> ## 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 26, 2018 - URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/january-26-2018/ - Published: 2018-01-26T12:00:23.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T20:07:38.000Z - Author: Jonathan Janus - Tags: Uncategorized, Airbnb, Apple, Argentina, Britain, Central Banks, China, Cryptocurrencies, Environment, Facebook, GE, Inflation, Logistics, Obesity, Shipping, Taiwan, Venezuela, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52 # Perspective [statista - Is Airbnb Really Cheaper Than A Hotel Room? - Niall McCarthy 1/24](https://www.statista.com/chart/12655/is-airbnb-really-cheaper-than-a-hotel-room/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/statista_airbnb-vs-hotel-room-rates_1-24-18-w-300.jpg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/statista%5Fairbnb-vs-hotel-room-rates%5F1-24-18.jpg?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Visual Capitalist: TitleMax - A Decade of Grocery Prices for 30 Common Items - Jeff Desjardins 1/24](http://www.visualcapitalist.com/decade-grocery-prices/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/vc_the-cost-of-30-common-american-grocery-items-over-10-years_1-24-18-w-38.jpg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/vc%5Fthe-cost-of-30-common-american-grocery-items-over-10-years%5F1-24-18.jpg?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice [Bloomberg - Dalio Says Bonds Face Biggest Bear Market in Almost 40 Years - Nishant Kumar and Erik Schatzker 1/24](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-24/billionaire-dalio-says-bond-market-has-moved-into-bear-phase?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [CNNMoney - Here's how much money Americans think you need to be wealthy in 10 major US cities - Kathleen Elkins 1/24](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/what-americans-think-it-takes-to-be-wealthy-in-10-major-us-cities.html?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Economist - Why armed intervention is Venezuela is a bad idea - Bello 1/18](https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21735082-violent-action-against-dictatorship-risky-and-ill-advised-it-has-started-why-armed?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [NYT - Apple Can't Resist Playing by China's Rules - Chen Guangcheng 1/23](https://nyti.ms/2GbK2xg?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - This is in regard to providing its users' (in China) data to Big Brother. [WSJ - GE Looks Ugly in Its Underwear - Spencer Jakab 1/24](https://www.wsj.com/articles/ge-looks-ugly-in-its-underwear-1516816477?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "GE's new transparency is welcome, but a focus on cash shows the company is probably no bargain even after its swoon." # Markets / Economy WSJ - Daily Shot: Central Bank Net Asset Purchases 1/25 [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_central-bank-net-asset-purchases_1-25-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fcentral-bank-net-asset-purchases%5F1-25-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [WSJ - A Shortage of Trucks Is Forcing Companies to Cut Shipments or Pay Up - Jennifer Smith 1/25](https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-shortage-of-trucks-is-forcing-companies-to-cut-shipments-or-pay-up-1516789800?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Cryptocurrency [CNBC - Ratings firm issues first grades on cryptocurrencies, sparking outrage online and a cyberattack - Evelyn Cheng 1/24](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/weiss-ratings-gives-ethereum-higher-rating-than-bitcoin.html?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [WSJ - Hedge Funds Grow Wary of Cryptocurrency Mania - Gregor Stuart Hunter and Laurence Fletcher 1/24](https://www.wsj.com/articles/hedge-funds-grow-wary-of-cryptocurrency-mania-1516789803?utm%5Fsource=Daily+AR&utm%5Fcampaign=0cb8ed045c-RSS%5FEMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5Fc08a59015d-0cb8ed045c-141197145) # Tech [FT - Germany threatens curbs on Facebook's data use - Guy Chazan 1/24](https://www.ft.com/content/9376eece-00e4-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?segmentId=a7371401-027d-d8bf-8a7f-2a746e767d56&ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "Antitrust investigation puts social network's business model under scrutiny." # Environment / Science [Economist - How China cut its air pollution 1/25](https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2018/01/economist-explains-19?cid1=cust/ddnew/email/n/n/20180125n/owned/n/n/ddnew/n/n/n/nna/Daily%5FDispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch&ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "The biggest polluters are state-owned, so government efforts to reduce concentrations of the smallest polluting particles have been effective." # Health / Medicine [Economist - Obesity: not just a rich-world problem 1/24](https://youtu.be/ueiXAUKro3M?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - YouTube video # Shipping [WSJ - A Brief History of Shipping - Costas Paris, Thomas Di Fonzo, and Liliana Llamas 1/24](https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-shipping-1516789500?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - Video # Britain [FT - 'Sixty per cent of older buy-to-let loans will become loss making' - James Pickford 1/24](https://www.ft.com/content/d80a8176-0112-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?segmentId=1f84ad88-fd1f-1430-cd90-773e74af86f2&ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "Tax relief changes will have a huge impact on landlords' mortgages, report finds." # China [Economist - China is getting tougher on Taiwan - Banyan 1/18](https://www.economist.com/news/china/21735075-it-also-luring-its-people-china-getting-tougher-taiwan?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # South America WSJ - Daily Shot: Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Merval Index 1/24 - Reforms in Argentina have been working. 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