President Donald Trump plans to pardon or commute the sentences of around 100 people Tuesday, according to reports Sunday night. CNN first reported the plans, and said White House officials met Sunday night to finalize the list. Axios separately confirmed the report. The actions are expected to include white-collar criminals …
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The Pentagon in Washington D.C. Getty Images/iStockphoto Anthony Tata, a retired Army general who was recently named a top Pentagon official, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Bloomberg News reported Thursday night. Tata has been performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for policy since last week, after Defense …
Read More »: Robinhood reportedly seeking advisers for possible IPO in early 2021
Robinhood’s investment app is popular with younger investors. AFP/Getty Images Robinhood Markets Inc. is seeking banking advisers for a potential initial public offering as soon as the first quarter of 2021, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Bloomberg said the brokerage-app company is still mulling its options and may not opt for …
Read More »: EU ‘hit list’ would reportedly impose tougher rules on big tech companies
EU flags fly in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. iStock/Getty Images European regulators are reportedly preparing a “hit list” of up to 20 big tech companies that would be subject to strict new rules. The Financial Times reported Sunday that the list of large internet companies …
Read More »Key Words: ‘Trump Cards’? Drug companies reportedly balked at White House insistence on sending cash cards to America’s seniors
“ ‘Trump Cards.’ ” That was the branding some participants in drug-price negotiations between the pharmaceutical industry and the Trump administration reportedly slapped on the prepaid cards that President Donald Trump’s team insisted the drug companies send to U.S. seniors as part of an agreement. It turned out to be …
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