JULY 22, 2014

Full News Archive

• Headline: Impact of Malaysia Airlines Crashes on Insurers. Impact: The aviation industry, shaken by the crashes, spiraled into a frenzy of safety regulations and better pilot training programs. However, this led to a worldwide shortage of pilots as they realized they had to be competent now. Who knew being good at your job was a thing?. Fact: Insurance companies have a funny way of treating their clients—kind of like a bad relationship where they only show up when things go wrong..
• Headline: Cash Crops With Dividends: Financiers Transforming Strawberries Into Securities. Impact: This bizarre financial trend led to a peculiar future where strawberries began to file taxes and demanded dividends, resulting in the first-ever agricultural stock market crash—all because someone thought fruit should have a retirement plan.. Fact: If only strawberries could talk, they’d probably ask why they weren’t included in the stock market sooner. What a berry missed opportunity!.