Digital-media bubble bursting? Cash turns King

With the tragic demise of local newspapers, places like Mic have become the entry point into the craft for a lot of young journalists. What’s more, their newsrooms have been admirably diverse, a diversity that their journalism has admirably reflected.

As they go under, such entry points disappear. And the journalists who have been through this ugly process – sometimes more than once – burn out.

“They are taking the brunt of this,” Zucker-Scharff said, “and it’s psychologically damaging.”

As these young people search for work among few options, or leave the field altogether, journalism stands to lose a generation of diverse talent.

Maybe I should have told the Mic newsroom five years ago to get out while the getting was good – before the venture-capital bubble burst, before the pivot failed, before their workplace lost its soul.

But I’m (almost) consoled by the words of 25-year-old Marie Solis, who managed to land on her feet, post-Mic: “I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/article/Digital-media-bubble-is-bursting-That-s-hurting-13439600.php

In a year of anemic returns and wild gyrations across most markets, cash is a star.

U.S. cash and cash equivalents are on track to be some of the best-performing assets in 2018, enticing money managers struggling with a rare synchronized downturn in stocks, commodities and bond markets. Rising returns on cash make it more appealing for investors to move out of other investments, risking a turning point for markets as the global economy shows signs of slowing and the Federal Reserve slowly normalizes interest rates.

“For the first time in a long time, cash is interesting again,” said Hani Redha, a multiasset portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments, which is now considering allocations to cash.