Amazon’s Jeff Bezos supports Biden’s tax rate hike and omnibus ‘infrastructure plan’
Monopolistic tycoon Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and is now the world’s richest man with a net worth of $188.5 B, supports U.S. president Joe Biden’s corporate tax hike and ‘infrastructure’ plan.
covid19
42% of Americans report undesired weight gain during COVID pandemic and lockdowns
A new survey by the American Psychological Association shows that 42% of Americans reported undesired weight gain during the COVID pandemic, while 6 in 10 U.S. adults (61%) reported any undesired weight change.
JOE BIDEN
Biden’s dogs removed from the White House after ‘aggressive incident’
Last week Joe Biden’s two German Shepherds were returned to the Biden’s private family home in Delaware after there reportedly was an “aggressive incident” at the White House involving Major Biden, CNN reported.
energy
Texas’s power blackout shows the importance of a resilient power grid
2 to 3 million customers in Texas still had no electricity on Thursday morning, a 36-hour period gone without electricity for many due to rare weather events that disabled the power grid.
JOE BIDEN
Democrats urge Biden to cancel $50,000 student loan debt by executive action
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, Democratic legislators introduced a resolution urging U.S. President Biden to bypass congress and “broadly” cancel $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for all borrowers by use of executive action.
Sen. Josh Hawley files Senate ethics counter-complaint against seven Democrats
On Monday, January 25th, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley filed a counter-complaint against the seven Democratic senators who filed a complaint that asked the Ethics Committee to investigate him.
finance
“Market Populism”: How a Reddit community fought off establishment hedge funds
In a historically unprecedented battle between retail investors and large, capital-heavy hedge funds, an army of Reddit users proved that the people can have their say on the financial markets.
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President Trump fails to pardon Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and others during last day in office
President Trump delivered 73 Presidential pardons on his last night in the Oval Office but failed to include the most anticipated pardons.
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Bill Gates now owns more farmland than anyone else in America
Bill Gates has risen to fame after founding Microsoft, the now-famous software and computer company. Gates has been inching away from Microsoft in the past few years, pursuing ventures of his own.
bitcoin
Economist and former Canada Prime Minister says Bitcoin could become a ‘world reserve currency’
Stephen Harper was Canada’s Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Calgary.