An Amazon coin? Amazon.com registers cryptocurrency domain names

Any cynics still believe blockchain technology is a mirage?  Guess again.

https://domainnamewire.com/2017/11/01/amazon-coin-amazon-com-registers-cryptocurrency-domain-names/

Amazon.com registered three domain names yesterday related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies: amazoncryptocurrencies.com, amazoncryptocurrency.com and amazonethereum.com.

The domain name registrations might suggest that Amazon is getting ready to do something on the Ethereum blockchain or release its own cryptocurrency.

BMW to Amazon Space Demand Spurs Rush to Inland Empire

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-24/bmw-to-amazon-space-demand-spurs-rush-to-inland-empire.html

As Online Retailers Launch Vendor Financing, Is Apple Credit Corp Imminent?

This is sign of shrinking profitability going forward, as even profitable companies are scrambling to keep the plates spinning.  As business conditions get tougher, innovative companies have to become more "innovative" to satisfy shareholder expectations.  Longer-term, this will end in tears for equities.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-08/online-retailers-launch-vendor-financing-apple-credit-corp-imminent

Tax grab bag

This will likely be the beginning of a big tax grab bag as states are going broke and looking to raise tax revenue.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20002870-38.html