The Walt Disney Co. and Walmart announced new policies late last week that will require nearly every employee working for the companies in the United States to be vaccinated against the CCP virus. Disney’s new measure will give both salaried and non-union hourly employees across the nation 60 days to be compliant, the company said in…
Walt Disney, Walmart Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for US Employees, Alter Mask Policies
How to Hire Superstars
By Alexander Young People are the most important part of any business. For fast-growth early-stage companies, it is vital that a founder/CEO fulfilling multiple roles hires the correct people to take the company to the next stage of growth. Research into fast-growing Series A+ companies suggests that high-growth companies hire four to five employees on average a quarter. For founders…
KORE Power Selects Arizona Site For Battery Production Facility
Idaho-based KORE Power announced on July 30 plans to build the company’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Buckeye, Arizona. The 1 million square-foot KOREPlex facility will support up to 12 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cell production to ensure a reliable independent U.S. supply chain for lithion-ion battery cells that are critical to electric…
FDA Extends Shelf Life of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to extend the shelf life on Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from four-and-a-half months to six months. In a July 28 concurrence letter (pdf), the FDA said Johnson & Johnson had provided sufficient data to support the extension of the company’s vaccine to six months, including…
Bezos Loses Appeal of NASA’s Plans to Use Musk Moon Lander
The federal government Friday rejected an appeal by billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to get in on NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon by using rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. NASA in April awarded the $2.9 billion contract for a lunar lander to the more established SpaceX, which also offered a cheaper price than the bids…
Ohio Judge Rejects Bid to Reinstate $300 Federal Jobless Benefit
An Ohio judge on Thursday rejected a bid to reinstate the $300 supplemental federal pandemic jobless benefit that the state’s governor blamed for sidelining workers and decided to end early. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook on Thursday ruled against an effort by several Ohio plaintiffs to force the payout of the extra…
Mike Lindell Pulls MyPillow Ads From Fox News After Rejection
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is pulling all advertisements from Fox News after the network rejected one of his ads. “I pulled them all, every one of them,” Lindell told The Epoch Times. Lindell sent a 1-minute ad promoting a cyber symposium he’s holding next month to Fox and other networks. The ad, which was viewed…
AstraZeneca Lost Money on COVID-19 Vaccine In First Half of 2021
AstraZeneca, which pledged to provide its COVID-19 vaccine at no profit for the duration of the pandemic, said Thursday that losses in the first half of the year on its vaccine shaved 4 cents off the pharmaceutical giant’s earnings per share. Sales of Vaxzevria, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, generated $1.17 billion in revenue during the first…
There Is No Marriage Penalty With Social Security
I frequently hear from readers who ask me about an alleged marriage penalty associated with Social Security. Or they say they heard there is a maximum amount that can be paid to members of a married couple. These rumors are untrue. Today’s emails illustrate what I am talking about. Q: I am living with a…
Labor’s Landmark Tax Reversals Are Welcome, but Budget Deficits Now Look Enshrined
Commentary Sidelined by this week’s news of gold medals in Tokyo, and an expanding COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney, was the Australian Labor Party’s announcement they would no longer look at proposed tax increases if successful in next year’s bid for government. This is a stunning reversal of Labor’s stance at the 2019 election and a…
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