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The impact of COVID-19 on global extreme poverty https://brook.gs/35cPPzO   Purdue Pharma agrees to plead guilty to federal criminal charges in settlement over opioid crisis https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/10/21/purdue-pharma-charges/?tid=ss_tw Working from home is corroding our mental health -- and it's getting worse https://www.marketwatch.com/story/working-from-home-is-corroding-our-mental-health-and-its-getting-worse-11603298917?reflink=mw_share_twitter Making a New Start in a Business of Their Own https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/business/retirement/older-entrepreneurs.html?smid=tw-share The Investment Perspectives Blog is at https://tinyurl.com/blogfin102220   with 4 finance articles. My blog can also be found on my Facebook Investment Perspectives Page https://www.facebook.com/thausnerinvest .This blog is produced daily.   Note, I also post a blog that covers Corona, Politics, Finance News on a daily basis.   See my Facebook P...

Justice Department sues Google, alleging multiple violations of federal antitrust law https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/20/google-antitrust-doj-lawsuit/?tid=ss_tw Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/trump-taxes-china.html?smid=tw-share Judge rejects settlement over stalled student debt relief claims, blames DeVos for harming borrowers https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/10/20/student-debt-claims-settlement-denied/?tid=ss_tw A NASA spacecraft touches an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth in agency’s first sample return attempt https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/20/nasa-grab-rocks-from-bennu-asteroid/?tid=ss_tw Consumer masks could soon come with labels saying how well they work https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/20/face-mask-coronavirus-standards/?tid=ss_tw Netflix new subscriber signups plummeted over the summer, halting pandemic-fueled growth https://www.w...

Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed Americans https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html?tid=ss_tw Health Care Groups Dive Into Property Tax Ballot Fight, Eyeing Public Health Money https://khn.org/MTE5Mzk4Mg Hit by pandemic, Amtrak is making cuts that may endure https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/19/hit-by-pandemic-amtrak-is-making-cuts-that-may-endure/ Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/10/19/thanksgiving-turkey-shortage/ China pulls ahead among major economies in pandemic recovery https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-economy-recovery-covid/2020/10/19/d574d08c-1204-11eb-a258-614acf2b906d_story.html?tid=ss_tw One potential pandemic upside: Performance reviews are getting simpler https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/10/19...

Halloween shops seeing little demand for costumes: ‘I’ve never been this worried’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/10/02/halloween-costumes-sales-coronavirus/?tid=ss_tw USPS says it’s too close to the election for most of Congress to inspect facilities https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/06/usps-congress-tours-blocked-vote-mail/?tid=ss_tw Why the coronavirus is killing more men than women https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/10/17/coronavirus-men-immune-system/?tid=ss_tw Twitter and Facebook were right to suppress a Biden smear. But they should tell us why they did. https://wapo.st/3o2PF6J?tid=ss_tw Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed Americans https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html?tid=ss_tw The Investment Perspectives Blog is at https://tinyurl.com/blogfin101920   with 5 finance articles. My bl...

Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/10/16/donald-trump-has-at-least-1-billion-in-debt-more-than-twice-the-amount-he-suggested/ The Great Coronavirus Divide: Wall Street Profits Surge as Poverty Rises https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-great-coronavirus-divide-wall-street-profits-surge-as-poverty-rises?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker&utm_social-type=earned 12 States Still Have Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already on TANF https://www.cbpp.org/12-states-still-have-racist-policies-denying-benefits-to-children-born-in-families-already-on-tanf Unemployment aid is running out for millions: "People are going to become desperate" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unemployment-running-out-millions-americans/ How the Cares Act gave millions to energy companies with no...

How Total Spend by U.S. Advertisers Has Changed, Over 20 Years https://www.visualcapitalist.com/us-advertisers-spend-20-years/ The Most Loved Brands, by Generation https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-most-loved-brands/ National Election Forecast Analyses From 538 + Others  https://tinyurl.com/electforecast101420 Visualizing the Social Media Universe in 2020 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-social-media-universe-in-2020/ 8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/us/politics/federal-aid-poverty-levels.html?smid=tw-share U.S. budget deficit breached $3.1 trillion in 2020 as pandemic slammed economy https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/16/2020-budget-deficit-coronavirus/?tid=ss_tw Most Home Health Aides ‘Can’t Afford Not to Work’ — Even When Lacking PPE https://khn.org/MTE5MTUxNQ A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy https://www.nytimes.com/2020...

Jobless claims increase to 898,000, a sign the recovery could be stalling https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/15/jobless-claims-increased-898000-sign-recovery-could-be-stalling/?tid=ss_tw The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants a free COVID-19 vaccine available to all https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/centers-medicare-and-medicaid-services-wants-free-covid-19-vaccine-available-all#.X4iwTZagAeY.twitter Biden’s Covid Response Plan Draws From F.D.R.’s New Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/covid-biden-pandemic-plan.html?smid=tw-share Women Are Deciding Not to Have Babies Because of the Pandemic. That’s Bad for All of Us https://time.com/5892749/covid-19-baby-bust/ Workers Who Were Laid Off Say They're Being Passed Over—For Their Own Jobs https://time.com/5900062/coronavirus-layoffs-right-to-recall/ The Finance 202: Goldman Sachs profits surge as Main Street struggles, complicating Trump's pitch https://www.washingtonpost....