Twitter (TWTR) and Facebook (FB) banned Trump indefinitely, taking away his biggest megaphones. Stripe is no longer processing credit card payments for his campaign organization, Shopify stopped operating online stores for the Trump Organization and the campaign and the PGA announced it was pulling a major golf tournament from his Bedminister, New Jersey, course. … [Read more...] about Trump’s business was crashing even before the Capitol riot made his brand toxic
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s 760th goal fuels debate over greatest goalscorer of all time
The authenticity of many of Pele's goals has always been the subject of intense scrutiny. His case wasn't helped by former club Santos claiming that Lionel Messi actually needed to score another 448 goals to break Pele's record of goals for a single club after the Argentine scored his 644th for Barcelona. … [Read more...] about Cristiano Ronaldo’s 760th goal fuels debate over greatest goalscorer of all time
Nvidia RTX 3080 vs 2080 Ti: which 4K graphics card is better?
I should note that newer, more powerful CPUs will be able to get more out of the RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 3080 at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, but I found that each card’s 4K results were pretty much identical regardless of whether I was testing them with my Core i5-8600K or Intel’s newer Core i5-10600K (which is pretty much just as fast as the Core i7-9700K, let’s not forget). This is because games are still GPU-bound at 4K, making your CPU less important overall. As a result, the key metric we’re looking at here – each card’s 4K performance – should be broadly what you can expect to see from any modern gaming PC. … [Read more...] about Nvidia RTX 3080 vs 2080 Ti: which 4K graphics card is better?
UK redundancies rise to record high amid second Covid-19 wave
Business leaders said the reintroduction of tighter restrictions and the expected cliff edge from the furlough scheme drove up redundancies. Suren Thiru, the head of economics at the British Chambers of Commerce, said extending the wage subsidy scheme would help to protect jobs over the winter months, but that a messy Brexit would further drive up unemployment. … [Read more...] about UK redundancies rise to record high amid second Covid-19 wave
Covid Winner: Goldman Sachs’ Trading Revenue Hits 10-Year High
Trading revenue rose 23 percent from a year earlier to $4.27 billion. Investors typically hesitate to assign much value to the company based on trading revenue because it is hard to predict and there is very little transparency around how the revenue is generated. Despite not working to benefit shareholders, trading revenues generate enormous bonuses for Goldman Sachs executives. … [Read more...] about Covid Winner: Goldman Sachs’ Trading Revenue Hits 10-Year High