Monday, May 31, 2021

4 Reasons to Buy an Annuity — and 4 Reasons to Walk Away

Non-fungible tokens aren’t a harmless digital fad – they’re a disaster for our planet

China is already winning World War III, via money

Intel reiterates chip supply shortages could last several years

Fed reverse repo volume sparks worries U.S. short-term rates could go below zero

A company wants to build a massive solar project in Montana — of course it’s for crypto

Fed May Fine Deutsche Bank Over Anti-Money-Laundering Practices

Why on Earth did Amazon spend $8 billion on a zombie studio?

China scraps 'two-child policy' to allow parents to have three children

China’s bid to kill a red-hot commodity rally puts stocks cherished by BlackRock, Vanguard in limbo

EVs Need To Be Driven Further, Owned Longer To Offset Carbon Footprint

Covid summer: Fauci warns US has ‘a ways to go’

South Africa tightens coronavirus restrictions amid case surge

Extreme peril facing Australia as pandemic hits fresh milestone

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Think Inflation Is Bad Now? Let's Take A Step Back To The 1970s

Alaska drilling project defended by Biden requires inserting giant chillers into melting permafrost

Colorado governor signs law banning state-supported colleges from considering legacies in admissions

Moderna Scientists, Execs Warn New Viral Variants Of Covid-19 Coming

Malaysia reports record coronavirus cases and deaths

Saturday, May 29, 2021

'Game day homes' in college towns are bad news for locals and their property values

EU news: Brussels mocked as Switzerland could scrap European trade deals

The time is now for action on Social Security

U.S. agency says employers can mandate COVID-19 vaccination

Mortgage Foreclosure Freeze Ends Soon — Here Are the Banks Extending the Moratorium

Biden budget reiterates 43.4% top capital gains tax rate for millionaires

Biden's Plan: President to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Boost Middle Class, Infrastructure

These Eight Facts Show the Seriousness of California's Drought

As Covid brings Argentina to its knees, the choice is clear: cancel Copa América now

Friday, May 28, 2021

Precious Metals Expert Says Crypto May 'Lead to Next Financial Crisis'

Nebraska Can Now Issue State Charters for Crypto Banks

The Fed keeps expanding its powers, and that's making some nervous

US says it will not rejoin Open Skies treaty with Russia

There’s a Big Debate Brewing Over a Key Component of the U.S. Bond Market

HSBC Is Closing — What Will Happen to Your Checking and Savings Accounts?

CA drought enters dangerous territory. What’s ahead for fish, farms, cities

One Chart Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Against Variants From India, South Africa

Pennsylvania becomes 10th state to hit 70% vaccine goal

Ultra-low doses of inhaled nanobodies effective against COVID-19 in hamsters

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Elizabeth Warren Battles Jamie Dimon on JPMorgan Chase Fees

Exxon investor scores historic climate win with two board seats

Sen. Warren Grills JPMorgan CEO Over $1.4B in Overdraft Fees

CA drought prompts delivery cutback from federal government

US authorities move to double tariffs on Canadian lumber despite a meteoric rise in prices and demand

Interstate water system: a national pipeline for water - Big Think

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

How the US Fed’s reassurances on inflation fears are triggering a 1970s flashback

Amazon nears deal to buy MGM Studios for nearly $9 billion

Wokeness at Fed's regional banks puts central bank independence at risk

‘Green rush’: Legal weed is generating billions in tax revenue for states, new report claims

More high school students are rethinking their college plans due to financial stress caused by pandemic

We Asked 16 Business Owners and Economists About Bumping the Minimum Wage to $15. Here's What They Said

Bosses Are Trying to Gaslight Employees Into Believing They Miss the Office. It's Not Working

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Corn futures drop 6% on larger supply in latest speculative unraveling in the commodities markets

Immigrants are actually 'subsidizing some of the costs' for all Americans' health care

OCC to team with Federal Reserve, FDIC for joint approach to digital currency regulation

Tesla Fined $16K Per Owner for Throttling Battery Capacity, Charging Speed in Norway

JPMorgan Chase just became the world's most dangerous bank

U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories -officials

FEMA's flood insurance overhaul could entrench inequities in coastal cities

Dollar drifts lower as Fed speakers soothe inflation fears

Covid: Argentina, Nepal and others see cases rising rapidly like India

China is digging an Australia-sized hole for itself

The Impact If the Medicare Eligibility Age Is Lowered to 60

World’s Supply of Chips Is in Danger Unless Taiwan Gets Vaccines

No one's safe anymore: Japan's Osaka city crumples under COVID-19 onslaught

Monday, May 24, 2021

‘It would look very like a bank run’: Cryptocurrencies face dangerous times, critics warn

A crypto crash wiped out $1 trillion this week. Here's what happened - CNN

Biden's solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints

War footing needed to correct economists climate change failings

The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China

Senators reach bipartisan agreement on $300 billion for highways, roads and bridges

Why Texas Instruments Is a Retiree's Dream Stock

Robert Shiller sees 'wild west' in housing, stock and crypto markets

The U.S. Oil And Gas Infrastructure Crisis May Be Worse Than Thought

Sunday, May 23, 2021

U.S. Weighs Financial Sanctions Against Ethiopia Over Tigray War

The markets are waiting for something — but the battle for the hearts and minds of retail traders is already blazing

Noodles and Company Restaurant Opens Its First Ghost Kitchen

Data Suggests Fed's MBS Operations and Wall Street Investors Behind Inflated US Real Estate Market

‘Have you tried finding richer parents?’ Sarcastic billboard about housing crisis goes up in Toronto

Why You Can't Find Employees and What to Do About It

Ship owner says Suez Canal was at fault over Ever Given grounding- lawyer

COVID-19 deaths in Latin America surpass 1 mln as outbreak worsens

How Noncompete Agreements Hurt Minimum Wage Workers

Saturday, May 22, 2021

The fastest way to fix a labor shortage: Pay more

U.S. Economic Activity Hits Record High in May, Inflation Quickens

Big European states warm to U.S. proposal for minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%

The Federal Reserve's so-called taper talk could keep markets on edge through the summer

‘We Decided to Pull the Pin’: Wheat Misery Spurs a Shift to Corn

Cutting unemployment benefits won't bring back workers — but will hurt millions of families, new research finds

World expert in scientific misconduct faces legal action for challenging integrity of hydroxychloroquine study

Workers' rights: A proposed California law could transform fast-food work

Senator Sherrod Brown Urges US Financial Regulator to Keep Cryptocurrency Firms Out of Banking

Brits to be barred from Germany amid spread of new Covid variant

Friday, May 21, 2021

Labor-Shortage Complaints Ignore 5-Decade Trend of Shrinking Wages

Chinese Commodities in Sea of Red as Global Rout Spreads East

Summer forecast calls for intensifying drought across American West

U.S. proposes global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%, with an eye on something even higher

The Rich Are Hiding a LOT of Income, Treasury Says

US Treasury wants to treat cryptocurrencies like cash – as in you need to report $10k+ transactions

We’ll Never Recover Fully Until All Americans Understand Capitalism

Airlines Could Soon Start Weighing Passengers Before Flights, FAA Says

Retirement reform is on track for Biden's signature 'hopefully this year'

Robinhood has unveiled a new service that will allow investors to buy a company's stock at its IPO price, before it hits the open market

3 Millionaires Share Their 3 Favorite Sources Of Passive Income

CDC mask guidelines could increase risk of spreading Covid at work and in public, scientists say

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Lumber Prices Are Down 22% Since Peaking. A Case for Transitory Inflation??

Semiconductor Shortage Enters 'Danger Zone' as Lead Times Rise

Banks say USDA's debt forgiveness for minority farmers will reduce their interest income and could affect future loans. Black farmers call that a threat.

NFT prices are worth less than half what they were in April, as the market has cooled.

Fed Backs Current Policy Stance, Hints at Taper Talks in Upcoming Meetings

Why Debt-Ridden Millennials Should Be Cheering for Inflation

Oil exploration must end in order to reach net zero by 2050 - IEA

TuSimple: Self-driving trucks saved 10 hours on 24-hour run

Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal

What is Tax Lien Investing?

The Ford Electric F-150 Lighting's Astonishing Price and Features

Covid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Fauci says

The coronavirus variant first detected in India is now in North Texas

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

‘China’s caution’ reflected in shedding of some US Treasury holdings as stimulus measures raise inflation risk

Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Finds : NPR

Bank of America raising minimum wage to $25 an hour by 2025

Homebuilders Are Failing to Address the Historic US Housing Shortage

Specter of 1960s Inflation Take-Off Haunts U.S. Economy Today

I'm a CEO — 4 ways I can tell you didn't prepare for an interview, even if you're a great actor

A forgotten clause of the Constitution could change the Census outcome

State vaccine rates fall along red, blue divide

Covid vaccine: CDC study finds disparities in coverage between rural and urban areas

Amid less masking and more mingling, doctors see early signs of severe summer cold season

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Opinion of a rich man: Here's the truth - Raising the capital gains tax won't hurt the economy

U.S. Supreme Court backs energy companies over Baltimore in climate case

How Can Bitcoin Be A Safe-Haven Asset When It Is So Greatly Influenced by a Tweet, says Peter Schiff

Brent Crude Tops $70 With Bullish Demand Outlook Spurring Rally

Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma to drop $300 weekly federal boost to unemployment benefits

Euthanized oxen at Minnesota Zoo are latest victims of climate change

Halifax to break record by welcoming largest container ship to ever call on North America’s east coast

This secret tax loophole you've never heard of is making the rich even richer

The first big U.S. offshore wind farm is a big deal

U.S.-Sponsored Big Agriculture Is Leading to Ecological Collapse

Gold scales 3-1/2 month peak on subdued stocks, U.S. yields

The e-commerce boom fueled by Amazon has led to the creation of the world's largest twin-engine cargo plane — meet 'Big Twin'

Lithium-Metal Battery: Scientists Find Holy Grail of EV Batteries

CSU chancellor says virtual learning is here to stay

World-first COVID-19 antiviral therapy developed in Brisbane and US targets virus in the body

Singapore warns children susceptible to virus variants, shuts schools

Kodak: New York AG Is Getting Ready to Sue Us for Alleged Insider Trading Ahead of Trump Deal

Companies like Clorox, General Mills, and Whirlpool are sounding the alarm on price hikes for products like trash bags, breakfast cereal, and household appliances as production costs increase

Monday, May 17, 2021

Researchers report first instance of COVID-19 triggering recurrent blood clots in arms

The red-hot commodity market is being underappreciated in the long term by investors still obsessed with stocks, JPMorgan says

‘Catastrophic’: Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese harbour

The Pandemic Has Worsened the Wealth Gap

The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

Republicans and Democrats Endorse Concept, but Gloss Over Details, of Funding Infrastructure With User Fees

'Patently false': Doctor condemns new COVID-19 guidelines. Not everyone who wants vaccine can get it

US Coronavirus: Experts are warning about the unintended consequences of the CDC mask guidance

Sunday, May 16, 2021

The Idea That Deficit Spending Is a Burden on Our Children Simply Is Propaganda

Covid economy: What economists got right (and wrong)

US Federal Reserve walking fine line with approach to rising inflation

Nation's largest nurses union condemns new CDC guidance on masks

Implantable “Living Pharmacy” That Let You Fall Asleep On Demand Wins DARPA Contract

Israel and Palestine conflict: 70-year-old map at heart of crisis

Australia’s iron ore price hits all-time high despite China threats

CDC recommends U.S. schools continue to use masks | Reuters

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Public health experts: Six reasons why we're going to keep wearing our masks (Opinion)

Amazon Access to Mailbox Could Be Grounds to Overturn Union Vote

White House Union Task Force Blasts Lower Wages From Anti-Union Trends

Amazon had keys to USPS mailbox used for union ballots

Water crisis ‘couldn’t be worse’ on Oregon-California border

Banks are easing restrictions on credit cards as loan demand tanks

This Is Why There’s A Huge Chicken Shortage, Tyson Says

World’s largest crypto exchange under investigation in the US

Documents Reveal Pharma Plot to Stop Generic Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver

Some fear CDC moving too fast with new COVID mask guidance

Brits need to drink 124 pints each this summer to help struggling pubs | Evening Standard

Friday, May 14, 2021

Drug company executives joked about ‘pillbillies’ as opioid epidemic ravaged rural America

David Morris: What If Someone Hacks the Money Pipeline Next?

Why everyone from Elon Musk to Janet Yellen is worried about bitcoin’s energy usage

"An 8th-Grader Could Have Hacked" The Koch-Owned Colonial Pipeline

Commerce Secretary Vows Action on Lumber Prices

Why are fears of high inflation getting worse? Things to know as prices rise.

Colonial Pipeline Shut Down Distribution Because It Couldn’t Bill Customers: Report

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The doom-loop of a falling fertility rate

April saw the biggest inflation since 2008, but no need to panic

Two Big Things You Need to Understand About Inflation

New Zealand’s Ardern Will Pursue Closer Trade Ties With U.S.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

10-year Treasury yield rises after U.S. inflation data rises to 13-year high - MarketWatch

China’s Bond Defaults Pile Up at Fastest Pace on Record

Half of 100 largest US employers of low-wage workers 'rigged' CEO pay

Planet-harming fossil fuel companies can’t operate without insurance – let’s stop insuring them

Kevin O'Leary: Psychedelic drugs 'far exceed' cannabis potential

The One Thing Every Major Department Store Is Starting to Ban

This Was the Average Property Tax Bill in 2020. How Does Yours Compare?

Inflation: April’s CPI data could show a massive year-over-year gain

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Wall Street Uses Old Tricks in $2.4 Trillion Crypto Jungle

Markets Tumble As Inflation Fears Haunt Trading Floors

Universal basic income: Why doesn't the United States have it yet?

China’s commodity exchanges move to cool iron ore, steel prices as supply squeeze fuels global rally

Chipotle says employees can make $100,000 after just 3 years on the job - CNN

U.S. Fuel Crisis Sparks Refiners to ‘Smash and Grab’ Oil Tankers

U.S. Fed should require banks to hold more cash for climate risks -think tank

WHO classifies triple-mutant Covid variant from India as global health risk

Monday, May 10, 2021

The dollar is sliding after the 'horrible' April jobs report - and has nearly erased all its gains for the year

Double mutant strain in India potentially resistant to vaccine protection, say top WHO scientist

‘The crisis was manufactured’: inside a damning film on the origins of the opioid epidemic

Smartphone is now ‘the place where we live’, anthropologists say

Ether should be as much as 75% lower at around $1,000 based on network activity, JPMorgan says

Xcel, CenterPoint make millions while customers get stuck with bills after February storm | Star Tribune

Column: Lead and zinc miss out on the supercycle party

Inflation Debate Hits Emerging Markets as Pimco Stands Firm

US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

U.S. Southeast braces for fuel price rises after pipeline shutdown

COVID-19 variants soar in Florida in weeks after crowded spring break

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Why America’s Population Advantage Has Evaporated

One big energy bet could end California's drought, but really

Restarting U.S. Pipeline Hit by Cyberattack May Not Be Easy

A Weak Dollar Will Help Foreigners Snatch up U.S. Property More Cheaply—But There Is More to a Good Deal Than Currency

Moderna CEO Says Didn't Lose Sleep After US Backed Vaccine IP Waiver

Used-Car Prices Just Saw Their Biggest Monthly Price Increase

Shortages are popping up across the supply chain as the pandemic messes with the economy

Former Obama Economist: 5 Factors Likely Keeping People From Work

'Doesn't add a single penny': Fact-checking Biden's deficit claims

Cryptocurrency has ‘no intrinsic value’ and investors will ‘lose all your money’, says Bank of England chief

U.S. wants COVID vaccine patent waiver to benefit world, not boost China biotech

CDC Warns of Aerosolized COVID-19 Transmission for First Time

Saturday, May 8, 2021

More Than 300 Manufacturers Just Asked Biden To Repeal Trump’s Steel Tariffs as Prices Skyrocket

Company offers truck drivers $14,000 per week amid nationwide driver shortage

Largest refined pipeline operator in U.S. shuts down network after cyberattack

US health insurers report billions in profit in first quarter as small providers face stress

Ron DeSantis committing 'absolutely unforgivable' mistake threatening Florida's economy: Miami mayor

CDC website now emphasizes coronavirus spreads in the air

Airborne Coronavirus Is a Threat, the C.D.C. Finally Acknowledges

Copper Just Smashed Past a Record. Here’s What You Need to Know

Friday, May 7, 2021

Crypto Now Viewed by Some as a Threat to Financial Stability, Fed Survey Finds

Brazil's Pandemic Is a 'Biological Fukushima' That Threatens the Entire Planet

This Is What Legally Happens If An Uncontrolled Rocket Damages Something

U.S. Employers Added Just 266,000 Jobs In April, As Hiring Slowed Sharply

Amazon delivery drivers were told to turn off safety apps to meet quotas - The Verge

Warren Buffett 'broke' Nasdaq: system is unable to record high Berkshire Hathaway share price

Taiwan rations water, drills extra wells amid record drought

Treasury sell off in February highlights ongoing liquidity risk -Fed

Fed warns of possible 'significant declines' in stocks as valuations rise

South Carolina Becomes 2nd State To Cater To Business And Drop Federal Unemployment Benefits

Thursday, May 6, 2021

SEC Chief Testifies Before Congress About Robinhood, GameStop Saga

Moderna CEO expects more Covid variants to emerge in coming months: 'This virus is not going away'

Denny's Shareholders Revolt After Top Exec Concedes $15 Minimum Wage Won't Hurt Business

U.S. Customs And Border Protection Can Hack The Data On Your Phone Through Your Car

Businesses are desperate for workers ... but not desperate enough to pay more

Don’t look now, but mortgage rates are plunging again

CDC projects Covid surge in May due to ‘wildcard’ variants before ‘stark decline’ of cases come July

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

Tokyo governor backs extended state of emergency to contain COVID-19 surge

Moderna Reports That Booster Doses of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Appear to Be Effective Against Virus Variants

China Halts Australia Economic Dialogue in New Retaliation

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

American factories are desperate for workers. It's a $1 trillion problem

BioNTech founders predict pandemic will spread for at least another year

Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve Rate-Hike Slip Up: Why It Matters For The Stock Market

Citing 'Labor Shortage,' Montana To Stop Federal Unemployment Benefits

Leaked Slides Show the Gas Industry Is Freaking Out

Buffett: It's 'corporate fiction' to say higher business taxes hurt customers

RBA smelling trouble as US dollar on the nose again

WW3 fears explode as Australian general says ‘high likelihood’ of conflict with China

A One-Time Wealth Tax in Argentina Just Brought in $2.4 Billion

People aged over 50 in Britain to be offered 3rd COVID vaccine shot in autumn

Two Pandemics Clash as Doctors Find That Covid Spurs Diabetes

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

These are the two countries with the biggest populations - and the US is a distant third

7-Eleven Franchisees Say 24-Hour Opening Not Possible Labor Shortage

Report: Japan to build 'economic security' channel to counter China

AOL: 1.5 million people still pay for service — but not for dial-up internet

Supply chain bottlenecks amid roaring demand slow U.S. manufacturing

Dollar falls after Friday's surge as U.S. data disappoints

WHO is closely monitoring 10 Covid variants as virus mutates around the world

Germany’s Oktoberfest 2021 Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Australia Probe of China Port Signals Trouble for Beijing

Monday, May 3, 2021

Robinhood responds to Buffett and Munger after they 'insulted new generation' of investors

Mastercard seeks role as bridge to facilitate cross-border use of China’s digital yuan

Stimulus and Virus Fears Keeping Millions From Rejoining Workforce: BofA

Verizon Is Said to Near Sale of Media Arm including Yahoo and Aol to Apollo

Bitcoin is ‘disgusting and contrary to the interests of civilization’ says famed investor Charlie Munger

Shocking Discovery Reveals The Amazon Has 'Flipped' to Become a Major Emitter

Poor countries need billions in aid to avert Covid catastrophe, experts warn

Permian Basin methane emissions skyrocket as climate change pressure mounts

Euro-Area Factories Face Unprecedented Supply-Chain Delays

Sunday, May 2, 2021

The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn't have to be this way - CNN

German Finance Chief Sees Global Corporate-Tax Deal by Summer

Warren Buffett: We are seeing substantial inflation and are raising prices

Thieves break Experian’s credit freeze, 'thaw' accounts: report

Janet Yellen says critics of Biden's tax hikes are asking the wrong question

Companies using 3D printing to build houses at half the cost

NASA Once Considered ‘Vibrating Dead Astronauts Into Dust’ To Dispose Of Dead Bodies In Space

California Court Rules Amazon Can Be Held Liable for Third-Party Sellers' Faulty Products

Decline in US Covid vaccinations presents new problem: how to shrink operations

Thailand sees second day of record-high virus deaths

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Deepest Backwardation Since ‘07 Shows World Short on Commodities

Employers are outraged that workers won't come crawling to work for peanuts in a pandemic

Column: Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices

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