As California becomes one of the first states to take over Big Tech in the ongoing battle over the employment status of Uber and Lyft drivers, the scofflaw ride-hailing companies are now working their political contacts to prevent them from complying with a law that has been on the books …
Read More »Get your flu in September – before cases start to climb
Reuters With the coronavirus still widespread, it’s time to start thinking seriously about flu, which typically spreads in fall and winter. A major flu outbreak would not only overwhelm hospitals this fall and winter, but also likely overwhelm a person who can contract both at the same time. Doctors do …
Read More »Lowe steals the crown from Home Depot during the pandemic, showing card transactions
One thing about capturing the home front during a pandemic is that it allows consumers to see for a while where they are spending time and then decide to open their wallet to make themselves more comfortable. The category for home delivery supply warehouses, which includes Lowe’s LOW, + 2.63% …
Read More »The ‘excessive deaths’ in the US are 204,691 in 7 months – so COVID-19 deaths may be too bad
The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
Read More »Buy in Europe, where stocks have ‘become brutal’, says fund manager
Three things have led Systelligence CEO Kevin Miller to move money from his fund management company to European equities and away from U.S. equities: The decline in the dollar, the underperformance of European equities this year compared to the US, and expected volatility copy in the elections in November. The …
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