Michael Scott

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 28 Mar 2018

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• Disney’s Digital Pivot Could Be Its Saving Grace

  Published 14 July 2020 | viewed 1,904 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 2,087 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 3,006 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 1,733 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 1,898 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 3,176 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 1,480 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 2,052 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 2,863 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 4,459 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 3,719 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 2,969 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 2,550 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 1,857 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 2,343 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 2,330 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…

• Drone Deliveries Just In Time For Christmas

  Published 29 October 2019 | viewed 2,428 times

  If you’re reading this, you’re probably already gearing up for the holiday season and getting ready to make some purchases. And you just might have…

• Social Media Influencers, Dream Job Or Billion-Dollar Fraud?

  Published 21 October 2019 | viewed 4,846 times

  One of the biggest money-makers in today’s job market requires no real skills, no degree, and no experience.  Baby Boomers are necessarily appalled, and even…

• How $1M In Venmo Beer Donations Got Charitably Out Of Hand

  Published 25 September 2019 | viewed 2,586 times

  How do you raise $1 million for charity accidentally and turn into one of the best unwitting promoters of a giant beverage company at the…

• Millennials Are Doomed If A Recession Hits

  Published 29 August 2019 | viewed 3,426 times

  There is a lot of talk about millennials having pretty much failed to make it into the coveted American middle class, which means that if…