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Just about every president promises a new-and-improved Buy America plan, and just about every president leaves with disappointing results. Joe Biden is likely to be the next. Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 25 meant to boost federal purchases of American-made products, to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector. Federal law already requires this, but waivers are available if U.S.-made products cost too much. The Biden order will make it harder to get a waiver, while also requiring… Source link

The Canadian Press McConnell backs off Senate filibuster fight with Schumer WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster, easing a standoff with new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the two negotiated a power-sharing agreement in the closely divided chamber. McConnell said late Monday he had essentially accomplished his goal after two Democratic senators said they would not agree to… Source link

“If you want to gamble, go to the casinos. This is not what the markets are for,” Loop Capital analyst Anthony Chukumba warned retail investors playing GameStop (GME). “This is not investing,” he told Yahoo Finance Live during Monday’s trading session. The video game retailer’s shares soared than 130% before coming back down and briefly going negative during a wild trading session on Monday. Shares were temporarily halted for trading throughout the morning following a crush on… Source link

TipRanks Is Bionano Stock Still Worth Buying After Its 2,300%-Plus Rally? Analyst Weighs In To say it is all coming together nicely for Bionano Genomics (BNGO) would be a bit of an understatement. The life sciences company’s rise has been particularly eye-catching; Over the past 2 months, BNGO has surged by a breathtaking 2,344%. Investors have evidently gotten wise to the opportunity Bionano represents in the world of cytogenetics and genomics, due to the potential of its genome imaging… Source link

Grammy award winning artist Ciara joins a long list of celebrities welcoming the Biden administration into the White House after four tumultuous years under former President Donald Trump. “There’s a new hope and I have faith we are going to get better. There has been so much conversation around what has been happening, and I think it’s very necessary during these times. I believe it’s also going to be a part of contributing to us getting better as a whole, as people and as a world,”… Source link

TipRanks 3 Top Dividend Stocks With Growth Opportunity; Goldman Sachs Says ‘Buy’ Investing is all about finding profits, and investors have long seen two main paths toward that goal. Growth stocks, equities that will give a return based mainly on share price appreciation, are one route. The second route lies through dividend stocks. These are stocks that pay out a percentage of profits back to shareholders – a dividend, usually sent out quarterly. The payments vary widely, from less than… Source link

ATLANTA — Miami Heat guard Avery Bradley revealed on the Yahoo Sports’ “Posted Up with Chris Haynes Podcast” that he’s been sidelined since Jan. 9 after testing positive for COVID-19 and placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocol. In Monday’s episode, the 6-foot-2 defensive stalwart spoke on numerous topics and specifically about his raw emotions upon receiving the news. “To be honest, I was upset because I come to work and I do the right things, I come to work every single… Source link

The Guardian Biden administration revives plan to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill Press secretary says change to note that currently shows Andrew Jackson, who enslaved people, is back on treasury menu Harriet Tubman, seen around 1890, led more than 300 escaped slaves to freedom, including her parents, through the Underground Railroad. Photograph: MPI/Getty Images The US treasury is taking steps to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, as was planned under Barack Obama. Harriet Tubman was a… Source link

Yahoo Finance’s Brian Sozzi sits down with Ciara, The House of LR&C Co-Founder, and Christine Day, The House of LR&C President & Co-Founder, to discuss their new venture together as well as what’s driving fashion, and their business goals in the coming years. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] BRIAN SOZZI: Former Lululemon CEO Christine Day has teamed up with Grammy Award-winning artist Ciara to launch a different kind of fashion house. The House of LR&C aims to do good in the business of… Source link

GameStop (GME) shares soared than 130% before coming back down to sit above 100$/each by mid-session on Monday following a crush on short-sellers. The stock was temporarily halted for trading throughout the morning, and at one point, dipped into red territory. On Friday shares of the video game retailer closed 51% higher as short-sellers and reddit WallStreetBets users clashed causing a massive short squeeze on the stock. A short squeeze forces those who bet against the stock to buy in order… Source link