In 2015, Twitter had one of the worst afternoons in its history. The social media was going to present results at the close of the market, but an alleged leak on its accounts led the company to register losses in the stock market that touched 25%, about 8,000 million dollars.

“Twitter planned to announce its accounts during the first quarter of the year after trading ended in New York. But someone decided to publish the results earlier, on the Nasdaq page, the stock exchange specialized in technology companies”, according to an article by BBC News. At first, no one noticed the mistake, but as soon as the market realized it, it harshly punished the microblogging network.

Who Posted The Tweet?

The Twitter account of Selerity, a company dedicated to investors that offers real-time information on the stock market, detected the information that was posted on the Nasdaq and published it. Moments later, the same account assured that it had not been a leak and posted the source from which they had obtained the information.

Before Twitter’s trading was suspended, the stock lost 6%. When they were reactivated, their value plunged another 19% before the day ended with a further 18% drop.

Whose Fault is It?

According to the BBC, it’s all due to a slip-up by Nasdaq, which ‘slipped up’ early on the information that Twitter had delivered just moments before it was ready for official release. And Nasdaq, for its part, blamed the error on a division called Shareholder.com, which provides investor relations services.

“The publication was caused by an operational issue that exposed the release on Twitter’s investor relations page for about 45 seconds,” Nasdaq apologized. “During these seconds, the site was picked up by a third party who publicly disseminated the information [about Selenity],” they added.

Was It Just Because of the Tweet?

One might think that if no one had posted the information on social media, no one would have known about it. But the truth is that the results of the technology company were disappointing, as they did not reach the revenues expected by analysts. The figures were so bad that even the CEO himself, Dick Costolo, said he was “disappointed” by the results. Besides, they had to reduce future revenue forecasts.

Twitter Explanations

As explained by Twitter’s director of investor relations, Krista Bessinger, the company asked the New York Stock Exchange to suspend listing “once we discovered that our first-quarter numbers were publicly known.”

“Selerity, which published the initial tweets with our results, informed us that the data was available on our page before the markets closed,” she assured, according to BBC News.

“Nasdaq runs our investor relations site and we explicitly instructed them not to publish them until the end of the day and only with our specific instructions, as in previous quarters,” said Bessinger, who explained that they will continue to investigate what exactly happened.

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For this reason, the most innovative restaurants seek to distinguish themselves with exclusive foods that complete their menus and attract the most select customers, those who would pay a fortune. But what fish is it? Read on to find out.

Bluefin Tuna is Highly Valued

Bluefin tuna is a fish native to the Mediterranean Sea but also, it can be found in the Atlantic Sea. Due to its high demand and how difficult it is to extract, this marine species occupy the first position in the list of the most expensive foods in the world and has become an exquisite fetish for foodies.

At the beginning of 2019, bluefin tuna weighing 278 kilos was caught, which was auctioned at the Toyosu market in Tokyo to make sushi. A specimen that was captured off the coast of Aomori and that has broken all the records set so far. “Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of the popular restaurant chain Sushi Zanmai bought it for $ 3.07 million for 612-pound of this fish”.

“The Atlantic bluefin tuna is the largest of the tuna species and can weigh up to 700 kilograms and measure 3 meters in length. It can also reach a top speed of 70 kilometers per hour. It is considered the most expensive fish in the world, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries.” http://critterfiles.com/fish-friday-worlds-most-expensive-fish-caught-in-norway-trying-to-eat-farmed-salmon/

Why is Bluefin Tuna One of the Most Expensive Foods in the World?

In many countries, this fish is expensive but does not usually reach the price mentioned above. Its value is due to a basic economic law: supply and demand. For years, the Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) has been considered an endangered species. Its growing success as luxury sushi has drastically depleted its population.

It is estimated that, since 1950, the number of adult specimens has fallen by almost 85% in the western Atlantic and 67% in the eastern. For this reason, their fishing is now subject to the strict controls of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which sets annual catch quotas. And this rationing skyrockets its value.

Besides, bluefin tuna is a very attractive blue fish due to its flavor and texture that can provide us with magnificent health benefits thanks to its nutritional composition. It is characterized by its high content of Omega 3 fatty acids. It also contains vitamins, mainly B12, which are essential for the proper functioning of our body, and contains essential minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, iodine, and iron.

A kilo of bluefin tuna can cost up to $ 125 and this is certainly due to the strict control that has been imposed due to its massive fish. In this way, as the consumption of sushi from which is prepared with this fish, is heavily consumed in Japan, its price is quite high because is not so easy to get.

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But that doesn’t end there, this Cowboy has also been in everyone’s mouth after being naked on the ESPN magazine cover in the June 2017 edition and since then, many people have considered him gay. Is that true or are people just doing it to annoy him? What has he said about it? To know more, keep reading.

Is Ezekiel Elliott Hiding Something?

Many magazines are qualifying Ezekiel Elliott as gay and many people consider it as true. But so far, it is just a rumor. Even so, many users of some social media such as Twitter echoed those rumors and began to make fun of him. Some of the posts said ”What kind of gay shit is this” by @danielmarquina1 or felt offended saying “Nobody want to see that shit!!” by #PhillyFromTheTop (@sasksmith82).

https://twitter.com/dannie_1212/status/879482065007255552

https://twitter.com/sasksmith82/status/879312160836464640

It should be noted that most of the comments come from men while some women celebrate it as the next user who pointed out “Some of us want to see it” by Chelsi Darlington (@hockeychelsia) or “men soooo mad y’all just jealous” by 24 Savage (@24_savage6). What does seem certain is that it is not acceptable to American football fans that a star player like Ezekiel Elliott has agreed to pose nude.

https://twitter.com/hockeychelsia/status/879314321414770688

https://twitter.com/24_savage6/status/879326215194255360

The photo shows Elliott with a football in his hand and as if he is running under a waterfall on his naked body. Also, he is staring at the camera intensely. However, while the magazine had good intentions to honor Elliott for his career as an athlete, many people were not happy with the result.

Thus, the rumors of his sexuality were born although so far, there is absolutely nothing to confirm it.

What Does Elliott Have to Say?

Ezekiel Elliott undoubtedly had no problem showing himself naked and wet on the cover of one of the most read magazines in America, indeed, he shared it with his followers on his official Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/EzekielElliott/status/879309274245214240

On the other hand, in an interview, he said “My abs get a lot of attention” referring to the fact that it was only an artistic photo from the annual ESPN Body Issue where the athlete’s body is admired.

There is no doubt that Elliott is proud of his body and spoke openly for this famous magazine saying that it has been difficult for him to reach that physical state since the workouts have been and are very hard.

“You’re going into football games and you’re just beating your body up. And the next day or the day after, or two days later, you find yourself back in the weight room, and you feel beat up and sore. And it seems like every step you take is just hell.” He said.

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The LGBT Community and the Pandemic

We are all aware of how the pandemic ruined our lives and even claimed a few of our loved ones. But to understand the extent to which it affected people, we need to look into the drastic effect it has on communities. To be more specific, we are talking about the LGBT community and how Covid-19 has a bigger impact on them. High unemployment rates and other top challenges were common scenarios for the LGBT community. But with Covid-19 entering the scene, things got out of hand.

Numerous LGBT households were affected, with about 64% of them experiencing job losses.

The State of the Vaccine

Everyone’s waiting for news about the vaccine, and here’s what you need to know about the same. With FDA’s approval, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for emergency use and will be delivered to 145 hospitals, public health systems, and clinics. As of Monday, recipients have already begun receiving the first doses. While news about side effects was claimed to be true, doctors clarified that it is quite normal and one is bound to experience the same.

When it comes to distribution, the preparedness varies according to how well a state’s health department is funded, the effect of the pandemic, and so on.

The Proud Boys

Updates from organizations like the Proud Boys is not something one wants to hear, but we have to look at all that is happening. On that front, LGBT-owned clothing company, Verillas stated its displeasure after the group Proud Boys were seen wearing their kilts. The company came out strongly, stating that they are against the organization and all that they stand for. Popularly known as a hateful group, Proud Boys were seen weaning the kilts at a rally that was organized in support of Trump.

With the vaccine coming in as positive news, there is something to look forward to as the year 2020 comes to an end. Moreover, since people are united against hateful organizations like the Proud Boys, one can expect more outrage from all they do in 2021. Hence, we need to be ready for the next year as we need to fight the virus and put it to an end.

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