Michael Scott

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 28 Mar 2018

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• Fear And Celebration On Twitter as Musk Takes The Reins

  Published 28 April 2022 | viewed 44,738 times

  Elon Musk is buying out Twitter and much like the days of the Trump victory in Washington, followers are already announcing plans to “move to…

• Cannabis Stocks in Holding Pattern Despite Positive Momentum

  Published 15 April 2022 | viewed 32,530 times

  This could be a brilliant spring for cannabis stocks after years of frustration for investors, as some sort of federal reform appears likely and new…

• Are NFTs About To Take Over Gaming?

  Published 12 April 2022 | viewed 24,402 times

  Gamers are spending billions on NFTs in a speculative craze that combines video-gaming entertainment with the crypto world in a trend that shows no sign…

• Bitcoin Doesn’t Blink As Biden Signs First Crypto Executive Order

  Published 10 March 2022 | viewed 11,492 times

  U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling for an official examination of the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies in order to address…

• The 1,000th Unicorn Has Just Been Minted

  Published 17 February 2022 | viewed 5,118 times

  A California-based product management company called “Productboard” just managed to raise enough money in its latest funding round to put its valuation at $1.7 billion. …

• NFT Craze Could Get Bigger with Youtube

  Published 25 January 2022 | viewed 9,858 times

  The NFT market has now surpassed $40 billion, after tripling from 2019 to 2020, and it’s on the road to mainstream adoption faster than anyone…

• Robinhood Investors Balk at ‘Meme’ Growth

  Published 27 October 2021 | viewed 4,851 times

  Following a revenue miss in only its second earnings report as a public company, Robinhood stock is now trading below its initial IPO price, and…

• This IPO Could Open Sustainable Fashion Floodgates

  Published 03 September 2021 | viewed 4,693 times

  There’s nothing like a global pandemic to bring other looming disasters such as climate change to the forefront--and that includes the fashion industry, which has…

• Cannabis Sales Are Soaring In The United States

  Published 01 December 2020 | viewed 5,634 times

  Political polarization is ruining Thanksgiving family dinners, though last year’s Cannabis-infused gravy trick was one remedy whose creator promised that holiday cheer would wash over…

• Will The San Francisco Wealth Tax Spark An Exodus Of The Rich?

  Published 06 November 2020 | viewed 9,203 times

  In the shade of the US presidential elections, San Francisco residents also voted for and approved a measure for sweeping business tax changes of a…

• Will The 5G Rollout Overshadow This Major Merger?

  Published 15 October 2020 | viewed 7,454 times

  The giant merger attempt of Dish and AT&T’S DIRECTV has now celebrated its 18th birthday--in purgatory. While it is mature enough to vote, buy alcohol,…

• TikTok’s 11th-Hour Reprieve

  Published 29 September 2020 | viewed 8,809 times

  U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have overstepped his authority--and the will of the American people--by attempting to ban TikTok, which has now received an…

• Disney’s Digital Pivot Could Be Its Saving Grace

  Published 14 July 2020 | viewed 4,094 times

  Disney stock has been languishing since March, and the re-opening of its theme parks last weekend resulted in its first boost since then, but it’s…

• How Much More Cash Can Uber Burn?

  Published 30 June 2020 | viewed 5,298 times

  Eternally unprofitable and burning cash because the name of the game is now consolidation or bust, Uber has made an offer to buy rival food…

• Bitcoin Fails To Stay Above $10,000

  Published 02 June 2020 | viewed 10,162 times

  Monday saw bitcoin pass the $10,000 level again, with the bulls calling a sustained rally, despite the fact that after topping $10,429 it had shed…

• How A Pandemic Made Americans Better Workers

  Published 27 May 2020 | viewed 3,584 times

  Work from home statistics show that 82% of telecommuters report lower stress levels, which, in turn, means happier, more engaged employees. That’s the sort of…

• 42% of Jobs May Disappear Even After Economic Reopening

  Published 07 May 2020 | viewed 3,312 times

  Some states may be starting to reopen businesses, but there’s not exactly a rush to get back into stores on the customer side of this…

• The Surprising Businesses Deemed “Essential” During The Coronavirus Lockdown

  Published 30 March 2020 | viewed 5,032 times

  Generally speaking one would have a hard time finding a common thread to pull when it comes to gun sales, pot sales, crafting material sales…

• Millennials Are Killing The McMansion

  Published 10 March 2020 | viewed 3,300 times

  Baby Boomers are looking to downsize now, preferably move to a place with more sunshine and a wide variety of breakfast restaurants offering senior citizen…

• Coronavirus Won’t Stop Luxury, End-of-World Buying

  Published 04 March 2020 | viewed 5,780 times

  The novel coronavirus has killed more than 3,200 people worldwide, the vast majority in China. There are now more than 94,000 global cases in nearly…