It was revealed over the weekend that House Speaker and California Representative Nancy Pelosi had acquired 25 call options for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ : TSLA) purchased at a share price of $500 and are set to expire March 18, 2022. Pelosi reportedly paid between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for the Options.
The ability of members of the U.S. Congress to buy and sell stocks has been contentious over the years. One of the most prominent members made some purchases in December that could benefit from the new Biden administration.
Right After Nancy's Move Into TSLA, Biden Makes Announcement Causing Share Price To Rise...
Wow - Nancy sure has perfect timing!
Tesla shares increased from $640 at the time the calls were bought and went up to $890 today. The call options were valued at $1.12 million.
Biden's push for electric vehicles, which could include lifting the cap on sales, would give buyers tax credits, to Tesla's advantage. Biden also floated the idea of a program that exchanged used vehicles for a larger credit towards the purchase of an electric car.
Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old, was working as a support technician for ADT, a provider of home security services.
Aviles's job involved installing home video surveillance cameras at customer premises and configuring the devices to work exclusively with the ADT Pulse application.
But prosecutors said that Aviles strayed from company policy, and started adding his personal email address to clients ADT Pulse accounts.
Prosecutors said Aviles accessed more than 200 customer's home CCTV systems on more than 9,600 occasions...
Aviles was charged in April 2020 and pleaded guilty yesterday.
He currently faces a sentence of as long as five years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000, as indicated by court archives. . He was conditionally released earlier this week.
ADT notified its customers of the incident when they became aware. The New York Post revealed that the organization attempted to persuade clients to consent to a privacy arrangement in return for money, so word of Aviles' activities wouldn't hit the web.
VRBO has no plans to cancel reservations in the DC area during the inauguration next week, although competitor Airbnb has already done so.
VRBO first reported in a blog post on Friday afternoon that it was "encouraging" hosts to cancel bookings during that time "if they believed a guest was violating their policies but stopped short of blanket cancellation.
Following the January 6th attack on the Capitol, officials said they encouraged Americans to "virtually attend" the inauguration.
VRBO confirmed in his blog post that officials reported "the potential for violence and armed protests" in DC and in state capitals over the coming weeks. "The safety of our guests and hosts is of the utmost importance to us," says the blog post. “If you plan to travel during this time, please follow local regulations and check the latest news for updates. “
Airbnb is blocking all reservations in the Washington, DC area during Housewarming Week. Airbnb announced that there were reports of "armed militia and known hate groups" wanting to come to DC.
So They Did What Anyone Would Do... Assume All Their Customers Were Nazis.
Existing Airbnb reservations were canceled in order to issue guests full refunds, and Airbnb said this would Compensate hosts - the owners of the rental property - for the amount they would have made for the canceled bookings.
Airbnb had previously said it was working to ban members of the mafia who attacked the Capitol from its platform and had banned some people who were part of the mafia or were connected to hate groups.
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Author: Garrett Kain
Silicon Valley Newsroom
It's one of Mark Cuban's latest investments, BillShark, and they claim they can "Save You Up to $3,000 a year" by lowering your current monthly bills.
You may have seen when NBC Nightly News recently featured them in their 'Saving You Money' segment about 'people who negotiate your bills for you' where they saved a real family $2000/year.
So, How Does It Work?
The idea is fairly simple: professional negotiators will spend a day working for you, contacting your cable or satellite TV, cell phone, internet provider, satellite radio (if you have it in your car) and even your home security system monitoring company.
They're experienced with the top companies like Cox, ADT, Comcast, Time Warner, DirecTV, Verizon, and others.
What Are The Odds They Can Lower YOUR Bills?
Surprisingly, HIGH! For 90% of people they get at least one bill lowered! The first from the team to try it out saved $24 a month on their cell phone bill (and kept the same coverage!).
They say with a $150/month cable bundle, they'll save you an estimated $324/year. So far, the biggest savings they were able to bring someone was $9500/year!
Verified reviews overall have users rating the service 9.8 out of 10, with over 1,100 users voting, which is pretty impressive.
What Does It Cost?
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Then, if you come back in the future their fee is only 20% because return users get a 20% 'loyalty discount'.
It Only Takes About 2 Minutes To Begin...
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Author: Brian Kimball
Portland Newsroom
OHM gives CA residents cash rewards and other prizes for reducing energy consumption when the grid is stressed. They've been around since 2014 and have paid our a surprisingly large amount of cash.
Hundreds of thousands of California households participate in the program that helps reduce their at-home energy consumption.
How It Works:
For one hour, and only once or twice a month you'll receive a text message asking you to lower power usage.
Then they pay you!
Over $12 Million Has Been Paid Out...
Seriously - they're really giving away some nice payouts to CA residents who are lucky enough to even know it's happening.
Those same lucky people earned $3.2 MILLION just last summer.
Energy saved is equal to planting 24,209 trees!
Who Qualifies?
A lot of people qualify for the program, they just don't know this exists!
If you're a California resident with PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric) or SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric) or SCE (Southern California Edison) you're in!
Recently they expanded to support Texas users with 'Smart Meter Texas' and Ontario users with 'Toronto Hydro'.
They'll Give You Your First $10 Right NOW...
OHM has is extending an invitation to our readers, where anyone who signs up via this article will begin with $10 earned and already in their account!
Click here to learn more!
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Bradly Parceilli
Silicon Valley Newsroom
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By: Martin Tello
Silicon Valley News Team
Amazon is taking a glance back at a number of its highlights from 2020, a year when it saw huge profits amid the coronavirus pandemic. during a blog post on Monday, the web retail giant said it had a "record-breaking holiday season" with its "biggest-ever customer savings, small business growth, and community giving."
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In addition, Amazon touted its efforts to continue deliveries flowing during the pandemic, saying it "invested over $10 billion to assist keep employees safe and deliver products to customers." reps said it made onsite COVID-19 testing available for lots of employees within the US, noting that an Amazon worker is tested for coronavirus every 10 seconds.
Monday's blog post paints a rosy picture, but the corporate also has faced criticism from some warehouse workers over working conditions and lack of protections during the pandemic. In October, Amazon revealed that almost 20,000 US employees had contracted COVID-19. reps said it planned on pay $500 million in bonuses to workers most exposed to the pandemic.
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Stewart Reese
Silicon Valley Newsroom
