Oh my... the last few days have not been kind to the Dow Jones Index. The Dow is down some 1,950 points from a new record high reached just last week and the blame game is on as to the cause of this

A few months ago, when the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal broke out, I immediately logged onto Facebook and implored my friends and family to delete Facebook or at the very least, stop posting

Happy 53rd birthday to myself and all my fellow Virgos born on this day, August 24. Whatever year you were born in, happy birthday to you. Only one day a year can we really celebrate ourselves and who

As you are aware, Facebook is up to its ears in scandals involving data mining and our privacy. The UK Parliament, Australian Parliament, US Congress and now Canadian parliament are demanding answers from

DELETE FACEBOOK ON APRIL 1! This morning, after careful consideration, I logged onto Facebook and announced to my friends and family that I am deleting Facebook from all my devices, including its messenger

I recall a time in 1980 when I was 15 years old and in high school history class. My teacher at the time told the class that the US debt had surpassed $800 billion. When he said this, I was shocked and

As of midnight Friday night, the US Government is officially shut down... again. Mind you, if the senate would have come to a compromise, the deal would have only lasted until next month and the whole

At the end of the last trading day of 2017, gold closed at $1302, above the critical $1300 threshold. Gold has now closed the first week of the new year at $1318. Slowly but surely, gold is on the rise.

Although I haven't gotten my hands wet (yet) by buying cryptos, I've certainly been keeping a close eye on them throughout 2017. Ripple has been on a tear in the last week, surpassing Etherum to become

As you can see from the chart below, gold hit a bottom on December12, right before the FED's rate hike the very next day and anyone can clearly see that gold is jetting upward since that day. Gold has

Bitcoin volatility hit a four year high today after dropping to just above $10,000 and is now back above $13,000. Silver and gold jumped higher. Here's a snap shot for spot silver, courtesy of www.kitco.com.

If you haven't seen the documentary 'The Farthest - Voyager In Space' yet, I recommend you check it out as it has a great soundtrack and graphic animation along with actual footage of the Voyager 1 and

I'd like to wish everyone a safe and merry Christmas and a very happy new year. May you and your family have all the best of luck that life has to offer in the new year 2018!

When most of us think of the word 'education', we think high school diploma, college certificates and university degrees. With the introduction of the internet, our approach to a meaningful education may

Janet Yellen made her last big move today as FED Chair and raised the benchmark federal funds rate to between 1.25% and 1.5%. The same thing happened last year and the year before that. Each time the FED

Hello, my name is Joseph and this is my very first post on Steemit. I live in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. I'm 52 years old and happily partnered. I grew up in the world famous city of Niagara Falls. So