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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office: source – Yahoo Finance

TipRanks These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Are Top Picks for 2021, Say Analysts Some traditions are too time-honored to shirk, and on Wall Street, the annual ‘top picks’ are one. Usually made at the very end or very beginning of a year, the Street’s analysts publish reviews on the stocks they believe will show the best performance in coming months – their top picks. The analysts have been analyzing each stock carefully, looking at its past and current performance, its trends on a variety… Source link

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Trump administration attempts to ‘box in’ Biden on student loan forgiveness

TipRanks Raymond James: 2 Big 7% Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Watching the markets with an eye to the main chance, Raymond James strategist Tavis McCourt sees both risk and opportunity in current market conditions. The opportunity, in his opinion, stems from the obvious factors: the Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats in the recent runoff vote, giving the incoming Biden Administration majority support in both Houses of Congress – and increasing the odds of meaningful fiscal support getting… Source link

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Stock futures open slightly higher after Biden releases stimulus proposal

Stock futures rose in late trading Thursday as traders considered the details of President-elect Joe Biden’s newly unveiled stimulus proposal and weighed the likelihood of the package getting advanced quickly through Congress. Contracts on all three major indexes traded just above the flat line Thursday evening, shaking off declines during the regular trading day. Both the Dow and Nasdaq hit record intraday highs earlier before closing lower. Biden outlined his $1.9 trillion coronavirus… Source link

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Biden unveils $1.9 trillion ‘rescue plan’ including direct payments and extra $400 in unemployment benefits

President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that includes direct payments to Americans, a $15 minimum wage, aid to small businesses, and a national vaccination program, among many other provisions. “While Congress’s bipartisan action in December was a step in the right direction, it was only a down payment. It fell far short of the resources needed to tackle the immediate crisis,” according to the statement accompanying the details of the plan. “We are in a… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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Joe Biden wants to give you a $2,000 stimulus check — and it could be quick

Joe Biden wants to give you a $2,000 stimulus check — and it could be quick It has been less than two weeks since Americans started getting their second coronavirus relief payments — “stimulus checks” — and the anticipation about a third phase is already heating up. President-elect Joe Biden has called the current $600 round of cash a “down payment,” and early last week he said $2,000 checks would go out “immediately” if his party took control of both houses of Congress. The Democrats… Source link

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Biden Inaugural Committee donors include Google, Microsoft, Boeing

Signage outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., is shown. | Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo The Biden Inaugural Committee on Saturday released its list of donors, which included Google, Microsoft, Boeing and several other major corporations. The list contains all contributors who donated more than $200 to President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony and related activities. The committee did not disclose the amount of any of the contributions, but it will have… Source link

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For Biden to Solve Inequality, He’ll Need Good Wi-Fi

Compared to health care and running water, internet connectivity may not seem so vital. But the pandemic showed why that thinking is wrong. Quarantined households have relied on laptops and tablets to stay connected to work, school and other humans — as well as file for unemployment, search for and apply to jobs, visit a virtual doctor appointment or schedule a Covid-19 test. Those who can’t connect are at a severe disadvantage. While the lucky ones treat the new year as… Source link

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