Cryptocurrency shock complicates way forward for infrastructure bill

[ad_1] Debate over competing amendments to regulate cryptocurrency creates a new hurdle for the Senate to complete work on a $ 1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. An amendment proposed by two Republicans and the Democratic chairman of the Senate finance committee sparked controversy and provoked opposition from the White House. The amendment, which would exclude … Read more

Musk says Cybertruck would cost $ 1 million apiece if built now

[ad_1] On the latest earnings conference call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly said that if the company tried to build the Cybertruck today, it would. ” literally cost a million dollars a piece ‘mainly because it can’t build enough 4680 battery cells. The Cybertruck (along with the Semi) will likely be pushed back to 2022, … Read more

Oil prices on track for worst weekly loss since March

[ad_1] By Tsvetana Paraskova – August 06, 2021, 9:00 a.m. CDT Oil prices rose early on Friday, but still headed for their worst weekly performance since March, depressed by rising COVID cases in many countries and renewed travel restrictions at the world’s largest oil importer , China. At 8:41 a.m. EDT on Friday, WTI crude … Read more

Hundreds of people gather outside Michigan State Capitol for rally against vaccine mandate

[ad_1] Crowds of people gathered outside the Michigan State Capitol building on Friday afternoon, August 6, to protest the idea of ​​making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for schools, businesses and / or municipalities . The approximately two-hour protest, which brought together more than an estimated 1,000 people in Lansing, was organized by the “Stand Up Hospitals … Read more

Electric vehicle sales in the United States have broken records so far in 2021, despite supply chain issues

[ad_1] Electric vehicle sales are on the rise, well above previous quarterly and annual levels, both in California and in the United States as a whole. The information comes from the California electric vehicle defense organization Veloz, in its quarterly sales update released Thursday. That’s good news, especially as Capitol Hill is considering not only … Read more

Jeff Bezos rocket launch celebrated with space-themed party

[ad_1] Lauren Sanchez is throwing a huge fancy dress party this weekend to celebrate the successful space launch of the handsome Jeff Bezos, Page Six has exclusively learned. The 57-year-old Amazon founder’s party will have an “Out of This World” theme, and his guests will have to dress to impress. The party takes place in … Read more

SEC bills cryptocurrency exchange executives for the first time for sales of unregistered tokens

[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its first charges against the decentralized financial sector on Friday, accusing two people of illegally selling more than $ 30 million in securities in unregistered offers. Friday’s SEC order revealed that two executives at Blockchain Credit Partners were using the Ethereum blockchain to sell cryptocurrencies to investors while … Read more

More airlines are following United’s lead and requiring staff to be vaccinated

[ad_1] More airlines are following United’s lead and requiring staff to be vaccinated Disclosure of advertiser Most of the credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in … Read more