Soldiers took up positions in the U.S. Capitol in a scene reminiscent of Civil War deployments as Washington braced for the inauguration of a new president and a vote to impeach the current one. With more than 20,000 National Guard units summoned, the Capitol and its park-like campus resembled an armed camp, with rifle-bearing soldiers […]
This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning, Bull Sheeters. Stocks and futures are little changed on Thursday despite reports the incoming Biden administration is planning a fresh round of stimulus spending, this one carrying a $2 […]
Amazon isn’t about to apologize for pulling the plug on Parler! Over the weekend, the tech giant suspended the pro-Donald Trump (who, btw, was impeached *again* on Wednesday!) social network from its web-hosting service, stating that Parler had violated its terms of service due to its lack of content moderation. Predictably, Parler didn’t go down […]
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Private messaging apps are having a moment after Twitter and Facebook cracked down on violence and conspiracy theories in response to the Capitol riots. Private messaging services Signal and Telegram were the No. 1 and […]
A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results—a speech that was followed by a mob of his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. The House vote on an article of impeachment for “incitement […]
Enlarge (credit: YouTube / Getty / Aurich Lawson) YouTube, following in the path of very nearly every other social media platform, is suspending President Donald Trump’s channel due to concerns that he will use it to foment additional violence in the coming days. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for […]
New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park as well as a golf course in the Bronx. The Trump […]
YouTube removed new content from U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel, citing concerns about the potential of violence following the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Trump’s channel now has its first strike against it, barring it from uploading new content for at least seven days, YouTube said in a tweet, without providing details on the […]
Good morning. There’s little oxygen in these markets. Stocks are barely budging again on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the upcoming slate of earnings calls (Big Finance kick things off tomorrow) to see if this recovery trade has legs. In the meantime, all eyes are on Washington. Here’s the latest from the nation’s capital: […]
The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first. Trump showed no remorse, blaming impeachment itself for the “tremendous anger” in America. Already scheduled to leave office next week, Trump is on the […]