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McKinsey & Co | Olivia White, Anu Madgavkar, Tawanda Sibanda, Zac Townsend, and María Jesús Ramírez | Jan 26, 2021 Governments worldwide reacted to the COVID-19 crisis with an outpouring of financial aid to businesses and individuals that was exceptional for both its size and the speed with which the disbursements were made. According to

Despite the massive squeezes, GameStop short sellers are doubling down on their bearish bets.

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan aims to get more money to Americans through additional direct checks and a higher minimum wage.

Decrypt | Liam Frost | Jan 25, 2021 Decentralized finance tokens have been growing rapidly and now make up 4.6% of the $1 trillion crypto market. In brief The market cap of decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens has exceeded $45 billion. Some DeFi tokens grew by 50–100% or more over the past week. Even most cautious

Houston-based Axiom Space unveiled that real estate investor Larry Connor and Canadian investor Mark Pathy will launch on its mission with SpaceX next year.

Despite the massive squeezes, GameStop short sellers are doubling down on their bearish bets.

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Amazon are sparring in front of the FCC over the satellite internet projects Starlink and Project Kuiper.

While wealthier households — mostly college-educated and White — have largely rebounded from the economic shock, pain points remain elsewhere in the economy.

"When I look at GE, I'm thinking 'Houdini,' miraculous, incredible," CNBC's Jim Cramer said. He's also encouraged by Raytheon's quarter.

Brookings | Jan 26, 2021 When: Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST What: There is growing interest among regulators around the world in helping to address climate change through the levers of financial market regulation. In addition, private companies are starting to elevate the importance of climate and sustainability risk for investment

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is calling on the corporate world to provide greater disclosures on ESG metrics.

Also on Tuesday, Jefferies raised its 12-month price target on Etsy to a Street high of $245 per share.

A champion of social justice and financial literacy, football veteran Michael Thomas has been nominated for this year's Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

Amazon's $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund just announced its latest investment: Infinium, which is a start-up making electrofuels to cut emissions in the transportation sector.

With the rate of new infections still unacceptably high, the threat of new restrictions on restaurants lingers even as vaccinations are under way.