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In a world where central banks issue digital currencies, bitcoin and Libra may find a place

KEY POINTS Cryptocurrency bitcoin and Facebook-backed Libra could play a role in a world where central banks globally begin to issue their own digital currencies, Raghuram Rajan, former Reserve Bank of India governor, told CNBC.  Rajan called bitcoin a “speculative asset” while Libra has been designed for transacting. Both could […]

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Millennials may soon inherit $24 trillion, and a PR exec says businesses should ‘watch out’

[CNBC, Trevor Williams] Companies should “watch out” for millennials when it comes to how environmental, social and governance issues influence where they invest their money, according to the head of ESG governance at PR firm Edelman.  Chuka Umunna, a former British lawmaker, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday that […]

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Japan installs see-through public toilets to help with cleanliness

[Fox News] The toilets are only see-through when unoccupied Despite appearances, these translucent public toilets aren’t made to be voyeuristic. The Tokyo Toilet Project just cut the tape on newly installed restrooms at two parks in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood this month. The colored-glass washrooms are cleverly designed to be transparent when unoccupied […]

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Brawl breaks out on American Airlines plane when passenger refuses to follow face-covering policy

[Fox News] ‘So much for social distancing,’ a passengers says Throwing punches is certainly not social distancing. Footage appeared online that shows a fight breaking out between passengers on an American Airlines flight as it was waiting to depart. According to reports, the incident was sparked when one traveler refused to comply with […]

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The ‘harshest’ campaign ad yet? Either way, President Trump’s reelection team put a lot of money behind it

[MarketWatch, Getty Images] ‘It’s the harshest president campaign attack in what is shaping up to be an even uglier messaging year than 2016.’ That’s Jonathan Swan, the Axios journalist who pressed President Donald Trump in that already infamous interview earlier this month, commenting on a recent spot from the Trump campaign. “What […]

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