If youve ever wondered what trillions of dollars in monetary and fiscal stimulus looks like, it appears you got your answer. Everything is up right now. Stocks are up. Earnings are up. Consumer spending is up. Commodities are up. Food prices are up. Home prices are up. Car prices are up. Cryptos are...

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Chinese people are being introduced to a program that monitors their behavior, scores them, and doles out punishments and rewards.

Beijing in 2014.
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China has been rolling out a system that ranks its citizens based on their social credit.
People can be ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4

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HAMMOND, La. (AP) - A Louisiana State University scientist is testing whether tea plants in south Louisiana do better in full sun or partial shade. Two New Iberia farmers and one in Amite are trying their hands at tea farming, and an organic farm in the Alexandria area and a New Orleans-area tourist...

https://apnews.com/article/ms-state-wire-louisiana-business-science-58763b40f9d5a38d1e29ed9d9fefea3e

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Premium Brands Holdings (TSX:PBH) and AutoCanada (TSX:ACQ) are two Canadian stocks you might want to consider buying in May as they are very cheap.
The post 2 Cheap Canadian Stocks to Buy in May appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Premium Brands Holdings (TSX:PBH) and AutoCanada (TSX:ACQ) are...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/09/2-cheap-canadian-stocks-to-buy-in-may/

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While the code doesnt explicitly forbid gas, the commission hopes it will lead builders to construct all-electric structures as part of a growing effort to eliminate fossil fuels from buildingsSAN FRANCISCO Californias energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/09/california-proposes-to-steer-new-homes-from-gas-appliances/

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Musk dreams of a Mars colony, while Bezos envisions a base on the moon. Branson's Virgin Galactic may make transcontinental flights lightning fast.

Elon Musk (left), Jeff Bezos (center), and Richard Branson.
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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and ...

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Tech stocks like Open Text (TSX:OTEX)(NASDAQ:OTEX) are still undervalued.
The post 2 Underappreciated Tech Stocks for 2021 appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Tech stocks had an incredible year in 2020 and are now sliding lower in 2021. The sentiment has clearly shifted. That creates an ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/09/2-underappreciated-tech-stocks-for-2021/

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Vaccines were supposed to be our ticket to normalcy, but I have found myself afraid to return to even CDC-approved activities.

A person wearing a mask in Warsaw, Poland on February 17, 2021.
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Vaccines were supposed to be our ticket to normalcy after a grueling ...

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Several states in India witnessed a shortage of vaccine making them delay or slow down the vaccination drive for people aged between 18 and 44 years that started May 1 onwards...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/how-supply-chain-of-covid-19-vaccine-works-and-how-states-districts-get-their-share-explained/2248778/

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The flight features swanky business class and premium economy class seats but there's not much to love in economy if you don't pay up.

Flying on United Airlines from New York to San Francisco.
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United just began flying between New York City and California again for the first ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-on-united-airlines-premium-new-york-california-route-review-2021-5

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Don't Fight The Fed's Commodity "Put"

By Ryan Fitzmaurice of Rabobank

Don't fight the Fed

Inflation remains a key concern for investors as was clear from Warren Buffett's comments at the Berkshire Hathaway annual event this past weekend
Commodity index inflows picked up substantially this week ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dont-fight-feds-commodity-put

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Don't let this retirement perk pass you by.There is no doubt that the Roth individual retirement account is becoming one of the most popular accounts on the retirement scene. It's been around for over two decades, mesmerizing investors with its tax-free income opportunities and flexible withdrawal ...

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From the horrible April 2020 national unemployment rate of 14.7%, brought on by the pandemic, the jobless rate has recovered to about 6%, which still remains well above the level of January and...

https://247wallst.com/jobs/2021/05/09/this-is-the-state-with-the-highest-unemployment/

The car rental company where Jessica Frantzides was an assistant manager was causing her burnout, so she quit and took a job at a local coffee shop.

Jessica Frantzides and her coffee shop coworkers.
Jessica Frantzides

Jessica Frantzides, 26, is a California native living in San Luis Obispo.
During...

https://www.businessinsider.com/took-pay-cut-for-mental-health-pandemic-never-been-happier-2021-5

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's government is set to discuss possible use of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine with Moscow after it was successfully tested in a Hungarian lab.Slovakian Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky said he will talk with his country's experts and "the Russian side ...

https://apnews.com/article/russia-europe-slovakia-coronavirus-pandemic-health-ca52cafc9558f58d5168b57e13f51627

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NEW YORK, May 9 Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline worked today to recover from a ransomware cyberattack that forced it to shut down on Friday and sparked worries of a spike in retail gasoline prices. Colonial said yesterday it was...

Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipelines ...

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There's a battle raging over how advertisers can target us on the webor whether they should be able to target us at all...

https://www.wired.com/story/google-floc-privacy-ad-tracking-explainer

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An enigmatic connection between the forces of nature is allowing physicists to explore the quantum side of gravity...

https://www.wired.com/story/what-if-gravity-is-actually-a-double-copy-of-other-forces

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Shopify and two other tech companies aren't afraid to take risks to disrupt older markets.Growth-oriented investors love the tech sector because it's filled with ambitious companies that want to expand across big addressable markets. Many of those companies will fail, but the ones that succeed can ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/tech-stocks-building-the-future-shopify-square/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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There are only so many hours in a day. Youll make the most of yours with smart use of scheduling software. There are only so many hours in a day. Youll make the most of yours with smart use of scheduling software...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhall/2021/05/09/how-to-be-more-productive-with-scheduling-software/

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The least democratic place in America is the workplace where employers have the legal right to hire, fire, and set rules with no say from employees.

Legally, bosses and managers have the power to silence speech and end discussions.
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In the last year, workers have called on ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/basecamp-politics-ban-reminder-workplace-is-not-a-democracy-2021-5

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In the film 'Recalled' director Seo You-min delves into the reliability of memories and their ability to shape how people see their lives and priorities. In the film 'Recalled' director Seo You-min delves into the reliability of memories and their ability to shape how people see their lives and ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2021/05/09/director-seo-you-min-talks-about-memories-and-her-hit-filmrecalled/

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BOSTON (AP) - The recent court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has heightened concerns that tenants won't receive tens of billions of dollars in promised federal aid in time to avoid getting kicked out of their homes...

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-government-and-politics-bd0947fe93b72c88305629a6608602ee

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RICHMOND, Va., (AP) - Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-hacking-business-technology-government-and-politics-3a38c27c4fafe0c39461fb71bf91a42a

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PUTRAJAYA, May 9 Entrepreneurs are urged to adapt to the latest technologies and take the necessary steps to transition towards a digital or e-commerce model. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku...

Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jafaar speaks to ...

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Fintech, AI, and the mixed-reality markets all represent great long-term growth opportunities.Every day, the media seems to promote a hot new trend for investors to chase. Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, SPACs, and other buzzy terms frequent the headlines with jargon and lofty promises.Investors might ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/3-unstoppable-growth-trends-to-invest-in-today/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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This dividend stock lets you profit from surging lumber prices.The U.S. housing market is the hottest it's been since before the Great Recession. Few expected skyrocketing demand for new home construction, which is why lumber prices are soaring through the roof.Instead of concerning yourself with ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/this-is-the-no-1-lumber-stock-to-capitalize-on-a-b/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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You may lose some of your future benefits to taxes -- unless you make these key moves.Many seniors count on Social Security to pay the bills, and chances are, you'll do the same. But did you know that Social Security is subject to taxes? It's a rule that tends to catch recipients off guard. That ...

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2021/05/09/3-ways-to-avoid-taxes-on-your-social-security-bene/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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If Robots Are Replacing People, Why Is There A Labor Shortage

After Friday's bizarro jobs report, which was the 2nd biggest miss to expectations on record as a result of millions not looking for work thanks to Biden's trillions in stimmy checks which pay unemployed Americans more for sitting on ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/if-robots-are-replacing-people-why-there-labor-shortage

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A steadily growing payout can add up to serious returns over the years.Don't underestimate a small dividend payout. A growing company may allocate only a small amount of excess cash to reward shareholders, but as it expands over time and profit margins grow, the dividend payment can add up to ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/these-3-tech-stocks-will-grow-their-dividends-for/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Inflation is here. How can you protect your holdings?If you've been paying attention to markets and financial news lately, there's a chance you might be feeling a bit spooked. "Inflation" seems to be the word of the day, and the U.S. dollar's declining purchasing power doesn't appear to be some far-...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/how-to-survive-inflation-3-successful-investors-we/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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"If I was working at Dominion right now, I'd be turning myself in," Mike Lindell said in his latest comments against the voting-machine maker.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
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Mike Lindell stepped up criticism of Dominion's lawsuit against him on Saturday.
He claimed their ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/mypillow-mike-lindell-taunts-dominion-claims-its-over-for-them-2021-5

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Close allies to Donald Trump told the Washington Post they wish he was working to protect policies from his term as opposed to holding grudges.

President Donald J. Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House on March 11, 2020.
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Donald Trumps...

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Investors should be focused on long-term data.Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) recently disclosed six-month efficacy for their COVID-19 vaccine. In this video from Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 5, Fool.com Contributors Brian Orelli and Keith Speights discuss why investors and ...

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Since the group refused to rule on Trump's suspension duration, Facebook finds itself back where it started: tasked with solving its own problems.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook formed its supreme court to help it navigate tricky content moderation ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-facebook-supreme-court-board-trump-suspension-2021-5

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Addressing an elderly crowd at The Villages in Florida, the congressman claimed that the "truth will prevail" and that he won't back down.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) speaks during the Save America Summit at the Trump National Doral golf resort on April 09, 2021 in Doral, Florida.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-gaetz-canceled-marked-man-america-first-tour-sex-trafficking2021-5

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The landmark procession aimed to boost patriotic sentiment at home and project Russia's military might abroad amid historic tensions...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/09/in-photos-russia-marks-76-years-of-wwii-victory-a73843

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Following our US Power Capacity Report for the first two months of 2020, which showed that 99.7% of new US power capacity came from solar and wind, weve got a US Electricity Generation Report that is much less uplifting. Aside from the fact that 11% is a lot lower than 99.7% (of course), the ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/09/solar-wind-provided-11-of-us-electricity-in-first-2-months-of-2021/

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Technology stocks have fallen out of favor recently, but they'll be long-term winners.Even before the pandemic, the world was becoming more and more digitized. New innovations such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G communications are opening up new ways to work and interact with ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/looking-for-tech-stocks-these-3-are-great-buys/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Once you get started, you'll wonder why you didn't do this sooner.To beginners, watching experienced investors grow their wealth can feel like watching a magician cover an empty box only to unveil their beautiful assistant a second later. You know the transformation isn't really magic, but you're at...

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Since India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge, the pace of administering the shots has only dropped, with states saying they only have limited stock...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/latest-indias-double-whammy-rising-cases-shots-77585402

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ISS may soon be obsolete -- but will we even miss it?The announcement blazed across the headlines of The Moscow Times on April 19: "Russia to Quit Int'l Space Station in 2025"!Citing "a senior government official" (Vice Prime Minister Yury Borisov), MT reported that Russia will soon officially ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/09/russia-may-abandon-the-international-space-station/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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President Bidens agenda for a clean-energy future requires ratcheting up demand for rare-earth elements, the essential materials for many high-tech items, including green-energy products like electric vehicles and wind turbines...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-china-rare-earth-elements-biden-energy-plan

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Godrej Properties expects its sales booking this fiscal to surpass the last year's record Rs 6,725 crore despite the outbreak of second wave of COVID-19...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/godrej-properties-expects-fy22-sales-bookings-to-beat-last-years-record-of-rs-6725cr/2248725/

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This Fool explains why he believes the market is underappreciating the potential of the BP share price, and why this could be an opportunity.
The post Heres why I think the BP share price can keep climbing appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

The BP (LSE: BP) share price has been a challenging ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2021/05/09/heres-why-i-think-the-bp-share-price-can-keep-climbing/

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