Yellen Makes Case for Sweeping Stimulus Package in Face of GOP Skepticism
Cents Team January 20, 2021
Yellen appeared before Congress as part of her confirmation process.
Politics
Uber, Lyft Push Biden Team for Role in Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
Cents Team January 12, 2021
Ride-sharing companies look to carve out their place in vaccine distribution.
1/7/21: What’s Going On
Cents Team January 7, 2021
Struum, General Motors and more from around the business world.
1/6/21: What’s Going On
Cents Team January 6, 2021
Nintendo, Amazon and more from around the business world.
12/29/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team December 29, 2020
Volkswagen, Tesla and more from around the business world.
Trump Signs Covid-19 Aid Bill Averting Government Shutdown
Cents Team December 28, 2020
Financial stimulus is on the way.
U.S. Sues Walmart, Alleging Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis
Cents Team December 23, 2020
The Justice Department takes aim at the drug distribution practices of the U.S.’s largest retailer.
Trump Asks Congress to Amend Covid-19 Package, Boost Direct Payments
Cents Team December 23, 2020
The latest stimulus package is in jeopardy.
Covid-Relief Plan Talks Down to Final Details: Congress Update
Cents Team December 17, 2020
Lawmakers close in on a deal to give the country some financial relief.
12/16/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team December 16, 2020
Periscope, Spotify and more from around the business world.
12/11/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team December 11, 2020
Airbnb, Apple and more from around the business world.
White House Makes Offer to Democrats of $916 Billion Covid-19 Relief Bill
Cents Team December 9, 2020
Lawmakers continue to go back and forth.
11/30/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team November 30, 2020
Snowflake, Moderna and more from around the business world.
11/24/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team November 24, 2020
Peloton, Google and more from around the business world.
11/23/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team November 23, 2020
Microsoft, Merck and more from around the business world.
11/13/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team November 13, 2020
Netflix drops a new feature, Instacart plans its IPO and more from around the business world.
11/10/20: What’s Going On
Cents Team November 10, 2020
Big Tech prepares for 5G, the FDA approved another Covid-19 therapeutic and more from around the business world
Where Does President-Elect Joe Biden Stand on Major Policies?
Justin Birnbaum November 9, 2020
A look at what the Biden administration might look like.
Split Government Could Doom Antitrust Reform, but Tech to Remain in Crosshairs
Justin Birnbaum November 6, 2020
A split government could hinder antitrust reform.
Fed Prepares for Uneventful Meeting After Completing Policy Revamp
Justin Birnbaum November 5, 2020
The Federal Reserve isn’t expected to make any new policy announcements in its statement later today.
Analyst Read: Awaiting Election Results
Justin Oh November 4, 2020
We’ll have to wait and see how this all plays out.
Americans Awake to Unsettled Presidential Election
Justin Birnbaum November 4, 2020
It’ll likely take a few days to declare a winner.
11/4/20: What’s Going On
Justin Birnbaum November 4, 2020
Ant Group leaves investors hanging, the U.K. discusses Covid-19 data tracking with Palantir and more from around the business world.
Analyst Read: Election Trends
Justin Oh November 3, 2020
How do post-election stock market trends usually play out?
Looking At The Presidential Election With FiveThirtyEight’s Election Day Forecast
Justin Birnbaum November 3, 2020
Highlights from FiveThirtyEight’s predictive forecasts.
Looking At The Senate And House Races
Justin Birnbaum November 3, 2020
Biden-Trump isn’t the only matchup to watch.
11/3/20: What’s Going On
Justin Birnbaum November 3, 2020
Jack Dorsey’s his Twitter CEO job for now, the U.S. Treasury Department dials back government borrowing estimates, regulators postpone Ant Group’s IPO and more from around the business world.
S&P Futures Gain as Election Looms; Oil Falls Further
Justin Birnbaum November 2, 2020
A look at the markets with election day looming.
11/2/20: What’s Going On
Justin Birnbaum November 2, 2020
Airplanes explore new tactics, the Trump administration is levying new rules to restrict skilled foreign workers, Huawei makes factory expansion plans for Shanghai and more from around the business world.
Senators Press Tech CEOs at Section 230 Hearing
Justin Birnbaum October 29, 2020
CEOs from Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
Gilead Sciences, Remdesivir, Election 2020 and Europe’s Covid-19 Second Wave
Justin Birnbaum October 23, 2020
The FDA approves Gilead’s remdesivir, Biden and Trump duel in the final debate and a second Covid-19 wave threatens Europe’s economic recovery.
The Department of Justice, Google, The Federal Reserve, Digital Currencies, Microsoft and SpaceX
Justin Birnbaum October 20, 2020
The Justice Department sues Google, the Federal Reserve talks digital currency and Microsoft teams up with SpaceX.
Big Tech, Congress, Apple, The 5G iPhone, The Federal Reserve and FIVG
Justin Birnbaum October 7, 2020
House Panel says Big Tech has monopoly power, Apple prepares to unveil the 5G iPhone and Fed Chairman Powell warns of “tragic risk” without more stimulus.
Social Media, Congress, Hims, SPACs and U.S. Jobless Numbers
Justin Birnbaum October 2, 2020
Congress subpoenas top social media CEOs, Telehealth startup Hims goes public by SPAC and U.S. jobless claims hold steady.
Highlights From Trump-Biden Round One, Palantir, Asana and U.S. Home Prices
Justin Birnbaum September 30, 2020
Highlights from Trump-Biden Round One, Palantir and Asana start trading and U.S. home prices continue to grow.
The First 2020 Presidential Debate, Spotify’s Daniel Ek Invests in EVs and U.S. Retail Bankruptcies
Justin Birnbaum September 29, 2020
Getting ready for the first Trump-Biden debate, Spotify’s Daniel Ek invests in a Tesla Rival and U.S. retail bankruptcies hit record highs.
Uber, Lyft, Trump’s Enhanced Unemployment Benefits and SoftBank’s Comeback
Justin Birnbaum August 11, 2020
A judge rules against Uber and Lyft, Trump’s executive order draws skepticism and tech investor SoftBank starts on the comeback trail.
Highlights from the Week of July 13, 2020
Justin Birnbaum July 17, 2020
TikTok finds itself in a mess, Covid-19 trends continue to worsen, Twitter faces its worst hack and a look at Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Plan.
Trump, TikTok, Twitter and the European Union
Justin Birnbaum July 16, 2020
Trump says TikTok sanctions could come in weeks, Twitter deals with the fallout of arguably its worst hack and the EU strikes down its U.S. data transfer agreement.
TikTok’s Future, Analog Devices’ Merger and Facebook Ads
Justin Birnbaum July 13, 2020
TikTok stares down the barrel of a U.S. ban, Analog Devices announces the largest merger of 2020 to date and Facebook mulls a political ad blackout.
A Couple More Cents: Week of June 15, 2020
Justin Birnbaum June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 – Hey everybody! Here are a few tidbits to chew on over the weekend. Enjoy! Highlights from the Week Apple is tripling down
Morning Cents: June 19, 2020
Justin Birnbaum June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 – Trump’s battle with social media, the airline industry’s quest to return to the skies and Apple triples down on its anti-competition
Morning Cents: June 16, 2020
Justin Birnbaum June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020 – The Federal Reserve gets ready to spend, Apple’s antitrust troubles and Trump’s massive infrastructure proposal. Today’s newsletter is 1,143 words, a
WSJ: June 2, 2020
Austin Hankwitz June 2, 2020
Taco tuuuuuuesday! As my guy Lebron James might say. Protests Resume Over George Floyd Death as Cities Tighten CurfewsProtesters began marching on US cities again
WSJ: May 28, 2020
Austin Hankwitz May 28, 2020
Thirsty Thursday – the day of the week where it’s okay to get drunk on a work-night. Unfortunately, I’ll just be sipping coffee tonight as