Assorted links for 08/24/2019
1. Starbucks, monetary superpower by JP Koning Starbucks has ~$1.6 billion in ‘stored value card liabilities’ i.e. the Starbucks Card. So ~6% of the firm’s liabilities are comprised of coffee addicts paying 0% for the privilege of lending to their supplier. 2. The cult of Columbine: how an obsession with school shooters led to a murder plot by Rachel Monroe 3. How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in […]