Apple reached a record market cap of $2 trillion today, becoming the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit that milestone. Just two years ago, Apple became the first U.S. company to reach $1 trillion in August of 2018. After the initial shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic were sent through Wall Street,…
What’s up with the Post Office?
August 16, 2020
On June 15 of this year, Louis DeJoy became the Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service. As Postmaster General, DeJoy takes over an organization in a financial position which he calls “dire”. The U.S. Postal Service has experienced over a decade of financial losses, with “nearly…
U.S. Attempt to Stop Lift of United Nations Embargo on Weapons Sales to Iran Fails
August 15, 2020
A United States motion to the United Nations Security Council, which “aimed at extending arms-related restrictions on Iran, set to expire in October”, has failed. Following the enactment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA or Iran Nuclear Deal), the United Nations Security Council, consisting of permanent members: the…
Pentagon Establishes UFO Task Force
August 15, 2020
The Department of Defense has announced the establishment of an “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF)”. A UAP is defined by the Pentagon as an observed aircraft “when the observer cannot immediately identify what he or she is observing”. For instance, earlier this year, the DOD released three unclassified Navy videos…