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Here comes the GameStop rally, round 2
The rise of the retail investor blasts apart conventional wisdom when it comes to stock market valuation, as Tesla, GameStop, and other meme-friendlies show. Read More
Spotify ups its podcast game
New podcast shows featuring Batman, Kim Kardashian, and Barack Obama are on the way. Read More
Covid-19’s progress: What lies ahead for India
Covid-19’s progress: What lies ahead for IndiaIn stark contrast to countries with strong health systems that were slow to react, India implemented a decisive nationwide lockdown.
Coronavirus punishes Warren Buffett, as Berkshire Hathaway takes almost $10 billion writedown
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday announced a US$9.8 billion writedown and 10,000 job losses at its Precision Castparts aircraft and industrial parts unit, as the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread pain at Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Read More
TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over ban as soon as Tuesday, report says
TikTok will file the federal lawsuit against the administration as soon as Tuesday, NPR reported, citing a person directly involved in the matter.
How Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest upended the filming of ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’
The filmmakers behind “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” moved quickly when Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on federal charges that she acted as a recruiter for the financier’s sexual abuse.
The fourth episode of the new Lifetime docuseries, which was intended to be a round-table with survivors, was redone to focus on Maxwell’s alleged crimes and her grooming of potential victims.
Filmmakers also incorporated more of Maxwell’s story into the series overall and conducted additional interviews. The four-part series was delivered at Lifetime just days before its Sunday premiere.
“If your timing can be great, our timing was great,” said executive producer Robert Friedman.
Lifetime via AP
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Formalise conditions, wages of ASHA and Anganwadi workers: House panel on labour
A platform of workers under schemes such as Anganwadi, ASHA and national health mission had given a call for a two-day nationwide strike demanding safety, insurance, risk allowance and fixed wages. ASHA workers in Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra have been protesting for the last few days citing delayed payment and pending dues of promised incentives.
Canada to slap U.S. with $3.6 billion in tariffs in retaliation for aluminum duty
The Trudeau government will respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to once again slap tariffs on Canadian aluminum by firing back with approximately $3.6 billion in tariffs of its own, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday. Read More
Markets could be challenged by Washington stimulus talks and China tensions
The debate over the next round of stimulus and rising tensions between the White House and China could create headwinds for the market.