SCOOP: Amazon is quietly testing out biometric payment tech that it plans to roll out to Whole Foods stores by early next year. The project, codename "Orville" can scan your hand and process your transaction in less than 300 milliseconds nypost.com/2019/09/03/ama…

BofAML: Markets tend to fall when Trump tweets a lot. Days with more than 35 Trump tweets typically see negative returns (-9bps on average), while days with fewer than 5 tweets typically see positive returns (+5bps).

WeWork has picked Nasdaq as the venue for its embattled listing and announced a series of governance changes to assuage investor concerns bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

The estimated number in New York is over 250’000! They closed the park because there were too many people... I’m speaking soon at Battery Park. #ClimateStrike

Uber buys grocery delivery company serving Latin America cnb.cx/2Vw1IM0

Alibaba breaks Singles Day record with more than $38 billion in sales cnb.cx/32CqNGQ

Major tech companies focus on financial services and small-businesses offering. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news… via @nbcnews

WeWork’s leasing activity plunged 93% in the fourth quarter after failed IPO attempt cnbc.com/2020/01/16/wew…

Big Banks Post Big Revenues But Bottom-Line Profits Come in Mixed theepochtimes.com/big-banks-post… via @epochtimes

Thoughts on this pic for #wfh?

How Hamas frames the civilian casualties of war in Gaza

With the news of the Axios layoffs, I want to again make an offer to any journalist who has been laid off: If you are in the DC area (or ever come to the DC area) let me buy you coffee. It seems grim today. And it sucks. Period. But you will get through it.

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