Meet the man who shone a light on GameStop – an American gaming retailer – after leading an army of online followers, in an unprecedented rally that saw many make their fortunes. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Keith Gill says he didn’t intend on receiving all this attention – especially from the Federal Reserve, Congress and thousands of investors. Below, The Wall Street Journal documents this remarkable story.
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While doctors and nurses do all they can to fight the onslaught of Covid-19, many are still losing their lives to this deadly virus daily. Here, an entirely new group of frontline ‘heroes’ step in – the undertakers. Often forgotten, those who escort individuals to their final destination are under immense strain. The pandemic has skyrocketed demand for their services, but this has left the profession facing issues – with many dying of Covid-19 themselves. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Vice President of the National Funeral Directors Association, Lawrence Konyana, has said ‘the union is still compiling the total number of undertakers who have contracted Covid-19 and died, with many parlors too busy to respond to requests’. Below, Gabriele Steinhauser and Gulshan Khan of The Wall Street Journal document the turmoil that funeral parlour workers, undertakers and morticians face on a daily basis in South Africa.
Following the deadly riot at the US Capitol, House Democrats are planning to vote for the impeachment of Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump has been accused of inciting his supporters to attack the Capitol building. The Wall Street Journal reports that an article of impeachment was introduced on Monday, and that House Democrats would ‘move ahead regardless of tepid Republican support’. President Trump is yet to respond. The 74-year old hasn’t made any public appearances or made any comments since critiquing Twitter for banning his account. ‘In recent days, he has fumed to advisers about his ban from social media, the blame he has taken for the riot and what he sees as a betrayal by Mr. Pence, Mr. McConnell, Republican senators and some opinion columnists, according to a person close to the White House’, says The Wall Street Journal.
Updated Jan. 6, 2021 7:38 pm ET
U.S. officials are considering prohibiting Americans from investing in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a potential escalation of the outgoing Trump administration’s efforts to unwind U.S. investors’ holdings in major Chinese companies.
State and Defense Department officials in recent weeks have discussed expanding a blacklist of companies prohibited to U.S. investments over alleged ties to China’s military and security services, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. government announced its original blacklist in November with 31 companies.
Tencent and Alibaba are China’s two most valuable publicly listed companies, with a combined market capitalization of over $1.3 trillion and scores of American mutual funds and other investors holding their shares. Alibaba’s New York-listed American depositary receipts fell more than 5% on Wednesday, while Tencent ADRs tumbled by about 4% in the U.S. over-the-counte
As a tech journalist, I’ve been guilty of calling people out for using the swear-word of all browsers: Internet Explorer. I sat at my office desk, a flat-white drinking Android campaigner and avid eyebrow raiser at anyone who would steer away from the browser of the gods: Google Chrome. I must admit, I had little reason to champion it besides the fact that my life revolved around its artificial intelligence powered virtual assistant, Google Assistant, and the overarching power of Alphabet Inc – which reached $1 trillion in value earlier this year. Not to mention the fact that founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin arguably changed the world. So, with a gut-wrenching gasp, I came across this piece by The Wall Street Journal, demanding I quit the browser of dreams and use Safari (used by 12.64% of South Africans) or even worse, Edge Legacy (used by 1.32%), Internet Explorer’s successor. But after reading it and Joanna Stern’s practical approach, I can’t help but agree. – Nadim