Michael Scott

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 28 Mar 2018

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• Cannabis Sales Are Soaring In The United States

  Published 01 December 2020 | viewed 2,629 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 05 November 2020 | viewed 7,025 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 5,540 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 28 September 2020 | viewed 5,670 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 2,097 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 2,484 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 7,146 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 1,917 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 2,121 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 3,513 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 1,772 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 4,512 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…

• Millennials Can’t Retire, But They’ll Still Have To Help Their Parents

  Published 12 February 2020 | viewed 3,239 times

  Millennials as young as 23 are already stressing out about retirement, but now they are taking on another element of stress: How to help out…

• Are Cryptocurrencies Funding Terrorism?

  Published 23 January 2020 | viewed 9,313 times

  Only a fraction of cryptocurrency transactions are used for illegal activity, but nearly all illegal transactions are done in the dark digital realm, and funding…

• The Great Silicon Valley Migration Has Begun

  Published 08 January 2020 | viewed 4,086 times

  The best way to lose the global tech war is by stifling immigration, and the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreigners is…

• Co-Living: The Millennial Answer To Being Broke

  Published 26 December 2019 | viewed 3,202 times

  Pods are not only for moving and storage, as seen on TV ads, where couples are trying to move far away from the in-laws or…

• Ousted Uber CEO Cashes Out $500 Million In Stock

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 2,723 times

  Ousted Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of stock last week, and many expect he will be redirecting that…

• New Viral App May Be A National Security Threat In Disguise

  Published 04 November 2019 | viewed 2,009 times

  Grandma trying to rap was one of the most shared TIkTok videos this year, but her late-start career might not get off the ground. The…

• Millennials Deal Death Blow To America’s Biggest Breweries

  Published 31 October 2019 | viewed 2,474 times

  Not only has MillerCoors failed to conquer the Millennial market, but the Millennial market has conquered this 150-year old tradition.  It turns out, Millennials really…

• South Park Sets Half-Billion Dollar Price Tag As Streaming War Heats Up

  Published 30 October 2019 | viewed 2,441 times

  Another battle on the front-line of the massive multi-billion-dollar streaming wars has just been won: The victor is WarnerMedia’s HBO Max. The loser is Disney’s…