A proposal to nullify intellectual property regarding COVID-19 vaccines seems unlikely to affect Moderna's bottom line.Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and its peers have been under pressure in response to a bomb the Biden administration's new trade envoy, Katherine Tai, dropped on America's ...

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Frequent Alaska flyers can look forward to more upgrade opportunities, increased cooperation between airlines, and better international connections.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 painted in a special Oneworld livery.
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Aiaska Airlines is the newest member of the ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-airlines-joins-oneworld-alliance-what-it-means-for-flyers-2021-4

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LONDON (AP) - Passengers faced significant travel disruption Saturday in Britain as a number of high-speed trains were taken out of service to undergo precautionary checks for cracks.Network Rail, which runs the nation's tracks, said cracks were discovered on several Hitachi 800 trains...

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-44bf4b3ef86ebbdf37004a61855ebcc6

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Taking time to track down the best shares to buy in today's FTSE 100 should be well spent as I could generate outsize returns.
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Finding the best shares to buy in the current stock ...

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Lynne Allaker says inaccurate or false apartment listings are a longstanding problem in big cities - and that multiple listings for the same unit are a red flag.

Lynne Allaker is the senior director of customer support for StreetEasy.
Lynne Allaker

Lynne Allaker is the senior director of customer ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/job-diary-street-easy-stop-apartment-rental-scammers-in-nyc-2021-5

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One law gives immunity to drivers who run over protesters, another makes it a felony to damage flags or statues.This is NOT what democracy looks like.

Native youth demonstrators carry a pipeline/black snake to the White House demanding President Joe Biden shutdown the Dakota Access Pipeline on ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/protest-bills-states-sneaking-through-limit-the-right-to-protest-2021-5

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Homebuyers' demands have shifted after 12 months of confinement: Now, they want a backyard oasis and space where they can be alone.

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Homebuyers are looking for new amenities in the COVID age, realtors say.
She-sheds and man-caves are popular, as are home gyms and in-ground ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/homebuyers-want-pools-she-sheds-garage-gyms-realtors-say-2021-5

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[East African] Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, 68, was buried at the crack of dawn on Thursday May 6, at a secret location in accordance with Zulu royal practices. But this has not given any rest to the Zulu nation...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105080167.html

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A near-term slowdown has had this stock reeling, but investors should focus on the bigger opportunities.Cirrus Logic's (NASDAQ: CRUS) mini stock market rally came to a screeching halt at the end of April after the chipmaker's fourth-quarter results and guidance failed to pass muster. Investors ...

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On Behind the Markets, a podcast brought to you by Jeremy Schwartz, WisdomTree Global Head of Research, we talk to market strategists, business executives and financial advisors about important trends underpinning the financial markets. In this episode, Jeremy talks to Sailesh Radha, co-founder and ...

https://www.etftrends.com/model-portfolio-channel/where-in-the-world-are-the-best-valuations/

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Property investors should defer buying rental properties in 2021 while prices are inflated. You could still earn rental-like income from the Crombie stock and NorthWest Healthcare Properties stock, the top REITs in Canada today.
The post Property Investors: 2 Top REITs Are Your Best Rental Income ...

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If you have a bit of extra money or a cash lump sum, should you pay off your mortgage or invest? We break it down for you.
The post Should I pay off my mortgage or invest? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

The world of investing can be confusing for a beginner. So when you receive a lump sum of...

https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/should-i-pay-off-my-mortgage-or-invest/

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The Amazon cofounder sold about 1.5 million shares as part of a pre-arranged trading plan, regulatory filings show.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Jeff Bezos sold nearly $5 billion of Amazon stock this week.The Amazon cofounder may have sold the shares to fund Blue Origin or the Bezos Earth Fund.Bezos ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-sold-5-billion-amazon-stock-days-ceo-resignation-2021-5

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The only other billionaire CEO to host the show in its 46-year history was former president Donald Trump, who hosted in 2004 and 2015.

Elon Musk
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is only the second billionaire CEO to host Saturday Night Live.
Donald Trump is the only other ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-is-only-second-billionaire-ceo-to-host-snl-trump-2021-5

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The government has already termed the Maharashtra variant as a variant of concern as it is leading to faster spread of virus and also leading to further mutations in the virus...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/second-wave-the-link-between-covid-19-variants-and-the-spike-explained/2248390/

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In March, Darc Mono opened pre-orders for its 2021 batch of RVs available late summer and it sold out within a few days.

The Darc Mono.
Darc Mono

Darc Mono unveiled its first eponymous expedition RV with a Scandinavian boutique hotel interior.
Darc Mono is owned by KW Solutions, a German...

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-rv-expedition-darc-mono-scandinavian-boutique-hotel-2021-5

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Alcohol Deaths In England And Wales Rise To 20-Year-High During Pandemic

Authored by Alexander Zhang via The Epoch Times,

The number of people dying of alcohol consumption reached a 20-year high during theCCP viruspandemic, official figures for England and Wales have shown.

According to new data...

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/alcohol-deaths-england-and-wales-rise-20-year-high-during-pandemic

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The key reports this week are April CPI and retail sales.For manufacturing, the April Industrial Production report will be released on Friday.----- Monday, May 10th -----No major economic releases scheduled.----- Tuesday, May 11th -----6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for April.
10:00...

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Jeremy Siegel told CNBC he expects the Fed to pull back on its accommodative policy, which has long driven gains in stocks, sometime later this year.

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Wharton's Jeremy Siegel said the stock market will face a "day of reckoning" sometime this year as inflation spikes.
He ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-outlook-inflation-risk-pressure-forecast-jeremy-siegel-fed-2021-5

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In a few years, you'll be glad you snatched up these deals.Investors flocked to software stocks during the pandemic, as the need for work-from-home technology solutions surged. But since the beginning of this year, some investors have fled tech stocks as they've looked to other sectors that they ...

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It was a strong start to the year for the "Call of Duty" owner.Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) on Tuesday gave investors some good reasons to cheer. The video game developer avoided an early 2021 growth slowdown thanks to a flood of popular content releases in franchises like Call of Duty and ...

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The pandemic and subsequent crash buffeted the real estate sector quite strongly. It forced many of them to cut dividends, but most of the giants sustained their dividends.
The post 2 REIT Giants That Yield Up to 3.7% Dividends appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

2021 has been great for a lot...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/08/2-reit-giants-that-yield-up-to-3-7-dividends/

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Insider spoke with Krugman on Wednesday to get his take on how the US recovery's progressing. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the conversation.

Paul Krugman.
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Insider met with Nobel laureate Paul Krugman on Wednesday to discuss the US economy.
Topics ranged from the ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-krugman-interview-inflation-mmt-government-stimulus-spending-economic-recovery-2021-5

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Nobody doubts the power of the internet today, but its still shocking to see how pervasive and tangible the impact of the internet and internet celebrities like Elon Musk can be.
The post Forget Dogecoin and Elon Musk: This 1 Tech Stock Is Better appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

A Nobel-...

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Which athletic retailer has more growth potential in a post-pandemic world?Over the past five years, Lululemon's (NASDAQ: LULU) stock has soared more than 400% as the activewear retailer has continued to expand and lock in more shoppers. Meanwhile, Under Armour's (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) stock has ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/08/better-buy-lululemon-vs-under-armour/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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This tech will soon be deployed on cargo planes before eventually making its way to passenger airliners, which could make commercial pilots largely obsolete.

An Xwing self-flying plane demonstration flight.
Thomas Pallini/Insider

Xwing is a startup working to usher in the future of aviation by ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-on-self-flying-plane-convinced-its-future-of-aviation-2021-5

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A lot of people find it difficult to trust their money to the ever-changing stock market and prefer to stick to safer but low-return alternatives.
The post Scared of the Stock Market? This 1 Stock Should Calm You Down appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Once upon a time, before the internet ...

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The IRS will start issuing tax refunds to individuals who filed a tax return before the 1.9 trillion relief package was passed as legislation.

At least 7 million people are likely to qualify for tax returns processed by early March on unemployment benefits, a new Treasury report suggests.
...

https://www.businessinsider.com/7-million-people-likely-receive-tax-refund-unemployment-benefits-treasury-irs

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Football Focus pundits Martin Keown and Karen Carney say it makes sense to play an all-English Champions League final at Wembley but question whether it would suit Manchester City tactically...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/57039064

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The secret campaign, backed by major broadband companies, used real peoples names without their consent...

https://www.wired.com/story/isps-funded-85-million-fake-comments-opposing-net-neutrality

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Here is one way for a homebuyer to avoid post-sale litigation.
Q: Last month I hired a real estate attorney. My contractor found water stains 4 inches off the ground behind a wall. Mildew was also present. My contractor verified that my condo had flooding throughout.
Im filing claims against the ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/08/sponsored-a-lesson-in-why-buyers-must-hire-inspectors-and-sellers-should-demand-that-too/

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We caught up with StockX CEO Scott Cutler to talk about the opportunity in products like the PlayStation 5, NFTs, international expansion, and the resale market's future.Sneakers are the core of StockXs business. When the site went live in 2016, billing itself as the first stock market of things, ...

https://qz.com/2005457/for-stockx-selling-jordans-is-just-the-beginning/

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The famed credit card giant has guided for a return to growth in 2022, but there's a chance it might come sooner.Most companies faced enormous challenges in 2020, and many are still feeling the effects. Few were faced with a level of uncertainty as extreme as American Express (NYSE: AXP), given its ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/08/american-express-stages-its-comeback/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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More cities, including Los Angeles, have begun creating tiny home villages as an alternative to congregate shelters.

A rendering of the tiny home villages neighborhood.
Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City will be partnering with a nonprofit to create the Other Side Village to house the citys ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-home-village-salt-lake-city-homeless-shops-airbnb-2021-5

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The US economy is set up to come out of the COVID pandemic with a historic boom because the Fed and federal government learned from 2008's missteps.

President Joe Biden has framed his infrastructure plan as a means of strengthening democracy and undermining autocracy.
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The US...

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-economy-post-covid-boom-we-learned-from-2008-mistakes-2021-5

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The Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for this year's term, which featured remote sessions and a new justice.The Supreme Court has concluded oral arguments for this year's term, which featured remote sessions and a new justice...

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/08/994996918/supreme-court-wraps-up-term

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April's jobs number failed to meet projections, casting doubt on the country's post-pandemic recovery. But the Biden administration says that the economy is recovering faster than expected.April's jobs number failed to meet projections, casting doubt on the country's post-pandemic recovery. But the ...

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/08/995014314/aprils-job-report-falls-short-of-predictions

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Writing off Social Security is a good bet for one Fool's retirement strategy. The same may hold true for you.Social Security is facing some big financial challenges. In the coming years, it will owe more money in benefits than it collects in revenue as baby boomers leave the workforce at full speed ...

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The warehouse club operator's impressive sales momentum shows no sign of slowing.Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been on a tear since early 2020, gaining market share and capitalizing on a recent surge in consumer spending. The only month for which it reported weak results last year was April, ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/08/costcos-sales-surge-again-in-april/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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"It's going to be complicated and messy" for the economy to get back on track after the yearlong pandemic, Jason Furman told Insider.

Jason Furman.
Reuters

A former top economist to Barack Obama said the April jobs report was stunning.
Its going to be complicated and messy"...

https://www.businessinsider.com/april-jobs-report-obamas-former-economist-jason-furman-recovery-economy-2021-5

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Public profile unearthed by Inc. magazine reveals six years of five-star reviews by Jeff Bezos. He praised books, a movie, binoculars, and milk.

Jeff Bezos old Amazon review profile has been unearthed.
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Jeff Bezos old Amazon review profile has been unearthed by Inc. magazine...

https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-read-billionaires-amazon-reviews-from-20-years-ago-2021-5

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County reports more than 400,000 new infections but experts suspect figures are gross underestimateCoronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the worlds worst outbreaks.India reported a national record...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/08/india-records-almost-4200-covid-deaths-in-a-day

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Got $500 or more to invest today? Here are three top Canadian stocks that are under $10 per share but have multiple levers for growth!
The post Got $500? 3 Top Canadian Stocks to Buy for Under $10 Today appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Small-cap Canadian stocks are certainly volatile. ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/08/got-500-3-top-canadian-stocks-to-buy-under-10-today/

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St Modwen shares are in the limelight, and the stock has soared. But why did this happen? Here I take a closer look.
The post Why did St Modwen shares jump yesterday? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

St Modwen (LSE: SMP) shares rallied by a significant amount yesterday. But why? Well, in a ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2021/05/08/why-did-st-modwen-shares-jump-yesterday/

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