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WSJ Reporter Documents How The Pandemic Turned Her Once-Frugal Parents Into Daytraders

Posted on October 28, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

We have already documented at length how the pandemic has been a boon for Robinhood and other discount brokerages. Many people forced to stay home and quarantine went on to…

What’s That Smell?

Posted on October 25, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

“At least we aren’t Europe” wasn’t quite the standard for excellence Ben Bernanke was originally shooting for. Certainly not when he began QE in the United States, nor at the…

China Threatens to Detain U.S. Citizens if DOJ Prosecutes Scholars

Posted on October 21, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Chinese officials told the Trump administration they may detain Americans in China if the DOJ prosecutes scholars with ties to the Communist country's military, the Wall Street Journal first reported…

WarnerMedia to Cut More Jobs as Part of Restructuring

Posted on October 10, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The head count at the WarnerMedia subsidiary of telecom group AT&T (T) - Get Report is about to get a lot leaner, according to a media report Thursday.