Minimum Wage Debate, Real Estate in Metaverse, Theranos, & yes: COVID, Episode 16

This week we discussed the rise in COVID-19 cases as the omicron variant continues to spread. Matt and Ibrahim talked about the stock market and had a cordial debate on the efficacy of an increased federal minimum wage. Jenish informed us of the Theranos fall out and the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on charges of fraud. Lastly, we all opined on the Metaverse and the recent real estate deals within it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07:44 COVID 28:32 Economic Outlook for 2022 + Minimum Wage Debate 41:00 Theranos & Elizabeth Holmes 57:31 Real Estate in the Metaverse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes (statistics and information discussed during the pod were derived from the following sources):https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... https://www.fox29.com/news/how-will-p... https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/04/invest... https://www.barrons.com/articles/stoc... https://apple.news/AHl4fXhR4S_unusRmw... https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/0... https://apple.news/AFozPkGvRQf2kKTOR5...------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Gen Z Speaks Podcast Hosts: Ibrahim Ahmed is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Southern California (USC) studying politics, philosophy, and law. Jenish Thanki is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) studying computer science. Matthew Gutierrez is a summa cum laude graduate from the University of La Verne's (ULV) business administration program