Cannabis stocks traded in a holding pattern on Thursday, extending a recent quiescent period, with investors awaiting the outcome of bipartisan legislation proposed in the House and Senate that would create protections for states that have legalized the substance for medical or recreational use. “Cannabis stocks have been resting afterRead More →
A freshly-passed House of Representatives bill aims to close workplace salary gaps for women by nationalizing a patchwork of state and local laws that require equal pay for men and women with similar duties. “Paycheck Fairness Act,” which passed Wednesday 242 to 187, largely propelled by the Democratic majority, wouldRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Container cranes are pictured at the Port of Singapore By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – More ports around the world are banning ships from using a fuel cleaning system that pumps waste water into the sea, one of the cheapest options for meetingRead More →
Bill Maher, the outspoken host of HBO’s “Real Time,” has understandably never been a favorite of the right, and he didn’t exactly endear himself to his legions of haters with his latest slam of Middle America. ‘The flyover states have become the passed over states. That’s why red state votersRead More →
Reuters Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’d back Trump on declaring an emergency. President Donald Trump will sign a spending bill to keep the government open and at the same time declare a national emergency at the border, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday. McConnell spoke from theRead More →
Pelosi expresses opposition with smirks and eye roll: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to smirk, chuckle, shake her head or roll her eyes several times during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, including when Trump called for an end to “ridiculous partisan investigations” and whenRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My uncle is 74 years old, recently diagnosed with the beginning stages of dementia and an old family friend is stealing two-thirds of his Social Security check. The “family friend” is my cousin’s ex-wife whom he had divorced some 35 years ago. They reconciled and she moved intoRead More →
