Gas shortage: 72% of NC gas stations are without fuel

Added 05-14-21 11:04:02am EST - “North Carolina residents are in for what some predict could be the toughest day yet to find gas following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.” - Foxbusiness.com

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• Gas Shortage? Panic Buying Over Fuel Pipeline Shutdown Sparks Long Lines At FL Gas Stations
• Over 1,000 gas stations are out of fuel across the Southeast
• Biden's America: More Than 70% of Gas Stations in Charlotte, North Carolina Out of Fuel
• More than 1,000 gas stations ran dry, with massive lines, after a cyberattack knocked the crucial fuel pipeline to the East Coast

Celerium Partners with RH-ISAC to Support EX-RH2021 Retail, Hospitality, and Travel Industry Cybersecurity Exercise

Added 05-13-21 05:04:03pm EST - “Celerium Inc. announced today it is partnering with the Retail and Hospitality ISAC (RH-ISAC) to support the EX-RH2021 cybersecurity exercise happening in June 2021.” - Finance.yahoo.com

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• The travel industry is capitalizing on people coming to the US to get COVID-19 vaccines
• After Calling Trump a Xenophobe For Travel Ban, Biden to Restrict Most Travel From India to Limit Covid-19 Spread
• Cybersecurity Ignorance Is Dangerous
• Pipeline Attack Reveals Weaknesses in U.S. Cybersecurity

Elon Musk's bitcoin bashing continues, craters cryptos

Added 05-13-21 01:04:02pm EST - “Elon Musk turned his back on bitcoin sending a chill through the cryptocurrency world.” - Foxbusiness.com

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• Elon Musk: Tesla won't accept bitcoin due to currency's reliance on fossil fuels
• Bitcoin adoption was picking up pace. Elon Musk slamming its 'insane' energy use may have stopped that.
• Elon Musk Reveals On 'SNL' He Has Asperger's
• Elon Musk Revealed He Has Asperger's Syndrome On "SNL"

Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires

Added 05-13-21 11:04:02am EST - “Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for new hires who are already vaccinated for COVID-19. The jobs pay at least $15 an hour and are for delivery…” - News.yahoo.com

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• Amazon now offers Key in-garage grocery deliveries in 5,000 cities and towns
• Amazon offers the Prime subscription at a discount for EBT and Medicaid cardholders - here's how to sign up
• 2 inmates, 3 others accused of Georgia murder-for-hire plot
• Apple's App Store ad hire comes from Facebook, and that's the least controversial thing about them

Stock futures mixed ahead of PPI report

Added 05-13-21 09:04:02am EST - “U.S. stock futures traded mixed Thursday as investors awaited the latest reading on inflation.” - Foxbusiness.com

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• Stock futures mixed ahead of big week for tech earnings
• Stock futures mixed, oil and gas in focus
• Stock futures trade lower ahead of Fed statement
• Stock futures rally ahead of retail sales

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; producer prices surge in April

Added 05-13-21 09:04:03am EST - “Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as companies held on to their workers amid the growing labor shortage that helped to curb job growth in April. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled…” - News.yahoo.com

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• Another inflation gauge comes in hot with producer prices jumping 6.2% in April from a year ago
• No, You Are Not Imagining It. Prices For A Lot Of Things Did Jump In April
• Inflation Spikes as Consumer Prices Soar by 4.2% in April
• Inflation surges in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008

Another inflation gauge comes in hot with producer prices jumping 6.2% in April from a year ago

Added 05-13-21 09:01:02am EST - “Economists polled by FactSet are expecting a 0.3% increase in April for the PPI over the previous month.” - Cnbc.com

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• Inflation Spikes as Consumer Prices Soar by 4.2% in April
• U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; producer prices surge in April
• Inflation surges in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008
• Key Gauge Finds That Consumers Expect Higher Inflation

Neera Tanden joins Biden WH as adviser after OMB nomination pulled

Added 05-15-21 01:29:02am EST - “Neera Tanden is a member of the Biden administration after all, according to reports.” - Foxnews.com

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• McCarthy Says Biden Pulled a ‘Bait and Switch' from Moderate to Socialist
• A year after Trump pulled America out of 'Open Skies' treaty, Russia says it will also exit unless Biden soon agrees to rejoin
• Nomination of Kristen Clarke, controversial Biden civil-rights pick, hangs in balance
• Biden wears mask outside for extra precautions, adviser says

Ivy League scientist says NASA may have accidentally spread life to Mars

Added 05-14-21 03:56:03am EST - “A Cornell University geneticist posits that life discovered on the red planet might have actually originated on earth in NASA labs, despite thorough on-site cleaning procedures and spacecraft assembly in specialized rooms.” - Thehill.com

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• NASA's Mars helicopter travels further and faster on its third flight
• NASA wants to use its Mars helicopter to support Perseverance rover
• NASA Makes New Plans For Ingenuity Helicopter On Mars
• NASA wants to go farther and faster for fourth Mars helicopter flight

California small businesses rip Newsom over more stimulus checks: 'We want to work'

Added 05-14-21 06:29:01pm EST - “Small business owner Pam Nusser and California gubernatorial candidate John Cox react to Gov. Newsom announcing more stimulus checks ahead of the recall vote.” - Foxnews.com

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• Gavin Newsom, Facing Recall, Announces New Stimulus Checks for 2/3 Californians
• Facing Recall Election, CA Gov. Newsom Sends Checks to Taxpayers and ‘Undocumented' Residents
• Small business optimism on the rise, but Pennsylvania businesses still face labor shortage: Report
• Minister Monsef highlights Budget 2021 investments in small businesses, entrepreneurs and broadband