Marriott International Inc. will suspend donations to Republican senators who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden, after considering the “destructive events” at the Capitol last week. The hotel giant is among the first corporate donors to announce a decision to sever financial ties with the lawmakers following Wednesday’s riots on Capitol Hill by supporters of President Donald Trump. While much […]
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President Donald Trump is set to leave office in a week’s time and leave behind a complicated and controversial legacy. What is not disputed, however, is that the stock market rallied during his presidency, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeding 30,000 for the first time in history. Using the performance of shares of major publicly traded companies as a […]
Read moreNew York (CNN Business)Stripe will halt payment processing for President Donald Trump’s campaign website after last week’s breach of the US Capitol. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the news, and CNN confirmed the report with a source familiar with the matter. Stripe restricts payments from “high risk” businesses including those that “engages in, encourages, promotes or […]
Read moreLos Angeles County saw nearly 100,000 new Covid-19 cases in a matter of one week, bringing the region to a total of 906,171 total cases. Public Health reported that the county reached another grim marker, just a week after Los Angeles topped 800,000 coronavirus cases. Officials confirmed 16,982 new Covid-19 cases and 221 related deaths on Saturday alone. “The speed […]
Read moreYuriko Nakao/Getty Images Bitcoin slid as much as 21% overnight, under pressure from investor risk aversion that also undermined equities, while the dollar rallied. The possibility of a second impeachment for Donald Trump, led by the Democrats, encouraged safe-haven flows into the dollar, which rose to two-week highs. Bitcoin fell to a one-week low, but was still up about 25% […]
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Washington (CNN)A $2,000 stimulus check will be at the heart of a $2 trillion Covid relief plan that President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil Thursday evening. An economic package passed by Congress in December provided for fresh $600 stimulus payments despite calls from politicians on both sides of the aisle for bigger checks. Biden’s plan calls for adding up […]
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Law school students and aspiring lawyers faced a tumultuous year as the pandemic caused setbacks with recruiting and bar exams. The legal industry has weathered the initial storm well, and is looking to attract top talent. Hiring partners and recruiting chairs at some of the top Big Law firms offer their tips on impressing interviewers and landing a summer associate […]
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Singapore is tightening restrictions on intra-corporate transferees, one category of workers brought from overseas offices of multinational corporations, the Straits Times reported. Intra-corporate transferees are a common feature of free-trade agreements worldwide that, for example, allow professionals to move for short periods to set up offices or for temporary projects, the Straits Times said. Intra-corporate transferees pass holders make up […]
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