Opinion

Why are young people dying at record rates?

Most business stories are clearly about business, but some can’t be classified that simply.  They can just as easily be labeled current events, health trends, or something else.  The story that follows is an example of this, and probably the best way to categorize it is “bizarre.”  An additional comment: You may find it disturbing.

Everybody likes a summer vacation, but in the last two years taking one was difficult. The pandemic, quarantines, rioting, and economic hardships forced many people to change their plans, leaving them feeling deprived and disappointed. Are we about to see another summer of discontent?

Events thousands of miles from Israel could generate windfalls in political and economic benefits.  These are not things that may happen sometime in the future, but developments that are unfolding right now. Unfortunately, wherever big money goes, risks and danger always follow.  The current situation is not an exception.

Just before Shavuos, some scary business stories broke - not scary in the way watching a Dracula or Frankenstein movie is, fiction where anything can happen but no one really gets hurt.  These news stories were frightening because they were about real life, appeared within a day or two of each other, and were about events that may be imminent.  With just a few words some of Wall Street’s most brilliant gurus sent shivers down investors’ spines.  Even now, about two weeks later, The Street is still rattled by their comments.

Everybody likes a summer vacation, but in the last two years taking one was difficult.  The pandemic, quarantines, rioting, and economic hardships forced many people to change their plans, leaving them feeling deprived and disappointed.  Are we about to see another summer of discontent?

Once upon a time, politics and business were two different worlds.  Not anymore.  These days there is a clear link between the two, and anyone who doubts this need only look at the growing number of billionaires tweeting about politics rather than investments.  Will this trend affect the upcoming mid-term elections and beyond? Could it affect the markets?  The answer to both is “Yes.”