Posts on the Reddit group r/wallstreetbets, the bulletin board widely credited for sparking the Gamestop rally, indicate a lot of enthusiasm for the stock. Some of the rationales given by posters predicting the stock will continue to rise are based on recent developments at the company. Others are just ridiculous. … [Read more...] about LOL Markets: Blackberry Shares Jump 28%
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Remembering MLK: 3 Friends Who Spent Time In Jail Now Give Back To Underserved Communities With Food Delivery Business
Army Veteran Recounts Deadly Encounter With Emotionally Disturbed Man Inside New York City Subway Station Coronavirus Impact: Some Columbia University Students Say They’re Prepared To Withhold Payments If Tuition Isn’t Lowered Hunts Point Produce Market Workers On Strike Over Wage Dispute On Monday, they cut the ribbon on a market in the Springwood corridor in southwest Asbury Park. They said they’re selling healthy food in an underserved community. … [Read more...] about Remembering MLK: 3 Friends Who Spent Time In Jail Now Give Back To Underserved Communities With Food Delivery Business
Budweiser Beer Pulls Super Bowl Ad For First Time In Decades In Order To Donate To Vaccination Efforts
Budweiser will still make an appearance around the game. The brand will air an ad beginning Monday on resilience during the pandemic, featuring a birthday parade and athletes in Black Lives Matter attire. The brand will also announce its decision to donate to vaccination efforts at the end of the ad, ABC News reported. (RELATED: Cheapest Super Bowl Tickets Cost More Than $11,000) … [Read more...] about Budweiser Beer Pulls Super Bowl Ad For First Time In Decades In Order To Donate To Vaccination Efforts
Jared Kushner’s Rise to Unimaginable Power
Kushner’s influence appears to be one hard truth at the center of the transition’s chimerical swirl of intrigue. “I think the bottom line is he believes in Donald, and he believes in the opportunity to rethink the way our Executive branch conducts itself,” says Strauss Zelnick, a media investor who is close with Kushner and attended the Partnership event. Kushner has thrown himself into the role of recruiter, exploiting his network in the real-estate industry and finance. He’s gotten advice from everyone, even a rabbi he was close to at Harvard. Kushner’s business dealings, like Trump’s, involve numerous partners and lenders from around the globe, even immigrants investing via a controversial cash-for-visa program, and are likely to come under great scrutiny. He has spent much of the transition period trying to figure out how to remove himself from potential conflicts of interest. Trump seems unconcerned. Kushner flattered the Partnership … [Read more...] about Jared Kushner’s Rise to Unimaginable Power
As Covid-19 rages on, countries need to support migrant workers
Host countries could ensure all migrants have access to health care, and basic goods and services. There have been some positive steps in this area: All migrants and asylum-seekers were temporarily granted citizenship rights in Portugal. Italy announced plans for temporary work permits for more than half a million undocumented migrants deemed essential for harvesting crops and caring for the elderly. The State of California has contributed $75 million to a $125 million fund to provide $500 to support each undocumented worker. Back home, authorities in countries that send workers overseas could step up support to vulnerable households, especially in those countries where the drop in remittances has been more severe. As remittances dry up, well-targeted cash transfers and food aid can be especially helpful to protect poor households, and those at risk of falling back into poverty. Returning migrants may need training to be reabsorbed in the labor market. Access to credit can help them … [Read more...] about As Covid-19 rages on, countries need to support migrant workers