Category: Finance News

Feb 8

2 teens sprayed down a Walmart with disinfectant while wearing signs saying 'Caution I have the coronavirus'

Two teenagers wearing face masks and signs saying “Caution I have coronavirus” sprayed disinfectant at a Walmart in Joliet, Illinois, as part of a prank, causing nearly $10,000 in damage to the store. Tyler Wallace, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old are facing charges of disorderly conduct, retail theft, and criminal trespass to property. There are […]
Feb 7

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg is looking to pay micro-influencers to make sponsored content for his presidential campaign

Mike Michael Bloomberg Peter Morrison/AP Billionaire Democrat Mike Bloomberg is doubling his campaign’s advertising budget amid the fallout from this week’s disastrous Iowa caucuses.  Part of the added spending will be allocated to influencer content creation via a branded content marketplace called Tribe.  In exchange for a micro-influencer’s endorsement, Bloomberg’s campaign is offering a fixed […]