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:40:41 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/thousands-of-crypto-investors-have-their-life-savings-frozen-as-voyager-files-for-bankruptcy.708/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/thousands-of-crypto-investors-have-their-life-savings-frozen-as-voyager-files-for-bankruptcy.708/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://finance.yahoo.com/news/m-millions-dollars-thousands-crypto-223605273.html

‘I’m out millions of dollars’: Thousands of crypto investors have their life savings frozen as Voyager files for bankruptcy protection

Like countless others, he decided to give the cryptocurrency broker a try. The platform was easy to navigate. It offered him an up to 9% annual percentage yield (APY)—much higher than a traditional savings account. It claimed to be FDIC (Federal Deposit...

Thousands of crypto investors have their life savings frozen as Voyager files for bankruptcy....]]> 1 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:51:15 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/elon-musk-could-kill-trump%E2%80%99s-social-media-company.699/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/elon-musk-could-kill-trump%E2%80%99s-social-media-company.699/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.aol.com/finance/elon-musk-could-kill-trump-161927588.html

Elon Musk could kill Trump’s social media company

Let’s play this out. Trillionaire-to-be Elon Musk has made a juicy offer to buy Twitter, offering $54.20 per share to buy the whole thing and take it private. That’s 18% above the pre-offer closing price, and about 15% higher than the post-offer price. Twitter may fight the offer, defeating Musk's takeover bid. But Musk could also raise his price and end...

Elon Musk could kill Trump’s social media company]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:57:56 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/an-appalachian-town-was-told-a-bitcoin-mine-would-bring-an-economic-boom-it-got-noise-pollution.693/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/an-appalachian-town-was-told-a-bitcoin-mine-would-bring-an-economic-boom-it-got-noise-pollution.693/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://finance.yahoo.com/news/appalachian-town-told-bitcoin-mine-152255550.html

An Appalachian town was told a bitcoin mine would bring an economic boom. It got noise pollution and an eyesore.

LIMESTONE, Tenn. - It started as a low hum one day last spring. Then it got louder, and soon some residents said the noise was like a jet engine idling on a nearby tarmac.

The unincorporated clutch of homes and churches at the base of the Appalachian Mountains offers expansive...

An Appalachian town was told a bitcoin mine would bring an economic boom. It got noise pollution....]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:04:14 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/interesting-website-listing-cryptocurrency-prices-by-market-cap.645/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/interesting-website-listing-cryptocurrency-prices-by-market-cap.645/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen Interesting website listing cryptocurrency prices by market cap

https://www.coingecko.com/en

Over 100 different cryptos listed on here.]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:26:57 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/heres-whats-in-the-new-law-taking-on-the-scourge-of-robocalls.533/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/heres-whats-in-the-new-law-taking-on-the-scourge-of-robocalls.533/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/how-washington-is-set-to-take-on-robocalls-134146082.html

Here's what's in the new law taking on the 'scourge' of robocalls

President Donald Trump on Monday signed legislation that aims to take on the aggressive robocalls plaguing the phones of unsuspecting consumers.

Early this month, the House of Representatives passed the bill, called the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, with an overwhelming vote of 417-3. The Senate passed the bill a few...

Here's what's in the new law taking on the 'scourge' of robocalls]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:28:53 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/prime-power-how-amazon-squeezes-the-businesses-behind-its-store.532/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/prime-power-how-amazon-squeezes-the-businesses-behind-its-store.532/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/technology/amazon-sellers.html

Prime Power: How Amazon Squeezes the Businesses Behind Its Store

Twenty years ago, Amazon opened its storefront to anyone who wanted to sell something. Then it began demanding more out of them.

SEATTLE — For tens of millions of Americans, it is so routine that they don’t think twice.

They want something — a whisk, diapers, that dog toy — and they turn to Amazon. They type the product’s name into Amazon’s...

Prime Power: How Amazon Squeezes the Businesses Behind Its Store]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:33:45 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/robocall-alert-scams-will-make-up-nearly-half-of-all-cellphone-calls-by-2019-report-says.485/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/robocall-alert-scams-will-make-up-nearly-half-of-all-cellphone-calls-by-2019-report-says.485/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09...f-of-all-cellphone-calls-by-2019-report-says/

Robocall alert: Scams will make up nearly half of all cellphone calls by 2019, report says

Nearly half of all cellphone calls next year will come from scammers, according to First Orion, a company that provides phone carriers and their customers caller ID and call-blocking technology.

The Arkansas-based firm projects an explosion of incoming...

Robocall alert: Scams will make up nearly half of all cellphone calls by 2019, report says]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:23:20 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/modern-burglars-are-bringing-%E2%80%98ocean%E2%80%99s-eleven%E2%80%99-tactics-to-your-neighborhood.479/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/modern-burglars-are-bringing-%E2%80%98ocean%E2%80%99s-eleven%E2%80%99-tactics-to-your-neighborhood.479/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/09/mod...eans-eleven-tactics-to-your-neighborhood.html

Modern burglars are bringing ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ tactics to your neighborhood

Long Island, New York, produce dealer Mike Longo knew there was a problem the moment his phone rang in the wee hours of a Sunday morning in July 2010.

"Nothing good happens at 3 in the morning," he told CNBC's "American Greed." "When you get a phone call, it's never good news."

He said his worst...

Modern burglars are bringing ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ tactics to your neighborhood]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:20:55 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/u-s-supreme-court-to-review-bid-to-collect-internet-sales-tax.438/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/u-s-supreme-court-to-review-bid-to-collect-internet-sales-tax.438/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...internet-sales-tax-gets-u-s-high-court-review

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Bid to Collect Internet Sales Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider freeing state and local governments to collect billions of dollars in sales taxes from online retailers, agreeing to revisit a 26-year-old ruling that has made much of the internet a tax-free zone.

Heeding calls from traditional retailers and dozens of states,...

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Bid to Collect Internet Sales Tax]]> 1 Sun, 17 Jun 2018 17:23:07 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/invest-in-north-korea-money-pit-or-golden-opportunity.468/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/invest-in-north-korea-money-pit-or-golden-opportunity.468/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/news/invest-north-korea-money-pit-golden-opportunity-082031473.html

Invest in North Korea: money pit or golden opportunity?

Pyongyang (AFP) - Donald Trump dangled the carrot of foreign investment in front of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their nuclear summit, but analysts say few will want to put money into one of the highest-risk business environments in the world.

The US president showed Kim a movie of bright lights, high-speed trains and...

Invest in North Korea: money pit or golden opportunity?]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2017 19:00:43 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/here%E2%80%99s-a-big-bitcoin-problem-i-just-discovered.420/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/here%E2%80%99s-a-big-bitcoin-problem-i-just-discovered.420/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/heres-big-bitcoin-problem-just-discovered-211912644.html

Here’s a big bitcoin problem I just discovered

I bought a fraction of a bitcoin in October, and my little investment has appreciated about 150% since then. But if I want to cash out, I might have a problem — because apparently it’s not so easy to sell.

I bought my bitcoin through Coinbase, the most popular mainstream exchange for bitcoin and two other cryptcocurrencies, ether and...

Here’s a big bitcoin problem I just discovered]]> 4 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:32:13 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/the-phone-industry-has-a-clever-plan-to-stop-spam-robocalls.410/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/the-phone-industry-has-a-clever-plan-to-stop-spam-robocalls.410/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/phone-industry-clever-plan-stop-spam-robocalls-115008674.html

The phone industry has a clever plan to stop spam robocalls

The deluge of spam robocalls has reached incredible heights this year, with up to 2.6 billion occurring in the month of May alone, according to the Federal Communications Commission. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down as calls are cheaper than ever to make on a massive scale.

On the other side of the table, a...

The phone industry has a clever plan to stop spam robocalls]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2017 22:03:25 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/the-biggest-stock-collapse-in-world-history-has-no-end-in-sight.401/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/the-biggest-stock-collapse-in-world-history-has-no-end-in-sight.401/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...collapse-in-world-history-has-no-end-in-sight

The Biggest Stock Collapse in World History Has No End in Sight

It’s going to take more than the biggest stock slump in world history to convince analysts that PetroChina Co. has finally hit bottom.

Ten years after PetroChina peaked on its first day of trading in Shanghai, the state-owned energy producer has lost about $800 billion of market value -- a sum...

The Biggest Stock Collapse in World History Has No End in Sight]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:07:57 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/amazon-gets-real-about-fakes.284/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/amazon-gets-real-about-fakes.284/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-28/amazon-gets-real-about-fakes

Amazon Gets Real About Fakes

The company is starting a new initiative to banish counterfeiters.

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Amazon is still the "wild west" of internet marketing and while they may tame it a bit, I don't see that reputation changing anytime soon. Amazon simply makes too much money off Chinese sellers and others to really want to tame it effectively.

My advice is don't just click...

Amazon Gets Real About Fakes]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:56:27 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/what-we-know-so-far-about-what-a-trump-presidency-means-for-the-drug-industry.269/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/what-we-know-so-far-about-what-a-trump-presidency-means-for-the-drug-industry.269/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-presidency-pharmaceutical-industry-2016-11

What we know so far about what a Trump presidency means for the drug industry

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This is good news for consumers who pay the price for excessive government regulation and red tape. Especially good news for those whose lives are in dire straits from disease, and faster access to new drugs could be a life saver.

Let the consumer know the risks of using a new drug, and then...

What we know so far about what a Trump presidency means for the drug industry]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:36:00 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/how-amazon-counterfeits-put-this-mans-business-on-brink-of-collapse.213/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/how-amazon-counterfeits-put-this-mans-business-on-brink-of-collapse.213/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/amazon-counterfeits-put-mans-business-140007731.html

How Amazon counterfeits put this man's business on brink of collapse

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The basic problem with Amazon, for the most part, is that only if Amazon customers complain, do they usually take any steps to alleviate the problem of illegitimate sellers not offering the exact listed item on the Amazon webpage.

Rather than having the illegitimate seller prove that their item...

How Amazon counterfeits put this man's business on brink of collapse]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2016 07:55:47 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/which-country-has-the-best-programmers-hint-its-not-the-us.130/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/which-country-has-the-best-programmers-hint-its-not-the-us.130/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.cnet.com/news/which-country-has-the-best-programmers-hint-its-not-the-us/

Which country has the best programmers? Hint: It's not the US

If you ever wondered about which country produces the best programmers, wonder no more.

A new report from California-based HackerRank, a service that administers tests to developers around the world, says it's China.

Second place goes to Russia, and Poland takes bronze. Traditional programming powerhouses like the US and...

Which country has the best programmers? Hint: It's not the US]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 17:04:12 +0000 http://50right.com/index.php?threads/judge-rules-aurora-shooting-victims-have-to-pay-a-giant-theater-chain-700-000-in-legal-fees.129/ http://50right.com/index.php?threads/judge-rules-aurora-shooting-victims-have-to-pay-a-giant-theater-chain-700-000-in-legal-fees.129/ invalid@example.com (Stephen) Stephen http://www.businessinsider.com/aurora-shooting-victims-pay-cinemark-2016-9

Judge rules Aurora shooting victims have to pay a giant theater chain $700,000 in legal fees

A survivor of the Aurora movie theater massacre said he believes "everything was for naught" after a failed lawsuit against theater owner Cinemark left four survivors on the hook for more than $700,000 owed to the company.

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Of course the chances of Cinemark getting any...

Judge rules Aurora shooting victims have to pay a giant theater chain $700,000 in legal fees]]>