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Donald Trump acquitted by the Senate within the second impeachment course of
US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally to contest the certification of the results of the 2020 US presidential election by the US Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, USA. Jim Bourg | Reuters The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote on charges of instigating rioting for…
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McConnell will vote to acquit Trump when the impeachment course of nears its finish
Senate Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the U.S. Capitol on February 5 of the second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on February 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Almond Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Mitch McConnell, chairman of the Senate minority, emailed his Republican counterparts on Saturday that he would…
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VP Harris is responding to the rise in violent assaults towards Asian People
US Vice President Kamala Harris in Wilmington, Delaware. Leah Millis | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris responded on Friday to the recent spike in violent attacks against Asian Americans. “We must continue to fight against racism and discrimination,” said Harris on Twitter. Videos of recent attacks on elderly Asian Americans in California’s Bay Area have…
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Home advances checks, unemployment surge
House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attends a press conference on the third day of the impeachment proceedings against former US President Donald Trump on February 11, 2021 in Washington (USA). Erin Scott | Reuters Several House committees have approved portions of the Democrats’ $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan as the chamber passes the full…
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Disney (DIS) Q1 2021 earnings
Disney saw strong growth in paid streaming subscribers in its fiscal year 2021 first quarter earnings report after Bell Thursday and a first quarterly profit since early last year. The stock rose by around 1.7% after hours. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: According to Refinitiv, 32 cents was adjusted against an expected…
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Unemployment claims are worse than anticipated as pandemic-related registrations improve
Initial unemployment insurance claims last week totaled 793,000 as declining Covid-19 cases barely relieved the job market. The total for the week ending February 6 was above the forecast of 760,000 forecast by economists polled by Dow Jones, but a slight decrease from the previous week’s revised upward of 812,000. The pandemic has put the…
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Cramer calls on the US to fund amenities to fight chip shortages and unemployment
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday the United States should fund the development of a chip maker to address both the high unemployment rate in the country and a chip shortage that affects American businesses. More and more companies, including automakers like Ford and General Motors, have recently sounded the alarm about global component shipments, prompting…
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Basic Motors (GM) This autumn 2020 consequence
Mary Barra, CEO and chairman of GM, speaks during an “EV Day” on March 4, 2020 at the company’s technology and design campus in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit GM General Motors reported fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations. However, the company warned that a global shortage of semiconductor…
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Twitter (TWTR) outcomes for the fourth quarter of 2020
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, speaks during a press event at CES 2019 on January 9, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter’s stock rose slightly after close of trading Tuesday after the company reported its fourth quarter earnings as the company beat Wall Street’s…
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Authorities bond yields are forward of job emptiness information
Treasury bond yields fell Tuesday, ahead of December data on the number of job vacancies in the US, due to be released later that morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.147% at 4:15 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury note fell to 1.923%. The returns move inversely…
