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Futures open higher after Dow reaches record high, House passes $1.9T stimulus bill

TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by at Least 50% In a recent note on the state of the stock markets, Raymond James equity strategist Tavis McCourt points out a series of policy factors that are playing a role in the current market volatility; the situation is more complex, perhaps, than most of us have been willing to admit. McCourt notes permutations of the SLR rule, political dynamics on the Senate Banking Committee, and the regulatory atmosphere towards potential… Source link

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$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill may unleash households on the stock market: Goldman Sachs

TipRanks JPMorgan Bets on These 3 Stocks; Sees Over 50% Upside Potential It’s time to check in with the macro picture, to get an idea of just where markets are headed in the coming months. That’s what a JPMorgan global research team, headed up by Joyce Chang, has been doing. The JPM team starts by noting the sell-off in US Treasury bonds last week, pushing up yields as investors acted in response to inflationary fears. However, the rise in bond yields steadied on Friday, and Chang’s team… Source link

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Apple and Google face new antitrust battle over Arizona app store bill | Apple

A controversial Arizona bill that addresses the fees technology companies like Apple and Google charge app developers is raising new antitrust challenges for embattled US tech giants. The bill – which passed the Arizona state house last week and now will move to the state’s senate – would require Apple and Google to allow app developers to use their own payment systems, rather than Google’s or Apple’s, to process user purchases within the app. It is one of several bills targeting… Source link

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Tommy Tuberville introduces anti-trans amendment to COVID bill

As the United States Senate attempts to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, former Auburn football coach and current Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville had one thing on his mind: anti-trans legislation. Tuberville attempted to add an anti-trans amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, but was voted down 49-50. If passed, the amendment would have prohibited funding to educational institutions that allowed trans women to compete in women’s athletics. Washington Senator Patty Murray,… Source link

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Arizona House Passes Bill That Will Require Apple, Google To Let App Developers Chose Outside Payments Systems

Bloomberg Asia Hedge Funds Pare Bets on Green Energy After 2020 Surge (Bloomberg) — Asia hedge funds that rode a green investing wave for double-digit returns last year are starting to reduce bets on the sector given the lofty valuations.Apeiron Capital has cut Tesla Inc. to a small position after the electric vehicle maker’s eight-fold surge sparked a 98% return for the $400 million hedge fund in 2020, said founder Yao Wanyi. York Capital Management also trimmed investments in electric… Source link

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$15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules

Cristian Cardona, an employee at a McDonald’s, attends a rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian, ruled on Thursday that the Senate cannot use the budget reconciliation process to pass a minimum wage increase. The decision is a blow to Democrats who have been pushing to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in the next coronavirus relief package. Democratic lawmakers are using… Source link

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CEO of Bill Gates-backed electric car battery startup sees big breakthrough this year

Bloomberg Buffett’s Letter to Break Months of Silence Amid Tumult in U.S. (Bloomberg) — While 2020 raged, Warren Buffett mostly held his tongue.He stayed quiet through a heated presidential election, a racial reckoning that sparked nationwide protests and an exuberance for stocks that’s gripped millions of Americans. Not to mention a global pandemic. Now, the billionaire chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has a chance to break his silence with the release of his annual… Source link

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Biden’s stimulus checks bill could cut your taxes by $3,100

Biden’s stimulus checks bill could cut your taxes by $3,100 Congress has put the stimulus package on a fast track in a race against time to get Americans the relief they need. Along with the long-discussed stimulus checks, additional proposals in the bill would offer the average household $3,100 in tax savings for 2021, according to Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. In the passing of the budget plan, which contains President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill, you can also expect to see… Source link

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Bill to Make Facebook, Google Pay for News Clears Last Major Hurdle in Australia

SYDNEY—Australian legislation effectively requiring Facebook Inc. FB 2.12% and Google to pay news outlets for content cleared its last major parliamentary hurdle, capping a multiyear effort that could set a global precedent for regulating the tech giants’ relations with publishers. As its spat with the Australian government over the proposed media code deepened, Facebook last week followed through on a… Source link

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