Victim Covid-19 victims include those succumbing to current online scams. Why do we fall for the con? Because we want it to work. Wishful thinking & greed lure us into trying to get rich by making a small advance payment. Fear of missing out bounces us into accepting offers which are too good to be…
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Collapse Which firms will collapse first? Zombie enterprises propped up by repeat loans won’t stagger on through the pandemic. Nor will their main clients & key suppliers. Despite government rescue packages, it will be corporate undertakers & wind-up merchants who stand & deliver Guessed the Word? Series 56 (3/8) …
Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 33 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 32 spelt C-I-G-L-O (LOGIC) Series 31 spelt P-O-N-Y-M-A-C (COMPANY) Series 30 spelt K-R-O-W (WORK) Series 29 spelt R-O-P-Y-J-A-D-E (JEOPARDY) Series 28 spelt G-U-I-L-D-B-I-N (BUILDING) Series 27 spelt F-R-U-I-T-E-X (FIXTURE) Series 26 spelt H-O-N-K-W-O-W …
Cheese UK cheese sales recovering after falling for 2 years. Spend on bestseller cheddar up 3.9%. Shops’ own-labels growing ahead of branded cheese. 1/2 the top 20 brands are now in growth. Cheese-making is both art & science – from identical ingredients & recipes, different cheese makers make different cheeses Guessed the Word? …
Hedge Mexico’s annual ‘Hacienda Hedge’ contrarian bet with banks protects the world’s 12th-largest oil producer from boom-&-bust prices, and made $2.4bn (£1.8bn) profit from 2001-17. But the sun may be setting on the hedge, as world oil demand is falling Guessed the Word? Series 26 (5/7) [pic: Gellinger]
Life expectancy After rising for so long, since 2014, life expectancy has reversed & is falling in the EU and USA. Falls in Germany, France & Italy steeper than in UK, and greater in women than men. Cause unknown: Flu? Obesity? Pollution? Guessed the Word? Series 10 (4/8) [photo: aitoff]