Samsung’s New Phones Test Consumer Demand for Pricey Gadgets
(Associated Press) Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
The latest Galaxy...
Trump Touts ‘Big Jobs Numbers’ Expected Friday, May Suspend Payroll Tax
(ZeroHedge) President Trump told Fox News, in an interview on Wednesday morning, there will be "another big jobs number on Friday," and reiterated his view the US economy is marching towards a V-shaped recovery.
A little more than...
California Prosecutors Ask NFL to Take Down Shooting Video
(Associated Press) California prosecutors on Tuesday asked the NFL to remove a video produced as part of the league's Inspire Change campaign, saying it misrepresents the circumstances leading to the fatal shooting of a...
Ex-Google Exec Sent to Prison for Stealing Robocar Secrets
(Associated Press) A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber's effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service.
The sentence...
US Treasury Projects Record $3.7 Trillion Deficit
Fitch: United States Credit Rating Outlook “Negative”
(Associated Press) The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which would be a record for the quarter but down from...
Dunkin’ Donuts Employee Arrested After ‘Large, Thick Piece of Mucus’ Found in Cop’s Coffee
(American Greatness) A Chicago Dunkin’ Donuts employee has been arrested after a police officer found a “large, thick glob of mucus which was later confirmed to be saliva”‘ in the coffee he had just brought, ABC...
Trump Fires Tennessee Valley Authority Chair for Not Hiring ‘Americans First’
(Associated Press) President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers.
Trump told reporters at the White House that...
GM Alleges Fiat Chrysler Spent Millions to Bribe UAW Leaders
(Associated Press) General Motors is asking a federal judge to reconsider his dismissal of a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler based on new allegations that FCA bribed union officials and GM employees with millions stashed...
Top Federal Reserve Official Says US Needs Another Lockdown to Save Economy
(The Hill) The government should again impose strict coronavirus-related lockdowns for a month or longer across the U.S. in order to boost the economy, a top Federal Reserve official said Sunday.
Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis...
As Milk Sales Rise, ‘Got milk?’ Ads Return
(Associated Press) The dairy industry has a familiar question for you: "Got milk?"
Six years after the popular tagline was retired, "Got milk?" ads are back. A dairy industry-funded group is reviving the campaign, hoping...
