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Why Tesla Will Dominate Autonomous Driving https://seekingalpha.com/article/4403478-why-tesla-will-dominate-autonomous-driving?source=tweet

Gold: Déjà Vu 2020 All Over Again? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4403527-gold-dej-vu-2020-all-over-again?source=tweet

The economy gained just 49,000 jobs in January as recovery sputters amid pressure from virus https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/05/january-jobs-report-2021-unemployment/?tid=ss_tw

Facing budget shortfalls, Md. counties want VRBO, Airbnb to start paying 'their fair share' on local taxes https://www.delmarvanow.com/videos/news/local/maryland/2021/02/04/facing-budget-shortfalls-md-counties-want-vrbo-airbnb-start-paying-their-fair-share-local-taxes/4362005001/

U.S. stocks hit new highs as GameStop wraps up rough week https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/05/robinhood-gamestop-stocks-reddit/?tid=ss_tw

McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis https://www.fredericknewspost.com/public/ap/mckinsey-agrees-to-pay-nearly-600m-over-opioid-crisis/article_80453a9b-0c5f-5eab-aa3a-b9c58d9b227e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

Guinness Parent Comp any Diageo Gives $10M To Historically Black Colleges, Including Morgan State, Bowie State https://cbsloc.al/2MOBmVk#.YB3AddNgI6Y.twitter

Amazon agreed to pay nearly $62 million to settle FTC charges that it stole tips from delivery drivers. The sum is not even 1/100 of the company’s fourth quarter net earnings, but is emblematic of the issues it may face in its continued evolution to a sprawling retail giant https://ti.me/3oQ80mK  

Jobs Recovery Still Long Way Off, Especially for Low-Wage Workers and Workers of Color https://www.cbpp.org/blog/jobs-recovery-still-long-way-off-especially-for-low-wage-workers-and-workers-of-color

Chart Book: Tracking the Post-Great Recession Economy https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/chart-book-tracking-the-post-great-recession-economy

Study: Development around Prince George’s, Anne Arundel rail stations needs a boost https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/prince-georges-anne-arundel/2021/02/03/b3b32c46-656f-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here’s how Democrats want to fix it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/business/usps-performance-whats-next-biden/?tid=ss_tw

Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/02/amazon-union-warehouse-workers/?tid=ss_tw

Bumble gave women more power in dating. Now the app is giving women power in the boardroom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/05/dating-app-bumble-ipo-/?tid=ss_tw

Perspective | Video conferences are here to stay, even after we go back to the office. Get used to it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/04/zoom-video-conference-post-pandemic/?tid=ss_tw

Perspective | IRS mistakenly tells tens of thousands of taxpayers they won’t get their stimulus payments https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/05/irs-stimulus-payment-cp21c-error/?tid=ss_tw

GameStop’s craze has caught the eye of a new set of investors: Children https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/04/kids-gamestop-parents/?tid=ss_tw

New restaurant owners get shut out of PPP loans despite their financial losses https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/02/06/ppp-loans-new-restaurants/?tid=ss_tw

To protect taxpayer dollars, the Education Dept. is disproportionately auditing Black and Latino college students https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/07/fafsa-verification-black-latino-college-aid/?tid=ss_tw

Auto industry peers into an electric future and sees bumps ahead https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/02/06/auto-industry-peers-into-an-electric-future-sees-bumps-ahead/?tid=ss_tw

Boston Dynamics adds an ‘arm’ to its robotic dog Spot https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/04/boston-dynamics-spot-arm/?tid=ss_tw

 

  

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