What caught my eye this week. Nobody asked for it and now it’s here – the new Monevator shop is open, offering in-joke themed investing T-shirts and vaguely punny sweatshirts to all. Perhaps you’ve already spotted Monevator members striding about town sporting fancy wares like this: Yes, those cool cats got early access. Thanks to everyone … Read more
On February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a nationwide order that temporarily prevents the administration from enforcing the anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) provisions in two of President Trump’s executive orders. One of the executive orders (issued on January 21) is Executive Order 14173, … Read more
The answer lies in how quickly body size evolves. We found that birds and mammals that reached large sizes more rapidly have reduced cancer prevalence. For example, the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis evolved to reach its large body size—along with most other whales and dolphins (referred to as cetaceans) about three times faster than other … Read more
Image Source: 123rf.com I’ve been working on my credit score for a little while. About two years ago, I was laid off for a period of time and we wound up taking on some additional debt to get by. We got a personal loan to consolidate some of our payments, but we still wound up … Read more
Pregnancy is a time of joy and anticipation for most families, but over the last several years, doctors like Sonia Novotny, ob-gyn, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, have seen a troubling trend: a steep rise in the number of pregnant women with high blood pressure. Since 2007, high blood pressure during pregnancy has doubled among women … Read more