Investment Perspectives

Visualizing the Economic Cost of COVID-1 9 in the U.S. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/putting-the-cost-of-covid-19-in-perspective/ Why These Two Innovations In Artificial Intelligence Are So Important: Eye on A.I. https://fortune.com/2019/09/17/artificial-intelligence-insilico-deepmind/ Morgan Stanley: 2021 Investor Strategy Outlook: 6 Takeaways for the Year Ahead - https://mgstn.ly/3qj5CH0 Comments? Bitcoin surpasses $50,000, extending massive 2021 rally https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/16/bitcoin-50000-record/?tid=ss_tw Canadian biotech to prioritize Rockville growth, ‘shift gears’ post-FDA approval https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/02/15/aurinia-pharmaceuticals-rockville-commercial-fda.html?ana=RSS Unemployed Americans Are Still Fighting for Benefits | NextAdvisor with TIME https://time.com/nextadvisor/in-the-news/unemployed-americans-still-fighting-for-benefits/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+defa...

Map: America's Entrepreneurial Spirit During COVID-19 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-americas-entrepreneurial-spirit-during-covid-19/ Ghost kitchens are not a new concept, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurant owners to think outside the box. https://cbsloc.al/370O4aI Maryland startup that connects health insurers with consumers raises $12 million https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/02/12/md-health-tech-firm-insightin-raises-12-m.html?ana=RSS Hopkins again tops R https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/12/hopkins-again-tops-rd-spending-list-umd-jumps.html ? Baltimore's January housing market saw another blitz in sales https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/11/baltimore-residential-market-january-sales.html?ana=RSS The Amazon development boom is coming. This is how Pentagon City is getting ready for it. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/02/11/pentagon-city-amazon-development-planning.html?ana...

The World's Most Searched Consumer Brands https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-most-searched-consumer-brands/ Map: The World's Youngest and Oldest Countries https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-youngest-and-oldest-countries/ Tesla bought Bitcoin. Will Apple be next? https://fortune.com/2021/02/08/tesla-bought-bitcoin-will-apple-be-next/ The Outsider: How CEO-For-Hire Frank Slootman Turned Snowflake Into Software’s Biggest-Ever IPO https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/02/01/the-outsider/ As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them https://khn.org/MTI1ODI3Nw Baltimore's January housing market saw another blitz in sales https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/11/baltimore-residential-market-january-sales.html?ana=RSS Drug companies seek billion-dollar tax deductions from opioid settlement https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/12/opioid-settlement-tax-refund/?arc404=true Cvent CEO ta...

How the World's Top Gold Mining Stocks Performed in 2020 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/top-gold-mining-stocks-performed-gdx-2020/ U.S. federal debt to exceed size of economy even before Biden stimulus is approved, CBO says https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/11/cbo-deficit-debt-stimulus/?tid=ss_tw Tenable acquiring French software firm for $98 million https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/10/tenable-acquiring-paris-software-firm-alsid-sas-98.html?ana=RSS HUD expands fair housing protections for transgender people https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/11/hud-expand-fair-housing-protections-transgender-people/?tid=ss_tw Biden administration to move Friday to rescind Medicaid work requirements https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/biden-ends-medicaid-work-requirements/2021/02/11/74b51d78-6cc3-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html?tid=ss_tw Disney took in nearly $5 billion less in revenue over the pandemic-riddled holidays https://www.w...

Minimum Wages and Racial Inequality https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/136/1/169/5905427#.YCQTFmBsHWY.twitter The gaps in income between upper-income and middle- and lower-income households are rising, and the share held by middle-income households is falling https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/?p=27787 Cuba is beginning to open up its economy, but don't call it a shift to capitalism — yet https://ti.me/36WdCFM Big-name local backers give $5M to GreenLight Fund to address city's social needs https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/09/80-backers-support-5m-social-fund-in-baltimore.html Maryland nears $2 billion in PPP's second round https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2021/02/09/maryland-nears-2-billion-in-ppp-round-two.html?ana=RSS Rockville immunotherapy company Sensei Biotherapeutics executes $133M IPO https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2021/02/08/sensei-biotherapeutics-ipo-immunotherapy-biotech.html?ana=RSS Tec...

Visualizing Global Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccines https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-global-attitudes-towards-covid-19-vaccines/ Famous Fund For Baltimore Restaurant Becomes Nonprofit https://cbsloc.al/2OdS5lz As CDC weighs coronavirus testing requirement for domestic flights, industry voices fierce opposition https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/coronavirus-test-flying/2021/02/09/69127000-6af3-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html?tid=ss_tw Big Russian hack used a technique experts had warned about for years. Why wasn’t the U.S. government ready? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/09/fireeye-hack-russia-microsoft/?tid=ss_tw Ford’s next pandemic mission: Clear N95 masks and low-cost air filters https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/09/ford-clear-face-mask-air-filters/?tid=ss_tw Raising the steaks: First 3-D-printed rib-eye is unveiled https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/09/3d-printed-ribeye-steak-usda-fd...

Chart: Visualizing the UK and EU Trade Relationship https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-uk-and-eu-trade-relationship/ What Can You Actually Buy With Bitcoin? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/style/what-can-you-actually-buy-with-bitcoin.html?smid=tw-share [what are people’s thoughts on investing in bitcoin] Pandemic Proof: The Most Loved Brands of COVID-19 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/pandemic-proof-the-most-loved-brands-of-covid-19/ Mapped: Who Are The 50 Richest Women in the World in 2021? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/50-richest-women-in-the-world-2021/ Citybizlist : Baltimore : Vigene Biosciences Plans Major Expansion in Montgomery County, Adding up to 245 New Jobs https://shar.es/aoZQcv How to Win at the Stock Market by Being Lazy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/upshot/stock-market-winning-strategy.html?smid=tw-share Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/business/economy/housing-insecurit...