Key Performance Indicators: January 17
The Suez Canal is busier than ever.
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Stat: Despite that temporary blockage last February, a record 20,694 ships passed through the Suez Canal in 2021, generating $6.3 billion in fees. Traffic is only expected to increase this year, and so is the canal’s revenue—a 6% toll hike will go into effect in February.
Quote: “You people are just vectors of disease to me, and I don’t want to be anywhere near you.”
Ferris State University professor Barry Mehler has been suspended after giving students an…unorthodox introduction to his course. Mehler told the AP that his 14-minute, profanity-filled rant over Zoom was just a humorous attempt “to get their juices flowing.”
Read: Buy things, not experiences. (Harold Lee)
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