In 2001, Amazon was imploding.
$1.4 Billion lost. 1,300 fired. Weeks from bankruptcy.
Then Bezos made a controversial move Wall Street called "business suic*de."
Here's how that ONE decision sparked a $2 TRILLION comeback:🧵
'Boris Johnson told you that he had an oven-ready deal and that he'd got Brexit done, and we're now seeing the consequences of his deal.'
@mrjamesob lays bare some of the ramifications of leaving the EU, as UK importers brace for new checks on food.
In 2019, 74% of Leave voters backed the Conservatives – now only 38% do
Voting intention of 2016 Leave voters
Con: 38%
Lab: 26%
Reform UK: 23%
Lib Dem: 5%
https://t.co/ynHwPPtQbF
🎙️Are you a hypocrite?
🗣️Of course not
Sir Jacob Rees Mogg explains why he voted for the unamended Safety of Rwanda Bill 6 days after saying if it wasn’t amended, it wouldn’t work
"This would be a seismic change to our politics"
@SamCoatesSky explains everything you need to know about the YouGov poll that predicted a 120-seat majority for Labour at the next general election.
#PoliticsHub
More here 👉 https://t.co/nlMshwOgBS
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Who should we let in ? Voters who want to see immigration cut often struggle to say who they would stop coming here. Watch more on my @BBCPanorama on immigration after Brexit on @BBCiPlayer
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VIENNA: Beer Party is polling at 12%.
Policies include:
🍺 A beer fountain for Vienna
🍺 New 50% tax on Radlers and "other atrocities"
🍺 Monthly barrel of beer to Austrian households (50L per adult, 20L per child)
🍺 Radler buyback programme, exchanging Radlers for real beer
Britain was utopia from 1997 to 2008. Then a global economic crash started in America and Britain thought it was the government's fault and put the Tories back in. And that's where it all went wrong. Change my mind in the replies.
You can outperform most venture funds by buying LEGO.
I analyzed the last 20 years of secondhand LEGO pricing data, and found randomly purchasing sets will match most VC's returns
if you're somewhat intentional about what you buy-- you massively outperform even the best firms