A temporary foreign worker from Mexico plants strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Que., in May 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes As governments around the world begin to reopen their borders, it’s clear that efforts to revive the economy are redrawing the lines between who will prosper, who will suffer and who will die. Emerging […] [Read More...]

In the pre-coronavirus days, hundreds of landlords and tenants would pack into courtrooms to settle disputes that often carried the threat of eviction.Before the judge would begin the proceeding, a video would be shown in English and Spanish informing everyone of their rights. Some tenants and landlords would work out settlements in the hallway, while […] [Read More...]

Millions of voters in Tokyo handed incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike a second term on Sunday according to early results, apparently trusting her to tackle the Japanese capital’s coronavirus outbreak and deliver the delayed Olympic Games next year.The first results and exit polls showed Koike, a former defence minister who became the first woman to lead […] [Read More...]

Another silent week for trading in Bitcoin is close to coming to an end. Moreover, as the weekend volatility has subsided over the recent months, and with the 4th of July holiday in the U.S. one can expect an eventless closing as well. Nevertheless, things haven’t been as silent on the altcoin front, as cryptocurrencies […] [Read More...]

While several members of the cryptocurrency community have been awaiting an altcoin season, crypto analyst, Nicholas Merten brought some hope to them. In his latest YouTube video, Merten talks about a potential alt season.  Litecoin In For A 400% Gain Against Bitcoin Over a decade ago, Bitcoin was dropped into the market by Satoshi Nakamoto. […] [Read More...]

Whether you are a senior developer with years of experience and multiple coding languages under your belt, or just starting out your tech career, there are a wide variety of job opportunities available. ; Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In fact, there are more than four developing and coding million jobs across […] [Read More...]

Report: Lack of Price-Gouging Enforcement from DOJ Has Led to Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars Politico Article Shows DOJ Intentionally Slow-Walked Prosecution of Price-Gouging Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from Politico shows that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice has intentionally slow-walked enforcement against individuals and companies potentially price-gouging […] [Read More...]

by Rachel Glickhouse This article is part of Electionland, ProPublica’s collaborative reporting project covering problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2020 elections. Sign up to receive updates about our voting coverage and more each week. Vote by Mail News In an interview with NPR, Attorney General William Barr claimed, without […] [Read More...]

by Logan Jaffe ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get weekly updates about our work. It took some time for Vincent Wade-Robinson to come around to the idea of having his name inscribed on a memorial. His experience had been painful. He didn’t want to dwell upon […] [Read More...]

The world of investing can feel intimidating and confusing when you first dive in. First, there’s the terminology. What’s a 401(k)? Or a mutual fund? An IRA? Then, there’s knowing the how of investing. What do you do first? Should you hire developers or financial advisors? ; Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more […] [Read More...]

Recession Continues as 1.4M More Lose Jobs, Small Businesses Denied Help As Enhanced Unemployment Insurance Near End Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Unemployment Rate Remains High WASHINGTON, D.C. – The unemployment rate remains at over 11% and the U.S. economy is still on edge this week as over 1.4 million more Americans filed for unemployment insurance. The […] [Read More...]

The  Tokyo District Court grants the Rehabilitation Trustee in the Mt. Gox case another extension for the submission of the reimbursement proposal. The Trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, filed for an extension motion on 30th June, 1 day before the submission date. The court has set 15th October as the new deadline. The motion cited that, “…there […] [Read More...]

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica Stay up to date with email updates about WNYC and ProPublica’s investigations into the president’s business practices. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases regarding access to President Donald Trump’s tax filings soon. At the heart of the cases: Can House committees and a New York grand […] [Read More...]

A poster urging citizens to vote in Russia’s upcoming constitutional referendum, stressing amendments on social policy. Moscow, June 2020. Photo (c): Alexey Kovalev. Used with permission.The delayed Russian referendum on constitutional reform goes ahead this week as the country emerges from many of the quarantine measures imposed over the past few months to control the […] [Read More...]

On a bitter cold spring night 14 months ago, back in a more magical time when all things seemed possible in the 2020 president race, I stood on the steps leading down to Washington’s great Reflecting Pool waiting to hear from the most unlikely and arguably intriguing Democrat of all, the businessman and political neophyte […] [Read More...]

Bitcoin price is pivotal at $9,100 even as selling pressure mounts. BTC/USD consolidation to last longer than expected; a bearish inclination puts $9,000 support in grave danger. Bitcoin price has entered into yet another day of consolidation. The largest cryptoasset has remained pivotal at $9,100 after failing to break the initial resistance at $9,200. On […] [Read More...]

With the recent lockdowns in place, many businesses have pivoted successfully to an online model. But if you have no experience with this how do you go about it? ; Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In this article, we’ll give you some practical tips to help you make the change to add […] [Read More...]

RHETORIC: In a House Financial Services Committee hearing today, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said “we have full transparency” with regard to recipients of the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Get Our Activist Investing Case Study! Get the entire 10-part series on our in-depth study on activist investing in PDF. Save it to your desktop, read […] [Read More...]

While several have been jumping on to the DeFi bandwagon to explore yield farming, Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum suggested that it wouldn’t last long.  ‘Boring Apps Are The Most Valuable’ The Decentralized Finance [DeFi] space is undoubtedly the talk of the crypto town. The term “Yield Farming” has taken the crypto world by […] [Read More...]

Over the past several years, photographers have filed thousands of lawsuits against companies that allegedly use their work without permission. The majority of these cases, which include prominent targets such as Yahoo.com, Verizon.com, MSN.com, MTV.com, Gawker.com, are handled by attorney Richard Liebowitz. We first spotted this emerging trend in 2016 and, at the time, Liebowitz […] [Read More...]