“Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.” Peter Lynch
Two-thirds (67%) of people globally said that they believe that journalists and reporters purposely try to mislead people by saying things they know are false or grossly exaggerated. Just 39% of people in the U.S. said they trust media – down six points compared to the last survey taken in 2021. PressGazette, January 19, 2022
A record 5.4 million new business applications were filled in 2021. That’s up from the previous record of 4.4 million in 2020. In 2019, the year before the coronavirus disrupted life as we know it, there were 3.5 million new business applications. NPR, January 12, 2022
North Korea launched a campaign to pressure citizens to produce more human poop for fertilizing crops. The country has long sourced its agricultural manure from China, but that trade ceased after North Korea closed its borders at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. North Koreans who fail to meet their manure quota will be fined and not allowed into public food markets. Insider, January 12, 2022
In 2021, nearly half the global population was affected by malnutrition, however, the balance has shifted: Today more deaths result globally from people being overweight than underweight. The Hill, April 7, 2021
America now has 1 million fewer college students than before the start of the pandemic and enrollment among first-year students is 9.2% lower than pe-pandemic levels. New York Times, January 13, 2022
“Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.” Jean-Paul Sartre
