#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report

#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report

“#Why GameStop decided not to cash in on Reddit rally: report” GameStop considered cashing in on the recent Reddit-fueled rally in its stock price — but regulatory concerns stopped the retailer from pulling the trigger, a new report says. The Texas-based video-game chain weighed the possibility of selling new stock as rookie traders on Reddit’s…

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#Disney wrong in Gina Carano ‘Mandalorian’ firing

#Disney wrong in Gina Carano ‘Mandalorian’ firing

“#Disney wrong in Gina Carano ‘Mandalorian’ firing” WASHINGTON — Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz accused Disney of bowing to cancel culture in a tweet on Thursday after the company fired actress Gina Carano over controversial social media posts. The former MMA fighter was booted from the “Star Wars” spinoff show “The Mandalorian” after she penned a social…

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#Mastercard will enable more merchants to take cryptocurrency

#Mastercard will enable more merchants to take cryptocurrency

“#Mastercard will enable more merchants to take cryptocurrency” Mastercard said it will enable more merchants to accept cryptocurrency by opening up its payment network to certain digital coins this year. The credit-card giant became the latest major company to embrace cryptocurrency this week after Tesla announced it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Mastercard called…

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#Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo crackdown on counterfeiters

#Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo crackdown on counterfeiters

“#Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo crackdown on counterfeiters” Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo are cracking down on counterfeiters they have caught trying to use Amazon’s site to sell knockoff luxury goods. The Seattle-based web giant and the Italian fashion label jointly filed two lawsuits in federal court in Washington state against four individuals and four entities alleging…

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#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’

#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’

“#Massachusetts regulators subpoena GameStop bull ‘Roaring Kitty’” Massachusetts securities regulators have issued a subpoena seeking the testimony of a YouTube streamer who helped drive a surge of interest in GameStop as part of a review of his registration, including his “outside business activities,” an official said Wednesday. The office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth…

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#Orlando Brown gets Ravens permission to seek trade

#Orlando Brown gets Ravens permission to seek trade

“#Orlando Brown gets Ravens permission to seek trade” Standout offensive lineman Orlando Brown Jr. wants to be traded away from the Baltimore Ravens to continue playing at left tackle, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Brown filled in for Ronnie Stanley at left tackle after Stanley suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 8. Brown had been the team’s right tackle since the Ravens…

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#Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital raises B for new investments

#Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital raises $2B for new investments

“#Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital raises $2B for new investments” Josh Kushner’s venture capital firm has raised another $2 billion that it plans to invest in a mix of startups and more mature companies. Thrive Capital announced its seventh venture fund Thursday, saying it will put $1.5 billion into late-stage firms and $500 million toward early-stage…

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#NBC’s Andrea Mitchell unleashes Twitter tempest over Shakespeare quote fail

#NBC’s Andrea Mitchell unleashes Twitter tempest over Shakespeare quote fail

“#NBC’s Andrea Mitchell unleashes Twitter tempest over Shakespeare quote fail” ​NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell flubbed an attempt to fact​-​check GOP Sen. Ted Cruz’s reference to a quote by Shakespeare​, inviting some “double, double toil and trouble.”​ Cruz (R-Texas) was discussing the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Fox News Wednesday when…

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