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Global Stars: The Most Innovative Countries, Ranked by Income Group https://www.visualcapitalist.com/national-innovation-the-most-innovative-countries-by-income/ AIoT: When Artificial Intelligence Meets the Internet of Things https://www.visualcapitalist.com/aiot-when-ai-meets-iot-technology/ 2020 was the worst year for economic growth since the Second World War https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/28/gdp-2020-economy-recession/?tid=ss_tw Democratic leaders: Budget resolution up next week https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/28/democratic-leaders-budget-resolution-up-next-week/ Local COVID-19 hazard pay mandates are doing what Congress and most corporations aren’t for essential workers https://brook.gs/3ppgmmm Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Is A 'Game Changer' https://cbsloc.al/2KQoM7b#.YBLOH01t3HM.twitter Group to no longer fund aerial surveillance over cities https://www.times-news.com/news/group-to-no-longer-fund-aerial-surveillance-

Comparing the Biggest Tech Mergers and Acquisitions of 2020 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-biggest-tech-mergers-and-acquisitions-of-2020/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, muzzled under Trump, prepares to renew tough industry oversight https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/27/cfpb-rohit-chopra-biden/?tid=ss_tw Only one of the world’s 29 poorest countries has started coronavirus vaccinations https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/26/guinea-covid-vaccinations-poor-countries/?tid=ss_tw Fed Leaves Interest Rates Near-Zero as Economic Recovery Slows https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/business/economy/fed-interest-rates-economy.html?smid=tw-share The SBA approved billions in new PPP loans. Here's how much D.C., Virginia and Maryland businesses got. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/01/27/sba-ppp-loan-virginia-dc-maryland.html?ana=e_ae_prem GameStop, AMC shares surge after Reddit users lead chaotic revolt against big Wall Stre

Map: Levels of Income Support Around the World https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapping-global-income-support-during-covid-19 /   Visualized: A Global Risk Analysis of 2021 And Beyond https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-a-global-risk-assessment-of-2021-and-beyond/ Brookings: Climate change and financial market regulations: Insights from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and former SEC Chair Mary Schapiro, February 2. https://brook.gs/2LVBEcL   6 developments that will define AI governance in 2021 https://brook.gs/35W6NDN They Found a Way to Limit Big Tech’s Power: Using the Design of Bitcoin https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technology/big-tech-power-bitcoin.html?smid=tw-share Why Smart Cities Will Have to Get a Lot Smarter https://fortune.com/2017/07/20/smart-cities-will-have-to-get-smarter/ NIH wants to double a vaccine research lab on its Bethesda campus. Here are the details. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/01/25/nih-vaccine-research-center-expans

How Options Trading Could Be Fueling a Stock Market Bubble https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/business/stocks-options-bubble.html?smid=tw-share Why GameStop shares are on a wild, Reddit-driven run https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/25/gamestop-stock-short-squeeze/?tid=ss_tw Bank of America awards $750 cash bonuses to employees amid pandemic https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/01/22/bank-of-america-cash-bonus-stock-awards-pandemic.html Over 41K Marylanders Filed For Unemployment In Last Week https://cbsloc.al/35YBube#.YA7sAkGidLg.twitter Roberts Oxygen in Gaithersburg Manufacturing Dry Ice for Pfizer Vaccines | Montgomery Community Media https://www.mymcmedia.org/roberts-oxygen-in-gaithersburg-manufacturing-dry-ice-for-pfizer-vaccines/ Biden likely to halt new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters Wednesday https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/25/biden-drilling-moratorium/?tid=ss_tw Biden to reopen ACA insurance

Which Financial Assets Do Americans Own? https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/which-financial-assets-do-americans-own/ MarketWatch Mastering Your Money Event Series 2/3,10,17 RD, , https://events.marketwatch.com/masteringmoney/home?mod=djem_b_20210121_MarketWatch_Mastering_Your_Money For Nearly 1 in 5 Adults With Children, Household Lacked Sufficient Food in Last 7 Days https://www.cbpp.org/for-nearly-1-in-5-adults-with-children-household-lacked-sufficient-food-in-last-7-days Pandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/24/pandemic-shipping-economy/?tid=ss_tw President Biden to increase federal food benefits among executive actions aimed at stabilizing U.S. economy https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/01/22/biden-increase-food-stamps/?tid=ss_tw Trump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds https://khn.org/MTI0NjU1Ng Biden To Bump Up Food Assistance For People 'Hanging By A Thread' https://ww

Race to $1T: The World’s Top Car Manufacturer by Market Cap https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-top-car-manufacturer-by-market-cap/   Mark Mobius & Keith Fitz-Gerald on Emerging Market Opportunities & Risks , January 28.  https://tinyurl.com/moneyshowmobius  (Mobius is a pioneer in emerging markets and still a leading expert)  Almost 3 million people fell off the unemployment benefits cliff https://cnb.cx/3sJKtXG Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New Administration | Health Affairs Journal https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01560#.YAobVO_CA08.twitter Here Are President Biden’s Plans for Student Debt Relief | NextAdvisor with TIME https://time.com/nextadvisor/in-the-news/joe-biden-student-loan-relief-extension/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+default+ac&utm_content=+++20210121+++body&et_rid=21583563 Yurts, Igloos and Pop-Up Domes: How Safe Is 'Outside' Restaurant D