Charles Benavidez

Staff Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 27 Feb 2018

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• 6 Tech Trends Transforming The Travel Industry

  Published 13 November 2019 | viewed 1,168 times

  The transportation industry boasts this inglorious claim to fame: It’s responsible for nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.  Of…

• 6 Ways To Play The Hottest Sector Of 2019

  Published 29 September 2019 | viewed 768 times

  The soon-to-be $300-billion gaming industry isn’t just growing - it’s exploding. Forking off in so many different directions that investors are struggling to understand all…

• The Hottest Investment Sector Of The Year Flying Under Wall Street’s Radar

  Published 24 September 2019 | viewed 1,505 times

  It’s one of the biggest sporting events in the world.  And it could become bigger than the NFL, NBA and Premier League... combined. A new…

• This Brand-New Industry Is Going Completely Under Investors' Radars

  Published 23 September 2019 | viewed 821 times

  Esports have officially gone mainstream. With 243 million dedicated viewers…Major arenas across the globe selling out…And a market expected to grow to $3 billion by…

• The Digital Trend Taking The World By Storm

  Published 22 September 2019 | viewed 296 times

  With a $30 million prize pool on the line… And over 2 million people tuning in… One event has piqued the interest of a generation.…

• The Top Tech Stocks Of The Year

  Published 16 September 2019 | viewed 975 times

  The tech bubble will never burst.Now for those of you who remember the dotcom boom, that may seem like an outlandish statement…But there were clear…

• Savvy Investors Are Betting Big On This Little Data Company

  Published 12 September 2019 | viewed 834 times

  One little-known company is seeking to position itself at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is seeking to take advantage of a potentially…

• The Best Way To Ride The Gold Rally

  Published 19 August 2019 | viewed 1,512 times

  What happens when the world’s biggest miners run out of gold? We already know. We’ve already hit peak gold, and the only companies sitting on…

• Why Gold Prices Are About To Skyrocket Even Higher

  Published 13 August 2019 | viewed 2,272 times

  The gold bears have finally caved under the deafening barrage of fiscal and geopolitical catalysts, from Fed hints to intensely brewing conflict with Iran. But…

• Golden Ice Cream And Spiced Vodka: The Craziest Things Made From Gold

  Published 23 July 2019 | viewed 3,446 times

  It’s currency. It’s luxury. It’s even dessert. But those are only the base uses of gold. This is the stuff of gods, big and small.…

• Tech Billionaire Takes Aim At Google

  Published 15 July 2019 | viewed 1,137 times

  Some of the more subtle voices in the tech industry are probably wondering whether this isn’t a re-run of McCarthyism.  That’s what happens when someone…

• $32 Million Crypto Heist Halts Tokyo Exchange

  Published 13 July 2019 | viewed 1,909 times

  Tokyo’s Bitpoint Japan Exchange has just been hacked to the tune of $32 million in various digital currencies held in a connected hot wallet, forcing…

• The Tech Breakthrough Set To Reshape Cannabis Markets

  Published 07 July 2019 | viewed 656 times

  What happens when new technology legitimizes a market that’s already worth nearly $350 billion? We are about to find out. The market is cannabis, and…

• U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Cuba To End ‘Glamorization Of Communism’

  Published 18 April 2019 | viewed 30,193 times

  The U.S. flirtation with Cuba was incredibly short-lived, with the Trump Administration unleashing new measures against the country this week for its support of Venezuela’s…

• America’s Biggest And Most Profitable Actually Got Tax Rebates

  Published 16 April 2019 | viewed 1,476 times

  Everyone has heard many times over that Amazon paid zero Federal income taxes in 2018, but now that we’re one day past 2019 tax filing…

• Turkey Blames The West For Pre-Election Lira Volatility

  Published 26 March 2019 | viewed 3,498 times

  Ahead of crucial elections in Turkey, the lira took a bit hit and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fuming, with Turkish regulators launching investigations…

• Putin Signs “Digital Iron Curtain” Into Law

  Published 19 March 2019 | viewed 10,249 times

  Widespread protests have failed to halt the Kremlin’s march towards internet censorship and population control, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has now signed into law…

• Lobster, Golf Carts And Fidget Spinners: What’s In The Federal Budget?

  Published 12 March 2019 | viewed 1,469 times

  For American taxpayers who cringe at the thought of footing the bill for things like Medicaid and Medicare, it provides little comfort to know that…

• Critics Call For Apple, Google To Remove Controversial App

  Published 24 February 2019 | viewed 3,609 times

  When in June last year Saudi Arabia lifted its decades-old ban on women driving, many thought that was a sign of the change to come—though…

• Lobbying Is Big Business During Election Season

  Published 20 February 2019 | viewed 722 times

  A lot has changed since then-presidential candidate Trump quipped in 2015 to the Republican Jewish Coalition: “I don’t want your money, I’m self-funding my campaign…