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Another 610,000 Americans likely filed new unemployment claims

TipRanks Goldman Sachs: These 2 Stocks Are Poised to Double (or More) The new week kicked off on a negative note, as all 3 major indexes pulled back from record highs. After applauding recent strong economic data, the worsening global coronavirus situation appeared to have soured investor sentiment. But according to Goldman Sachs chief US equity strategist David Kostin, investors shouldn’t get too worked up. The overall trend remains upward, and Kostin points out that volatility – the… Source link

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The Postal Service is running a running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News. The details of the surveillance effort, known as iCOP, or Internet Covert Operations Program, have not previously been made public. The work involves having analysts trawl through social media sites to look for what the document describes as “inflammatory”… Source link

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Americans favor every key aspect of Biden’s infrastructure plan

Despite Republican opposition in Congress, majorities of Americans favor every key aspect of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The survey of 1,649 U.S. adults, which was conducted from April 6 to April 8, found that most (51 percent) say they would support “another big legislative package to invest in America’s infrastructure and combat climate change”; far fewer (30 percent) say they would oppose it. Both Democrats (80 percent to 8… Source link

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Another 744,000 Americans filed new claims last week

TipRanks Buy These 2 Stocks Before They Jump 80%, Say Analysts Markets are back at record highs, resuming a year-to-date climb that was temporarily interrupted from mid-February through the first week of March. A series of interrelated factors have worked together to push stock values back up. First, the economy is reopening. This started last fall, but was slowed by a wave of corona infections during the winter. The rapidly expanding vaccination program has people confident now, and it looks… Source link

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Delayed payments for millions of Americans expected to land next week

The Daily Beast Texas Lifestyle Coach and QAnon-Obsessed Boyfriend Nabbed for Capitol Riot Criminal ComplaintA Texas lifestyle coach and essential oils guru has been charged after storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with her QAnon-obsessed boyfriend who documented “patriots [going] to war” on his social media.Elizabeth Rose Williams, a Kerrville, Texas resident, and her boyfriend, Bradley Stuart Bennett, were arrested last week for violent entry and disorderly conduct and knowingly… Source link

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Many Americans changed viewing habits because of social justice messages

In the wake of last summer’s social justice protests, which consumed sports for much of the second half of 2020, nearly half of all Americans changed their sports viewing habits, according to a new YouGov / Yahoo News poll. As athletes and leagues embraced a new, progressive strategy aimed at amplifying messages of social justice and political advocacy, some Americans began watching more sports, but about three times as many watched less. Of those who watch sports on TV, about 11 percent… Source link

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5 common misconceptions Americans have about retirement

The Guardian With world watching Derek Chauvin’s trial, focus will be on officer who ‘betrayed his badge’ Analysis: the trial over the killing of George Floyd may be a bellwether for racial justice, but the prosecution will focus on one man’s actions A demonstrator outside the Hennepin county government center in Minneapolis, Minnesota Monday. Photograph: Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters For all the many thousands of protests around the world, the global reckoning on racism and policing prompted by… Source link

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Americans give Biden mixed reviews on immigration and the border

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Biden’s handling of immigration issues and believe that, overall, the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border has gotten worse since Biden took office, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. The poll, which surveyed 1,606 U.S. adults between March 22 and 25, found that 62 percent of respondents believe there is a “crisis” at the Mexican border, a word Biden administration officials have bent over backwards to avoid in recent days, as… Source link

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Americans give Biden mixed reviews on immigration and the border

GlobeNewswire 8 Key Factors to Prepare Your House for Selling Sky Marketing tells 8 key points to keep in mind when selling your house. 8 Key Factors to Prepare Your House for Selling Sky Marketing tells 8 key points to keep in mind when selling your house. Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Selling a house is not an easy task. There are many factors that clients value when deciding on a home or another: the price, the location, the size, etc. But one of the most important… Source link

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Americans give Biden mixed reviews on immigration and the border

The New York Times An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order. President Joe Biden wants to forge an “alliance of democracies.” China wants to make clear that it has alliances of its own. Only days after a rancorous encounter with U.S. officials in Alaska, China’s foreign minister joined his Russian counterpart last week to denounce Western meddling and sanctions. He then headed to the Middle East to visit traditional U.S. allies, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey,… Source link

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