> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# January 25, 2018
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/january-25-2018/
- Published: 2018-01-25T12:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:07:42.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Advice, Beer, Construction, Consumer Goods, Cryptocurrencies, Gun Violence, Marijuana, Real Estate, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

# Perspective

[AZ Central - USA Today: Budweiser falls from top three U.S. beer favorites - Mike Snider 1/23](https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/food/2018/01/23/budweiser-falls-top-three-u-s-beer-favorites/1057374001/?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/usa-today_top-selling-us-retail-beers_1-23-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/usa-today%5Ftop-selling-us-retail-beers%5F1-23-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[NYT - School Shooting in Kentucky Was Nation's 11th of Year. It Was Jan. 23\. - Alan Blinder and Daniel Victor 1/23](https://nyti.ms/2G9URQ4?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: Vox - US Marijuana Laws 1/24

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_vox_marijuana-laws-in-the-us_1-24-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fvox%5Fmarijuana-laws-in-the-us%5F1-24-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice

[The Mission - Why The Smallest Steps Towards Your Goals Become Giant Strides of Momentum - Tony Fahkry 1/23](https://medium.com/the-mission/why-the-smallest-steps-towards-your-goals-become-giant-strides-of-momentum-b11d782c5a3f?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Markets / Economy

[WSJ - Price War Pressures Consumer-Goods Giants - Sharon Terlep 1/23](https://www.wsj.com/articles/p-gs-price-cuts-ripple-through-consumer-products-1516724949?mod=djem10point&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "Procter & Gamble said average prices fell for first time since 2011; rival Kimberly-Clark to slash jobs."

# Real Estate

[WSJ - What's a House Worth? Wall Street Turns to Drive-By 'Appraisals' - Ryan Dezember and Peter Rudegeair 1/22](https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-a-house-worth-wall-street-turns-to-drive-by-appraisals-1516536001?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[WSJ - Big Landlords Pile Into Co-Working as WeWork's Ascent Continues - Peter Grant 1/23](https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-landlords-pile-into-co-working-as-weworks-ascent-continues-1516712400?mod=djemRealEstate%5Fh&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Cryptocurrency

[Economist - Daily Chart: Crypto-currencies are in a tailspin 1/22](https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2018/01/daily-chart-14?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F&%3Ffsrc%3Dscn%2F=tw%2Fdc&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist_historical-asset-bubbles_1-22-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/economist%5Fhistorical-asset-bubbles%5F1-22-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[Bloomberg - Bitcoin May Split 50 Times in 2018 as Forking Craze Mounts - Olga Kharif 1/23](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-23/bitcoin-may-split-50-times-in-2018-as-forking-craze-accelerates?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm%5Fcontent=business&utm%5Fcampaign=socialflow-organic&utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social)

# Construction

[FT - US 'constructech' start-up raises $865m in SoftBank-led round - Richard Waters 1/24](https://www.ft.com/content/3ac390ca-009e-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?emailId=5a68668b57ffa00004197550&segmentId=3934ec55-f741-7a04-feb0-1ddf01985dc2&ref=thejanusobserver.com)

- "Katerra aims to transform homebuilding by applying precepts of electronics outsourcing."
- "The company, which operates from a factory in Arizona, already has $1.3bn of committed orders from developers and hopes to build another four or five facilities by the end of next year…"
- "Katerra hopes to drive down costs by ordering materials for multiple developments at once, giving it negotiating leverage over suppliers, and by developing manufacturing techniques to lower overall construction costs."
- "In one sign of its ambition, Katerra recently broke ground on an $85m factory in the US state of Washington that it said would be the world’s biggest maker of cross-laminated timber, a more ecologically friendly building material that is increasingly being used instead of concrete and steel."
- "The investment, which lifts the total amount Katerra has raised to almost $1.2bn, values the company at more than $3bn, including the latest round…"