Summary List Placement When Joe Biden becomes president Wednesday, it’ll be the high point of numerous inaugural festivities, most of them virtual or made-for-TV because of the pandemic. But as Biden raises tens of millions of dollars toward this celebration, including from corporate giants with big business before the federal government, his inaugural committee has […]
Trump’s barbarism isn’t just on display at the Capitol, he’s also on a death penalty killing spree.
Summary List Placement America has projected an image to the world over the past couple of weeks as somewhere between a banana republic and a crumbling empire. We’ve got a president poisoning millions of people with lies because he can’t accept he was decisively defeated in a free and fair election. A president who incited […]
WhatsApp says you shouldn’t worry about it sharing personal data with Facebook. Experts say you should switch to ‘highly trusted’ Signal.
Summary List Placement After a change to its terms of service sparked privacy concerns among users, WhatsApp on Monday clarified that its new policy doesn’t affect the privacy of people’s messages with friends or family. The messenger app, which sells itself as a privacy focused service, will next month force its users to agree to […]
Some banks are already taking PPP applications. Here’s how to know which lender to use.
Summary List Placement Small businesses weathering the pandemic are on the brink of receiving federal relief. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is in the process of opening applications for the latest round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans designed to help entrepreneurs endure the crisis. However, the process will look different this year as the […]
How one hacker’s push to secure the internet became a crucial part of Mac, Linux, and Windows operating systems
Summary List Placement Jason A. Donenfeld is relentlessly curious about everything, from ancient cities to cutting edge cryptography. When he’s not developing WireGuard, known as the most secure VPN protocol in the world, the security researcher enjoys exploring the vast network of centuries-old limestone tunnels beneath Paris. Donenfeld, who is 32, originally came to Paris […]
My husband and I use a 2-part strategy to handle raises and bonuses, and it’s making all the difference in our retirement savings
Summary List Placement My husband and I learned a lot about what to do with raises and bonuses from reading personal-finance articles. So when our incomes started to rise, we had some strategies in mind. The first important step we took was setting my husband’s 401(k) contribution as a percentage of his income rather than […]
Airlines are enacting security measures even stricter than post-9/11 on flights to Washington, DC as violent extremism threatens Biden’s inauguration
Summary List Placement It’s been less than two weeks since Washington, DC was rocked by an assault on the US Capitol Building as rioters attempted to prevent the certification of the Electoral College. Now, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to be sworn into office on Wednesday, airlines are doing their part. New security measures are […]
Editorial: Nation needs Trump impeachment trial before healing can start
Donald Trump is now the United States’ first president to be impeached twice. And his latest trial in the Senate will not start until after he leaves office. For that reason, some have said that the nation should move on. We disagree. This trial must — and will — be held. For the sake of […]
Energy stocks could pull a Tesla and go parabolic in 2021, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says
Summary List Placement Energy stocks could go parabolic this year and trade like Tesla did in 2020 as investors experience FOMO, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said in a note on Thursday. The trade is playing out so far in 2021. The S&P 500 Energy Index is up 13% year-to-date, while the broader S&P 500 has climbed […]
Energy stocks could pull a Tesla and go parabolic in 2021, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says
Summary List Placement Energy stocks could go parabolic this year and trade like Tesla did in 2020 as investors experience FOMO, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said in a note on Thursday. The trade is playing out so far in 2021. The S&P 500 Energy Index is up 13% year-to-date, while the broader S&P 500 has climbed […]
A lifelong car collector is auctioning 48 of his pristine Corvettes — see the ‘Muscle Car City’ collection
Summary List Placement Chevrolet Corvette fans listen up. From January 22 to 23, you’ll get a chance to bring home vehicles from one of the biggest muscle car collections ever assembled. Rick Treworgy spent most of his life personally adding cars to his extensive collection. Nearly all of that collection will be up for auction […]
Michael Saylor has invested over $1 billion of MicroStrategy’s funds in Bitcoin. The software CEO-turned Bitcoin whale explains why he is making such a massive bet on the digital asset.
Summary List Placement It took the COVID-19 crisis for “a big tech enthusiast” like Michael Saylor to become seriously interested in bitcoin. Saylor, the chief executive of business intelligence and software company MicroStrategy (MSTR), raised some eyebrows when he deployed $250 million of its balance sheet to buy bitcoin in August last year. The purchase […]