Walmart to create fintech startup with investment firm behind Robinhood
(Reuters) – U.S. retail chain Walmart Inc said on Monday (January 11, 2021) it entered a strategic partnership with investment firm Ribbit Capital to create a new fintech startup. The…
Cellphone service is cheaper, but bills haven’t dropped — taxes are one reason why
Ever wondered why your cellphone bill is so expensive? One reason is bigger than others: taxes. According to the Tax Foundation, overall, cellphone bills (what your carrier like Verizon, T-Mobile,…
The Mega Millions jackpot is at $625 million, making it the fourth-largest prize in the lottery game’s history
$625 million dollars for the Mega Millions jackpot! To put that into perspective, that’s about six zeros following the 625. This is the first time since October 2018 that the…
Should the NHL even play this year?
Wednesday January 13th the 2021 NHL season is supposed to start. The NHL was able to finish the 2020 season in October with the Tampa Bay Lighting winning the Stanley…
Slice of Bread for Wednesday , January 13th, 2021
Electric car start up Xpeng receives $2 billion in credit from China’s state-owned Banks. How will this affect operations in Tesla Gigafactory in China? With Electric Vehicles taking over the…
A Year Ago Today: Houston guard James Harden matched Kobe Bryant’s NBA record
Not long after Kobe retired, James Harden matched Kobe Bryant’s record. To be able to catch up to one of the greatest of all time. In our life time there…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is launching an energy drink
The energy drink category has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years. In the category exists Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar, Full Throttle, NOS, AMP, 5-hour Energy,…
Full Loaf on January 12, 2021
Monday was a busy day. the Consumer Electron Show 2021 opened up as a virtual show this year one highlight of the show was Microsoft introducing their new Surface. Sony…
Ben & Jerry’s now has 2 flavors made just for dogs, as well as some exciting merchandise
For all bad that 2020 and 2021 has been (so far), Ben & Jerry’s swooped in and made an amazing announcement: two new flavors for our puppies! The ice creams,…
Staples offers to buy Office Depot for $2.1 billion
The two largest office supply companies are trying to go at it again, combine that is. Staples has an offer to buy Office Depot for $2.1 billion, five years after…