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Monthly Archives: May 2021

Ghosted by Tesla

[Business Insider] Customers say Tesla’s ultrasleek, expensive Solar Roofs and panels come with nightmare customer service, often leaving them with unanswered calls and emails for months on end. Tesla Energy charges customers tens of thousands of dollars for solar roofs. Recently Tesla Energy jacked up prices on individual contracts, which […]

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Why China cracked down on Bitcoin

[Fortune] The cryptocurrency bubble has outgrown the 17th century’s Tulip Mania. China just cracked down on privately mined cryptocurrency and we saw the market for Bitcoin fall down a cliff. In an international context of economic instability due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, skyrocketing commodity prices, and geopolitical tensions, the People’s […]

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Biden administration unable to continue $300 weekly pandemic unemployment benefits that GOP governors are slashing

[CNN] The Labor Department has exhausted its options for continuing to pay an extra $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits to jobless people in the 22 GOP-led states that are ending them early, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Roughly 3.6 million out-of-work Americans will forgo a total of $21.7 billion […]

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A doctor who died from Covid-19 left his family a sports card collection worth $20 million

[CNN] For over four decades, a doctor from Florida avidly collected baseball cards and sports memorabilia with some items dating back to the 1880s. Now, his collection, which is valued at $20 million, is going up for auction. Dr. Thomas Newman, a neurologist, died following complications from Covid-19 in January, […]

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Crypto bull Mike Novogratz calls bitcoin plunge a ‘liquidation event,’ feels like capitulation

[CNBC, Getty] Mike Novogratz, a major cryptocurrency investor, told CNBC on Wednesday that bitcoin’s morning plunge feels like capitulation. The Galaxy Digital founder called it a “liquidation event.” The former hedge fund manager said a day earlier that he saw $40,000 as an attractive entry point for bitcoin buyers. Mike Novogratz, […]

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Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter sells mansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady has been renting

[ESPN, Associated Press] TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter has sold his waterfront mansion in Tampa for $22.5 million — meaning Tom Brady might be headed to new rental digs. The seven-bedroom, eight-bath estate was sold Friday, said Smith & Associates, the real estate firm that handled the transaction. The […]

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Bitcoin, dogecoin lead wipeout of over half a trillion dollars in manic Monday for crypto

[MarketWatch, Getty] Coinbase shares down over 5% Monday as crypto complex unwinds gains The air is leaking out of the crypto complex, highlighted by declines in popular trades, including bitcoin, dogecoin and crypto platform Coinbase Global on Monday. At last check, bitcoin BTCUSD was changing hands at $43,047.15 on CoinDesk, off nearly […]

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Millionaires who favor raising taxes on the rich launch protests in front of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ home on Tax Day

[CNBC, GETTY] The move to blast Bezos in front of his home comes as President Biden and Democratic lawmakers are looking to to raise taxes on corporations and those making over $400,000 in order to pay for $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. Mobile billboards will also make appearances in front of […]

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