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Apple Agrees To Pay $113 Million To Settle ‘Batterygate’ Case Over iPhone Slowdowns https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936268845/apple-agrees-to-pay-113-million-to-settle-batterygate-case-over-iphone-slowdowns In March, Apple agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims of intentionally slowing down older phones. That settlement called for Apple to pay consumers at least $25 per iPhone, though some consumers who had already spent hundreds on … Read more

Scientists in Israel showed they could turn back the clock in two key areas of the body believed to be responsible for the frailty and ill-health that comes with growing older. As people age, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes – called telomeres – shorten, causing DNA to become damaged and cells to … Read more

“The question is not whether you support President Trump or Joe Biden. The question is whether you support freedom or tyranny…Make your choice. Then pray & prepare. God bless America.” @LLinWood @RudyGiuliani @SidneyPowell1 @VicToensing @marklevinshow @BoSnerdley https://t.co/QMFrh5WroA — General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) November 19, 2020  

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Important News Conference today by lawyers on a very clear and viable path to victory. Pieces are very nicely falling into place. RNC at 12:00 P.M. Important News Conference today by lawyers on a very clear and viable path to victory. Pieces are very nicely falling into place. RNC at 12:00 … Read more

by Adagio-Spirited Baidu BIDU is doomed becos their recent acquisition Joyy YY is the new Nikola NKLA MW is Short Joyy Inc. (YY US) While trawling the sewers of the world’s capital markets over the past 10 years, irony has never been in short supply. And yet, nothing could prepare us for the surreality of … Read more

CNBC Google will let users open a bank account through its Google Pay app, in a partnership with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union beginning next year. The tech giant is relaunching the payments app to allow people to pay friends, similar to PayPal’s popular Venmo and Square’s Cash App. “It’s going to have a … Read more

DID ANYONE NOTICE WE WERE NOT IN LARGEST TRADE PACT, wait for it EVER? pic.twitter.com/wQN1YVJJVF — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 19, 2020  

Fed now holds more Treasury securities than all other foreign central banks…combined @federalreserve @biancoresearch @USTreasury pic.twitter.com/3FPC3NQkWv — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) November 19, 2020 Marginal utility of an additional dollar of debt continues to collapse. The MMT people never bring any of this up as a constraint on gov't spending or even a problem to … Read more

by rhetorical_twix A helpful fact to note is that NIO cars are popular and that they sell full production capacity of the models they are making so far. That means that their sales are only limited their production capacity, given the demand that exists for their cars. Nio To Launch Two Back-To-Back Sedans In A … Read more

This marks the first time Palantir’s Gotham software is being integrated with the Army’s latest mission command software application, called the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE), making Palantir a key partner in accelerating the Army’s modernization… More: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-enters-mission-command-space-213700719.html

by hanudu Noticed some interesting call fly purchases yesterday- possibly folks who are long stock turbocharging their position- betting on continued follow through of price momentum today and tomorrow. Trader paid $1.95 for 500 Nov 500/520/540 call fly. Risking $1.95 to make $18.05. and $3 for 500 Nov 500/530/560 call fly. Risking $3 to make … Read more

World Military Spending pic.twitter.com/Kv4CBtOpNo — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) November 19, 2020

Google just bought a car dealership and more than five acres of land near its campus in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, according to property records. It’s unclear what Google plans to do with the property, but what is clear is the company isn’t slowing down its real estate expansion despite the pandemic. The latest … Read more

by rawrtherapybackup PLTR – Data Analysis, AI, Machine Learning for Terrorism/Government Use NIO – Potentially a solid growth company if it drops a little further RKT – Online Mortgage Lending, Basically what Tesla is to Gas Combustion Engines RDFN – someone mentioned Redfin to compliment RKT and I totally agree SQ – constantly moving forward … Read more

by Goatofgoats99 “Bulls and Bears make money, but Hogs get slaughtered.” There must be demand for the company’s products. Nike’s been creating demand for decades, thanks to the “cool factor” supported by sharp advertising and clothing that looks good, feels comfortable and lets everyone know you’re an athlete. The company’s total addressable market. In other … Read more

by FloydMCD I know I chose a rather offensive title for a lot of low PE Investors but let me explain a bit more why. The Price Earnings Ratio is meaningless BY ITSELF. I’m afraid too many People focus on a low Pe. They run their scanners when they are looking for investment opportunities and … Read more

by pgifford1987 I’ve recently been going through my wife and I’s spending and figuring where we could make improvements. Turns out there were a ton of them. Starting this process led me to changing and grouping our car insurance and home insurance provider for a 40% cost reduction and simply refinancing our house to 2.75% … Read more

by ComputerTE1996 EV Upstart Arrival Plans Nasdaq Listing That Will Lift Valuation To $5.4 Billion $CIIC is confirmed merging with Arrival today, and news haven’t got around most retail investors yet. Arrival is a better play than HYLN and W*rkH*rse, it already has a $1.2 Billions deal with UPS for 10000 EV . It also just received 118 … Read more