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Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy, Kohl's and Costco no longer require masks for vaccinated customers. See the list.
USA Today - 18 May 2021 15:56
Walmart, Target, Costco, Trader Joe's, Publix and Sam's Club are dropping mask mandates for fully vaccinated shoppers. Others are looking at policies.
Ark Invest: Bitcoin Mining Net Positive to Environment, Concerns of BTC's Energy Consumption Are Misguided
Bitcoin.com - 18 May 2021 01:30
Following concerns raised by Tesla CEO Elon Musk about Bitcoin’s energy consumption, global asset manager Ark Investment Management explained that the concerns are “misguided.” Referring to its research using real-...
Subscription and content personalization platform Piano raises $88M
Venture Beat - 18 May 2021 15:12
Piano, a subscription, analytics, and content personalization platform for businesses, today announced it has raised $88 million.
What to expect from the travel industry this summer as more Americans get vaccinated
Business Insider - 18 May 2021 15:05Macy's shares rise after retailer reports surprise profit, hikes full-year outlook
CNBC - 18 May 2021 15:04
Macy's reported a surprise profit for its fiscal first quarter and raised its outlook for the full year.
Data prep platform Explorium raises $75M
Venture Beat - 18 May 2021 15:00
Explorium, a platform for feature engineering and data prep, has raised $75 million in a venture funding round.
Walmart sees sales boom as Americans spend stimulus checks, COVID pandemic eases
USA Today - 18 May 2021 14:45
Walmart blew past Wall Street projections in the first quarter with U.S. stimulus payments to Americans helping to boost sales.
Spanish Regulator Issues Guidelines for Fund Managers Planning to Invest in Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin.com - 18 May 2021 05:30
The Spanish financial regulator is easing the entity’s tough stance towards cryptocurrencies by announcing an unprecedented measure that green lights institutional investors to enter into such business decisions. The N...
World Economic Forum Cancels 2021 Meeting In Singapore Due To Pandemic
Forbes - 18 May 2021 04:20Amazon Eyes MGM For $10 Billion; What Other Media Deals Await?
Forbes - 18 May 2021 02:42JPMorgan Puts CEO Contenders in Charge of Consumer Operation
Wall Street Journal - 18 May 2021 15:49
JPMorgan Chase is promoting two of the contenders vying to succeed CEO Jamie Dimon in charge of its sprawling consumer-banking operation, further cementing them as front-runners to one day run America's biggest bank.
US stocks edge higher as investors weigh economic-reopening hopes against disappointing housing data
Business Insider - 18 May 2021 15:46
Major US stock indexes pare gains after data showed weaker-than-expect data for US housing starts in April.
Capitol Report: Biden to plug his plan for electric vehicles in visit to Ford plant
Market Watch - 18 May 2021 15:44
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan on Tuesday in a push for his electric-vehicle plan, as the White House and lawmakers continue to wrangle over an infrastructure deal.
Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff and MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor faced off in a heated Twitter spat over their views on cryptocurrencies
Business Insider - 18 May 2021 15:18Data and AI operations startup Coiled nabs $21M
Venture Beat - 18 May 2021 15:00
Coiled, which offers an AIOps and DevOps platform for enterprises, raised $21 million in venture equity funding.
Doughnuts, beer, and a $1 million lottery: Here's how incentives are helping more Americans to get vaccinated
Business Insider - 18 May 2021 15:00Trump Allies Promote Portfolios Targeting 'Unwoke Investors'
Wall Street Journal - 18 May 2021 15:00
A group of conservative money managers is seeking to woo investors disgruntled by increased involvement by some companies in political and social issues.
Ethereum Consolidates, XRP Rallies, While MicroStrategy Buys More Bitcoin
Crypto News - 18 May 2021 14:28
Bitcoin price climbed above the USD 45,500 resistance level. BTC is currently (12:00 PM UTC) showing positive signs and it might move above USD 46,000. If there is a clear break above USD 46,500, the bulls could take con...
The UK is heading for a decade of Italy-style decline thanks to the 'long-lasting' hit from Brexit
Business Insider - 18 May 2021 14:07Walmart Sales Rise at Slower Rate as Pandemic Wanes
Wall Street Journal - 18 May 2021 14:03Colorblindness Exam Gets a Kid-Friendly Makeover
Wall Street Journal - 18 May 2021 12:00Fidelity's Pitch to America's Teens: No-Fee Brokerage Accounts
Wall Street Journal - 18 May 2021 06:01
There are some 27 million teens in the U.S., and several million households already have an account with the wealth manager.