The Facebook IPO: Explained in four paragraphs
Last week, Facebook took the plunge from being a private corporation to being a publicly traded business. The move from private to public allows for investors to buy into the tech giant company.
The Crisis in Syria: Explained in 4 Paragraphs
To fully understand the crisis that is now under way in Syria, you have to go all the way back to 1946. During this time, Syria declared independence and they became a parliamentary republic but they also had a chaotic mess of a government. This government, within the span of 10 years, created four constitutions…
SOPA & PIPA: Explained in four paragraphs
Author’s note: Is there any topic that you would like to see covered in four paragraphs? Leave it in the comments below and maybe I’ll cover it in a later blog. Update: Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”…
The Greek and Euro crisis: Explained in four paragraphs
First off, national debt (debt owed by a central government) is in no way a new problem. In fact, every developed country in the world has at some point amassed some form of debt (owing another party).