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By some measures, the bull market hit the 10-year mark last week, with stocks gaining roughly 320 percent during this run. One difference from 10 years ago: 52 percent of Americans age 35 or younger held stocks in 2008. Now that number is just 38 percent.

Nearly 48 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. in 2018. Texas residents were robocalled 5.32 billion times, leading the nation. And

306 million robocalls used Washington, D.C.’s 202 prefix, a favorite choice for scammers, who often pretend to be calling from a government agency.

Axios.com

A Bugatti recently sold for $19 million, making it the most expensive new car ever produced. “La Voiture Noire”—French for “the black car”—was first shown to the public this week. Only one was built, with a 16-cylinder, 8-liter engine and 1,500 brake horsepower.

CNBC.com

Star Tribune

Publicity for the documentary Leaving Neverland may have paradoxically raised interest in Michael Jackson’s music. In mid-February, streams of Jackson’s songs on services such as Spotify shot up to 22.8 million a week, from about 16 million.

The New York Times

Captain Marvel hauled in $455 million in worldwide ticket sales in its box-office debut, setting a record for an opening weekend for a movie with a female lead. It was the sixth-best worldwide opening of all time. Between 55 and 58 percent of the ticket buyers for Captain Marvel were men.

The Hollywood Reporter

With marijuana legal and the cannabis boom in full swing, the city of Denver is now home to 216 cannabis dispensaries and 272 indoor grow locations.

Inc. Magazine