CNN — If you’ve come across a four bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home that recently came up for sale on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you might not think twice about listing it online. It included typical real estate Descriptions like “great for entertaining” and “plenty of space to relax.” but JJ Johannes, the … Read more
CNN — If you’ve come across a four bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home that recently came up for sale on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you might not think twice about listing it online. It included typical real estate Descriptions like “great for entertaining” and “plenty of space to relax.” but JJ Johannes, the … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia as part of an agreement with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Millions of dollars in stimulus to complete the deal have yet to be approved by lawmakers, but General Assembly leaders of both parties expressed … Read more
Jan 17 (Reuters) – Decades of inflation and the aftermath of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to lay off or freeze jobs. Here are some of the companies that have announced cuts: AIRLINES, CARS, TRAVEL * AIR FRANCE (AIRF.PA): France’s flagship airline was in talks to shed nearly 300 ground crew … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to probe communications between the Biden administration and big tech and social media companies to see if they amounted to censorship of legitimate positions on issues like Covid-19 that underpin the policies of the White House disagreed. House Republicans are expected to convene the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of … Read more
Jan 5 (Reuters) – Daniel Friedberg, former top lawyer for FTX, has been cooperating with US prosecutors in the investigation into the crypto firm’s collapse, a source familiar with the matter has said, putting pressure on founder Sam Bankman-Fried , who was arrested last month on criminal fraud charges . Friedberg provided details of FTX … Read more
A robot made by Kennon Robotics delivers food at a Haidilao hotpot restaurant in Shanghai, April 7, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — In a year of Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions, some Chinese startups that survived found growth online and abroad. China’s economy is likely to have grown by just … Read more
CNN — A text exchange between Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff, Julie Radford, and White House adviser Hope Hicks reveals her anger at then-President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and hurt her professionally, according to newly released documents released by the investigative committee of the US government House of Representatives were collected Capitol … Read more
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Thursday December 29th: 1. — Stock futures higher on China risk US stock futures edged higher on Thursday, continuing a pattern that has dominated markets for much of the holiday-shortened week as investors continue to monitor developments in China’s Covid crisis and its impact … Read more
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) listen as David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s Calibra, discusses the “investigation into Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its Impact on Consumers, Investors and the American Financial System’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, July 17, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Republicans hoping that … Read more