Month: March 2021

“There’s definitely a risk [that inflation will increase]. It’s not just the position of exporters. It’s everything, from the bottlenecks caused in global shipping to the idea that the stimulus might unleash more demand than supply can keep up with,” said Nick Marro, lead analyst for global trade at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Even so, … Read more

New York City Police are on the lookout for the attacker caught on video brutally beating a 65-year-old Asian woman who was on her way to church, according to reports. The attack was brutal and was caught on surveillance video from inside a lobby in Midtown. The New York Post, citing police, reported that the … Read more

The daily newspaper USA Today is the second-most circulated print newspaper in the United States — more than The New York Times and more than double The Washington Post. Only The Wall Street Journal has higher circulation numbers. On Sunday, the paper published and heavily promoted a repellent article complaining that “defendants accused in the Capitol riot Jan. 6 crowdfund their legal fees online, using popular payment processors and an expanding network … Read more

As the political battle over working conditions heats up, tech giant Amazon is rewarding warehouse workers who tweet positively about their work. The practice was originally reported in 2018 by TechCrunch, which described how Amazon gave “fulfillment center ambassadors” rewards such as paid days off and a $50 gift card. Amazon has spun up several new accounts for workers. The practice … Read more

Amazon, the most powerful e-commerce company in the world, has a weak history of trying to correct its dangerous labor practices that often lead to the exploitation of blue-collar workers. Not only is the e-commerce company using its power to censor and deplatform content and organizations it doesn’t agree with, but the corporate giant also engages its influence, which it claims … Read more

He fatally shot an NYPD cop execution-style decades ago in a Queens bar — and now Richard Rivera is helping reform police in upstate New York as part of a state-mandated plan launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The cop-killer — who murdered off-duty officer and dad-of-four Robert Walsh in 1981 — sits on a panel … Read more

by photowanderer https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/ark-invests-arkx-space-exploration-etf-to-begin-trading-on-tuesday.html Ark Invest, Cathie Wood’s firm with multiple actively managed exchanged-traded funds, will debut its latest fund on Tuesday: a space exploration ETF. The ETF’s top 10 holdings by weight: Trimble – 8.3% The 3D Printing ETF – 6.1% Kratos – 5.6% L3Harris – 5% JD.com – 4.8% Komatsu – 4.6% Lockheed Martin – 4.5% Iridium – 4.3% Thales SA – 4% Boeing – 3.6% Ark’s … Read more