Category Archives: Daily Digest

Health England: All plan B Covid restrictions, including mask wearing, to end  Boris Johnson has announced the end of all Covid measures introduced to combat the Omicron variant – compulsory mask-wearing on public transport and in shops, guidance to work from home and vaccine certificates – from next week.   Czech Republic Abolishes Plan to…

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Economy The Tech Correction Technology stocks are officially in correction territory after yesterday’s late Wall Street selloff.   Largest Bitcoin Fund Plunges Nearly 30% One of the biggest casualties of the cryptocurrency selloff is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. Energy New Virginia Governor Urged to Curb Utility Political Donations  A state senator who’s tried for years…

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Economy Plan A is Inflation, Plan B is Depression That tightness you’re feeling? Rock, meet hardplace.   The Judge Who Exposed the “Rigged Game” A federal judge named Jed Rakoff threw out a $285 million regulatory settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission, blasting it as “neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor…

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Economy Big Tech Braces for Wave of Regulations New laws under consideration in Europe, Asia and the U.S. could put sharp limits on how big tech companies can treat smaller competitors and restrict their use of artificial intelligence like facial recognition. US airlines warn of impending 5G flight disruption The chief executives of American Airlines,…

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Economy Are you prepared for a crash? Here’s how to protect your investments. Here are precautions to take so you can sleep better when the inevitable happens.   Bitcoin Death Cross Staring Down Bulls After Retreat After one of the roughest patches ever for Bitcoin enthusiasts, holders of the largest digital currency are facing an…

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Economy World Bank Warns Global Economy Grim Outlook The latest forecast predicts global growth will slow to 4.1 percent this year from 5.5 percent in 2021. It attributed the slowdown to virus threats, government aid unwinding and an initial rebound in demand fading.   Voters More Concerned About Economy Than Covid Concerns over the economy are…

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Economy Crypto Crash 2022: What Future Holds for Bitcoin As Market Sheds $1 Trillion Bitcoin price crashed to new three-month lows on Saturday, extending its freefall since Wednesday when the U.S. Federal Reserve ignited a massive selloff over news it would reverse policy to strengthen the economy amid the pandemic.   Russian puppet to shoot…

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Economy Venmo and CashApp Now Monitoring Transactions Over $600 The Biden administration is using corporations to do his dirty work. A line item inserted into the American Rescue Plan will now be the “back door” to finding out how Americans are spending their money.   Richmond Fed’s Barkin Says a March Rate Rise Is Conceivable…

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Health MSM Admitting the Truth? MSNBC anchor questions federally-funded school COVID-19 spending Twitter users mocked what appeared to be an almost “red pill” moment for MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes.   CNN Too? Can Weight Loss Help Protect Against Covid? “We are overwhelmed with the volume of patients that have really made that connection between obesity and…

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Resilience Stuck on a Snowy Highway, Running Out of Food, Water, Gas Lanes in both directions eventually became blocked across an approximately 40-mile stretch of I-95 north of Richmond. As hours passed and night fell, motorists posted messages on social media about running out of fuel, food and water. Economy Hawkish Fed signals it may…

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