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🎢Stocks Rally Again, Bitcoin Record, Gold All-Time High, Gas Prices⬇️
🏛️Pressure On Biden For Tonight’s Stats Of Union
💊Trump White House Abused Speed
🇺🇦Ukraine: A US CEO’s Visit As Defense Sec. Warns Of Russia-NATO War
🚨DayCare Costs As High As College Tuition
💸Boom
Stocks bounce back as tech shares rebound,
The S&P 500 added 0.51% to 5,104.76, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.58% to 16,031.54. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded higher by 75.86 points, or 0.2%, to close at 38,661.05.
Bitcoin surging back to near a record $69k
Gold hits an all-time high.
Oil and Gas at the pump prices lower
🤖Much of the rally has been fueled by the AI Boom.
Artificial Intelligence: the good, the bad, the ugly dominated the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
➡️Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels, a GisermanGroup client, was there:
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🏠Home Sales Tick Higher Despite Mortgages
New home sales ticking-up, despite high mortgage rates and expensive housing prices.
➡️SitusAMC’s Tim Rood a GisermanGroup.com client tells Fox Business’ Neil Cavuto things had been improving until the Fed ruined the party.
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🏛️Pressure On Biden For Tonight’s Stats Of Union
As he delivers the address tonight, President Biden will probably command the attention of what might well be his largest crowd before November. It giving him the opportunity to address voters concern about his age and stamina a crucial barometer to determine whether the 81-year-old president is up for another four years in the job one month after a special counsel’s report faulted his memory and cognition.
His speech will try to make the case for the success of “Bidenomics.” The President will outline his agenda for a second term, including efforts to reduce the cost of housing, one of the most tangible examples of what Biden calls his attempts to build an economy that prioritizes workers and the middle class.
It come a day after Nicki Haley suspended her presidential campaign after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she challenged him to win the support of the moderate Republicans and independent voters who supported her.
“It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that,” she said. “At its best, politics is about bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. And our conservative cause badly needs more people.”
President Biden and Trump easily won Super Tuesday primaries as they moved toward their parties’ nominations and a rematch for the White House. But it wasn’t a clean sweep as Haley won Vermont.
Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Fla., home, the former president made no mention of Haley, instead calling for “unity”:
“We want to have unity,” he declared, “and we’re going to have unity, and it’s going to happen very quickly.”
In a statement, President Biden again cast Trump as a threat to American democracy:
"Tonight's results leave the American people with a clear choice: Are we going to keep moving forward or will we allow Donald Trump to drag us backwards into the chaos, division, and darkness that defined his term in office?" Biden said.
A poll by The New York Times and Siena College finds concerns about President Biden’s age poses a deepening threat to his re-election bid, with a majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now saying he is too old to lead the country effectively.
💊Trump White House On Speed
In January, the Defense Department’s inspector general released a repot detailing how the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration distributed controlled substances with scant oversight
The report didn’t say why so many of those pills had been given out. But for many who served in the Trump White House, the investigation highlighted an open secret. According to Rolling Stone interviews with four former senior administration officials and others with knowledge of the matter, the stimulant was routinely given to staffers who needed an energy boost after a late night, or just a pick-me-up to handle another day at a uniquely stressful job. As one of the former officials tells Rolling Stone, the White House at that time was “awash in speed.”
💻FaceBook, Instagram Sites Go Down
Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms users seeing a message that the online services are down.
Meta’s signature social media platforms informing hundreds of thousands of users of a “failure to load.” As of approximately 11 a.m., Downdetector received more than 500,000 error reports.
Just after noon ET, Meta said it had resolved the issue:
“Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services,” Stone said on X. “We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”
No word yet as to why.
🏛️Defense Secretary Warns Of Russia-NATO War
NATO could be dragged into a war with Russia if Vladimir Putin's forces are not stopped in Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned.
Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels just returned from Ukraine. He shares his unique perspective with NewsNation:
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Caitlin Clark Top NCAA Basketball Scorer
Iowa’s superstar Caitlin Clark broke “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s scoring record in her final regular-season home game, finishing with 3,685 points, top NCAA scorer ever
🪦Navalny Buried To Sinatra’s ‘My Way’
The body of Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable critic, was lowered into the ground to the sounds of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” as thousands of his supporters outside a cemetery chanted to be allowed in to pay their respects.
Despite the mass of followers and the heavy presence of riot police, there were no major protests or clashes as Russia’s most prominent dissident was laid to rest. The opposition leader died suddenly at the age of 47 in the Polar Wolf prison colony in northern Russia — a death that his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, and other supporters have described as “murder” but which Russian authorities attributed to “natural causes.”
🏗️US Contends Chinese-Made Cranes Are Spying
The Biden administration plans to invest billions in the domestic manufacturing of cargo cranes, seeking to counter fears that the prevalent use of China-built cranes with advanced software at many U.S. ports poses a potential national-security risk.
➡️Meantime, Exiger’s Bob Kolasky tells NewsNation Chinese hackers could wreak havoc after infiltrating US electric & water systems:
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🚢New US Attack On Houthis After They Sank Cargo Ship
The U.S. and the UK conducted a series of strikes at Houthi targets inside Yemen Saturday, part of a continuing effort to fight back against the Iran-backed group that has continued to attack commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea.
➡️Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels, a GisermanGroup client tells NewsNation the attacks on shipping have meant increasing costs for everything from oil to clothing to food:
➡️Exiger CEO Daniels dissected it all on Bloomberg:
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📱AT&T Customers Get Measly $5 Credit As Outage Dominates Security Worries
AT&T’s CEO on Sunday apologized for the widespread cellular outage that knocked out service for thousands. The phone giant criticized for giving customers a measly $5 credit.
➡️But the bigger problem says Exiger’s Bob Kolasky on NewsNation—lack of cell phone service is a national security risk that needs to be fixed:
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🇺🇦Ukraine: A US CEO’s Visit As Defense Sec. Warns Of Russia-NATO War
Red Sea attacks, the Ukraine invasion, Covid — all causing major Supply Chain problems.
➡️Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels tells Bloomberg it cries out for a long term solution.
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📺Sports Streaming Venture Challenged
FuboTV is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced sports streaming joint venture, citing what the company calls “extreme suppression of competition in the U.S. sports-focused streaming market”.
The Department of Justice is also reportedly investigating over concerns the venture could harm consumers, sports leagues and rivals..
Earlier this month, the three media giants said they will launch a joint venture to start a sports streaming service this autumn to capture younger viewers.
Top NFL executives are also reportedly furious about only finding out at the last minute about the new sports streaming joint venture.
The app will carry content from the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, major college sports, UFC, the PGA Tour, Grand Slam tennis, the FIFA World Cup and cycling.
🚨DayCare Costs As High As College Tuition
The child-care system is broken. DayCare costs as much as college.
The average cost for a nanny is around $39,270 per year, and is even higher in cities like New York, Chicago, Dallas, Miami and San Francisco, where the expense can top an eye popping $56,000, according to Care.com data,
➡️Laura Tulchin, Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine Early Learning and a Giserman Group Client tells Scripps News, “The increasing cost of childcare could swing key millennial voters in the Presidential election:”
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🧪Biden Pushes Abortion Rights As Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children
The Biden administration is calling for Congress to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.
It comes as The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system is pausing in vitro fertilization treatments as it evaluates the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children. The ruling has sent shock waves through the world of reproductive medicine, casting doubt over fertility care for would-be parents in the state and raising complex legal questions with implications extending far beyond Alabama.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said the ruling would cause “exactly the type of chaos that we expected when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and paved the way for politicians to dictate some of the most personal decisions families can make.”
👟Trump Launches Sneaker Line, Really!
It may be absurd, but that’s Shoe Business.
We kid you not…Donald Trump is hawking new Trump-branded sneakers. He introduced them at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”
Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear.
The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as “Never Surrender High-Tops” for $399 on a new website that also sells other Trump-branded shoes and “Victory47” cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle. He’d be the 47th president if elected again.
👮Biden Blames Putin For Death of Op Leader
President Biden slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
“Make no mistake, Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death. Putin is responsible. What has happened to Navalny is yet more proof of Putin’s brutality,” Biden said at the White House.
The Russian leader “does not only target citizens of other countries, as we’ve seen with what is going on in Ukraine right now. He also inflicts terrible crimes on his own people,” he added.
Nevalny, 47, was imprisoned after exposing rampant corruption in Vladimir Putin's inner circle and forming the most effective political movement opposing the Russian leader. His death, if confirmed, has happened in the custody of the Russian state that persecuted him relentlessly.
The Russian penitentiary service said Navalny lost consciousness while walking in the Arctic penal colony to which he was relocated in December.
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🔫Super Bowl Parade Shooting
One person killed and up to 30 injured in a shooting at the end of the parade to celebrate the Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs, sending terrified fans running for cover.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves says two people had been taken into custody. She said that fans may have been involved in apprehending a suspect but couldn’t confirm that.
🏈Super Bowl Most Watched TV Ever
Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched program ever, averaging 123.4 million viewers across all platforms. That was up 7% from last year's Big Game, no wonder why advertisers forked over $7 million for a 30-second commercial.
Travis Kelce capped off the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl win, and second in a row, by kissing his girlfriend Taylor Swift on the field after the game.
The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in a thrilling, defense-heavy game that went into overtime. The final score was 25-22, with the Chiefs winning on a touchdown pass in the final seconds of overtime at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.
A record 68 million expected to have bet a record $23 billion on the matchup between Kansas City and San Francisco, according to the American Gaming Association.
BetUS even offered bets on whether Swift and Travis Kelsey will announce that Swift is pregnant, how many times the broadcast will cut away to a shot of her, and whether the game's MVP will mention her in his speech.
🗳️Democrat Takes Santos Seat
Democratic former Rep. Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after he won the special election in New York’s 3rd District to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos.
Suozzi’s victory over Republican Mazi Pilip cuts Republicans’ already razor-thin House majority by one seat, making legislating even more difficult moving forward. And it could provide a guide for Democrats competing in similar competitive districts this fall, especially when it comes to navigating their political vulnerability on immigration and border security.
Santos’ expulsion from the House set off the sprint to the special election, and Democrats quickly coalesced around Suozzi, who represented the district from 2017 to 2023 after having been the Nassau County executive and mayor of Glen Cove.
🏛️Mayorkas Impeached
House Republicans Voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border, exactly one week after their first attempt to impeach him collapsed spectacularly on the floor. The Senate is not expected to convict him.
The vote was 214-213, with three Republicans again opposing the impeachment. Mayorkas is just the second Cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached — and the first in nearly 150 years.
📃Biden’s Age & Memory In Spotlight
President Biden angrily hit back against a special counsel’s report on his handling of classified documents, saying that the report unfairly raised questions about his age and memory. He lashed out at the suggestion that he had forgotten the date of his son’s death. “How in the hell dare he raise that?” Biden said during a hastily called news conference.
Some Democrats accused Special Counsel Robert Hur, a Trump-appointed former U.S. attorney, of being biased and potentially violating Justice Department policy. One former Biden aide blamed members of the president’s team for allowing the president to be interviewed by the special counsel in the aftermath of the Oct. 7th attacks in Israel, an episode that led Biden to spend hours in meetings with national security advisers in the Situation Room. “How can they staff him so poorly and put him in that situation—on that day?” asked the former adviser.
The investigation into Biden’s handling of the documents after being vice president called him a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and described interviews in which he could not recall when he served as vice president, what year his son died or whom he agreed with during policy debates.
Biden News Conference:
BIDEN: "I'm well-meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what the hell I'm doing”
FOX’s DOOCY: “How bad is your memory?”
BIDEN: “My memory is so bad I let you speak”
The special counsel say President Biden "wilfully retained and disclosed classified materials", but he will not face charges.
"We conclude that the evidence does not establish Mr Biden's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt," the report reads.
🎤Taylor Swift’s Power Over Election
What a country!
18% of voters say they're 'more likely' or 'significantly more likely' to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift, thats according to a new Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll for Newsweek.
Swift made history, taking home Album of the Year for Midnights, her fourth win in the category.
Taylor Scores again: the Chiefs-Ravens game she attended is the most-watched AFC Championship ever, with 55.47 million viewers
➡️Laughable:
Fox and others are now taking on Swift. They are hitting on Swift's endorsed of President Biden in 2020 and the fact that Travis Kelce, the Chiefs tight end whom she is dating, participated in an advertising campaign for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. A story published by The New York Times, which noted Biden would like Swift's endorsement again this year, added fuel to the fire.
🧑🏭Hostages Rescued
Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and freeing the captives under fire in a dramatic raid. The operation killed at least 50 Palestinians, including women and children, according to Palestinian health officials in the beleaguered territory.
The raid was celebrated in Israel, but the operation also brought heavy airstrikes pounding on Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war. Dozens were killed.
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⚾️Super Treat: Spring Training Begins
Spring training is here. Pitchers and catchers will begin reporting to camps in Arizona and Florida over the next week, and exhibition games will begin by the end of the month. Opening Day 2024 is scheduled for Thursday, March 28.
👨⚖️SCOTUS Ready To Reject Barring Trump From Ballot
The Supreme Courtseems ready to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot.
A definitive ruling for Trump,would largely end efforts in Colorado, Maine and elsewhere to prevent his name from appearing on the ballot.
Conservative and liberal justices alike questioned during arguments whether Trump can be disqualified from being president again because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden, ending with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump’s Reaction:
“I thought it was very— it’s a very beautiful process. I hope that democracy in this country will continue,” he said at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. “I thought the presentation today was a very good one. I think it was well received. I hope it was well received.”
🚨Trump’s Woman Problem Biden, Calls Him Sick F*ck
Donald Trump has a woman problem, a woman voter problem
The gender gap is growing between supporters of President Biden and the former President, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll. More women say they would support Biden over Trump in this latest survey, with 58 percent backing Biden and 36 percent backing Trump.
It comes as PresidentBiden has taken the gloves off.
Biden has described Trump to longtime friends and close aides as a “sick fuck” who delights in others’ misfortunes, according to Politico quoting three people who have heard the president use the profane description. According to one of the people who has spoken with the president, Biden recently said of Trump: “What a fucking asshole the guy is.”
Many applauding the President.
💣Mideast Expanding War: US Retaliates
The U.S. conducted an airstrike inside Iraq, killing what Pentagon officials described as a commander of an Iranian-aligned militant group who was directly responsible for planning and participating in attacks that killed three Americans.
The U.S. earlier launched attacks against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan.
U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, hitting facilities such as command and control centers and drone storage sites, according to the U.S. Central Command.
Iraq’s government said civilians were among at least 16 people killed in the airstrikes that the Middle Eastern country called a grave risk to security in the region.
More U.S. attacks are expected over the next few days.
Three Army reservists — all from Georgia — were identified as the soldiers who died in the weekend drone strike that also wounded more than 40 others. They are the first American troops killed since the beginning of the Gaza war, their bodies arrived back home Friday afternoon in a solemn ceremony attended by Pres Biden.
Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46.
Sgt.. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24.
Sgt. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23.
🏦Another Bank Crisis Ahead
Abandoned offices as people work from home could lead to a new banking crisis.
Concerns now center on New York Community Bancorp, which operates roughly 400 branches nationwide under brands such as Flagstar Bank and Ohio Savings Bank. Its stock sank after an ugly earnings report that included unexpected losses on real estate loans.
Fears are rising among investors over the distressed commercial real estate sector. This comes as a crucial lifeline created during last year’s banking crisis is set to expire.
Regional bank stocks have come under pressure withthe Regional Bank Index down 13% YTD and New York Community Bank down 63% in 1 month.
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📈Blame AI:Layoffs Surge
Blame AI?!?
721,677 job cuts last year, a 98% jump from 363,832 layoffs reported in 2022, a new report published by professional outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas has revealed.
Several high-profile tech companies, including Meta and Amazon, slashed jobs last year. Around 168,032 employees were laid off in 2023, which is a stunning 73% increase from the previous year, the report said. Experts now believe that this problem could worsen in 2024 as the labour market continues to soften in the face of high-interest rates and stubborn inflation.
"Labor costs are high," said Andy Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "Employers are still extremely cautious and in cost-cutting mode heading into 2024, so the hiring process will likely slow for many job-seekers and cuts will continue in the first quarter," he added, as per Fox News.
Challenger went on to say that the "tech sector will continue to be impacted by the onset of AI, mergers and acquisitions, and realigning of resources and talent".
🚨Mideast War Expands: Houthi Attacks on US Ships
Another sign the Israel-Hamas war is widening.
The US launched more strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as the Iran-backed militant group continues to upend global shipping markets with Red Sea attacks.
US jets shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea from Houthi militant-controlled areas of Yemen, according to U.S. military.
These strikes on the terrorists will not prove to be a quick-fix to world-wide shipping problems, which are driving up consumer costs, as shippers have tripled the prices they charge to take cargo from Asia to Europe, according to ➡️Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels, a supply-chain expert and GisermanGroup client on Bloomberg:
Officials of Palestinian militant group Hamas have told international mediators that they are open to discussing a deal to release some of the kidnapped Israelis they are holding hostage in exchange for a significant pause in fighting, Egyptian officials said.
Exiger’s Daniels on NewsNation says so far the Red Sea situation has been contained, but that could quickly change:
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🪙SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF
Bitcoin extending its recent declines, falling further below $40,000 to its lowest level since the beginning of December.
The Securities and Exchange Commission authorized 11 applications by financial firms to offer what are known as “exchange traded funds” tied to Bitcoin, a potentially simpler way for people to invest in digital assets on traditional platforms like the Nasdaq.
Some of the largest financial companies in the world, including BlackRock and Fidelity, have been approved to offer the products, known as E.T.F.s.
It comes as the FBI is investigating after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account was hacked. The accounted falsely posted a day earlier that the SEC had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, forcing Chair Gary Gensler and the regulator to disavow the erroneous post.
GisermanGroup client Exiger’s Bob Kolasky, former Cyber Czar at the Department of Homeland Security says, “This hack is shocking given that the SEC wants to be a credible cyber player in the government and collect sensitive info from industry about cyber incidents this puts a spotlight on their need for strengthening internal practices.
🚨Exiger’s Samar Pratt, a GisermanGroup.com client, Client, on FinTechTV says Crypto has also gained a foothold at one bank
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🍀Fed Scientists Recommend Easing Marijuana Rules
Government scientists have concluded Marijuana is neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances and has potential medical benefits, and therefore should be removed from the nation’s most restrictive category of drugs.
The recommendations are contained in a 250-page scientific review provided to Matthew Zorn, a Texas lawyer who sued Health and Human Services officials for its release and published it online on Friday night.
The records shed light for the first time on the thinking of federal health officials who are pondering a momentous change. The agencies involved have not publicly commented on their debates over what amounts to a reconsideration of marijuana at the federal level.
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🤖Open AI’s Plan To Prevent Robot Uprising
OpenAI is putting together a new team of experts solely dedicated to preventing a potential robot uprising. The artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT announced on Monday its plans for mitigating the dangers that may emerge from its technology—including cybersecurity risks and the potential that their bots may be used to create nuclear or biological weapons.
The company outlined the goals for the new “Preparedness Framework” in a 27-page document, saying that it would be used specifically to conduct regular tests and monitor their advanced models for any dangers it may eventually pose. The team would be dedicated to preventing such threats from emerging, while also ensuring that their products are deployed responsibly.
➡️Exiger’s JC Herz tells NewsNation the AI Genie is already out of the bottle - and can’t be put back:
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🎓Teachers Post Pics to ‘OnlyFans’ to Subsidize Low Pay
Teachers don’t make enough money!
At a small Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content to supplement income.
But a new approach to Early Child Education hopes to help teachers avoid the stigma. GisermanGroup client Imagine Early Learning Centers is the nation’s only employee-owned childcare company.
➡️Laura Tulchin, Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine Early Learning tells Bloomberg and CBS, “Employee-ownership means teachers' voices are not only heard in the classroom, but in the boardroom as well:
➡️According to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, teachers earned 74 cents, on average, for every dollar that other professionals make.
💉Wegovy Reduces Heart Problems
The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients.
The research is the first to document that an obesity medication can not only pare pounds, but also safely prevent a heart attack, stroke or a heart-related death in people who already have heart disease — but not diabetes.
Zepbound, a new weight loss drug from Eli Lilly has been approved by the FDA, the latest entrant in the field which includes Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.
The drug was shown in clinical trials to help people lose up to 52 pounds in 16 months. It will carry a list price of about $1,060 for a month's supply. Despite the steep price, some analysts have anticipated it will become the best-selling drug in history.
The cost may put the new drug out of reach for many people given that insurance companies are often reluctant to cover weight loss medications, and Medicare, by law, does not cover them.
In the United States, 4 in 10 adults have obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
🩺Doctor Amazon
Amazon announces a new health care benefit program for Prime Members for $9 a Month (or $99 a Year)
“Prime members get high-quality, convenient care from One Medical, including 24/7 on-demand virtual care nationwide and easy to schedule office visits at any of One Medical’s hundreds of locations across the U.S”
💻TikTok Ban
New York City has banned China-owned TikTok on government devices, citing security concerns, joining a number of cities and states that have put such restrictions on the app.
The Biden administration is demanding TikTok’s Chinese-owners sell their stakes in the video-sharing app or face a full U.S. ban.
➡️Matt Hayden Former Cybersecurity Czar at the Department of Homeland Security and a GisermanGroup.com client on Scripps News says TikTok is dangerous:
💻They Want Your Password
Warning-New Scams to steal your passwords.
If you've had a password hacked recently, you aren't alone. The volume of password attacks has soared to an estimated 921 attacks every second. That's a 74% rise in one year, according to the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report.
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