Can’t wait for Christmas? And you need something to wait until 24 (or 25 if you like?). This something could be an advent calendar for example, just to have a small gift every day for 24 days. Except that chocolate is enough, we’re going to pimp it all up a bit with a rum advent…
Travel stocks have been obliterated in recent weeks, caught in freefalls that could eventually trigger a round of bankruptcies. Airline and cruise ship companies have taken the brunt of selling pressure, which is now expanding into lodging, casinos, and big travel portals. While there’s no end in sight, long-term price patterns could offer useful road…
Shonen nekketsu is the most famous type of manga. Besides, you necessarily know several of them, at least by name: Dragon Ball, One Piece, Narutoor Bleach. You see, you are already pros. Generally, the shonen stage the initiatory quest of a hero, and they always follow more or less the same recipe. A recipe that…
What Is a Bowie Bond A Bowie bond was a unique type of asset-backed security which used as collateral the royalty streams from current (at the time) and future album sales and live performances by musician David Bowie. Bowie bonds are also sometimes known as “Pullman bonds” after David Pullman, the banker who created and…
Advertising is not easy, easy, as you can see with the most scandalous ads of the 90s (an advertising period that we would clearly prefer to forget). That’s why when you don’t call on a professional, there’s an even greater risk of falling short of the mark. And surprise, that’s what happened to those well-meaning,…
Cost and price are often used interchangeably, however, the two words mean something different when it comes to accounting and financial statements. When conducting financial analysis or making investment decisions, it’s important to understand the difference between cost and price and how they impact a company’s financial profile. Key Takeaways Cost is typically the expense…
The roommate is not a long calm river. Well yes, there can be a calm river when your roommate forgot to turn off the tap before leaving for work and floods your room. Or when your roommate’s dog urinates on your carpet. In fact, the roommate is a river of shit that lines the abominable…
What Is Value Deflation? Value deflation, or shrinkflationoccurs when retailers and service providers cut their costs and sell smaller packages, give out smaller portions, or generally provide less for the same price so as to maintain the same sticker price. Businesses may do this as a way of stealthily raising prices when costs are rising…
1. His vocabulary Amateur: when he tastes a wine, he tries to talk about it but he has no vocabulary: “It’s good, eh, it’s light, and a little fruity too…” Connoisseur: when he tastes a wine, he comes out with words that we have never heard before such as: “It is fleshy, the tannins have…