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Facebook and Amazon Boosted Lobbying Spending in 2020

Facebook and Amazon boosted their federal lobbying expenditures last year as Big Tech braced for a new administration in the White House and new scrutiny of their business practices.

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China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Destination for Foreign Direct Investment

New investments by overseas businesses into the U.S., which for decades held the No. 1 spot, fell 49% in 2020, according to U.N. figures.

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Intel Earnings Slip Despite Record Revenue

The chip maker, which is reviewing its production strategy, reported a slight drop in earnings for 2020, but sales hit a record high of $77.9 billion.

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Biden Moves to Jump-Start Covid Fight With Slew of Orders

The new president’s success in achieving some of his biggest policy objectives—curbing climate change, expanding health coverage and overhauling immigration laws—will depend a lot on his ability to combat the pandemic.

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Joe Biden Calls on Nation to ‘Start Afresh’ at Inauguration as 46th President

“Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire,” the new president said, adding “Let’s begin to listen to one another again.” Kamala Harris makes history by taking oath as vice president.

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Stocks Hit Records on Upbeat Earnings

Rising shares of Netflix and other technology companies pushed major stock indexes to fresh records, reviving Wall Street’s appetite for growth stocks.

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Trump Pardons 73 and Commutes Sentences of 70

President Trump issued a flurry of pardons and commutations, rewarding a handful of longtime allies and well-connected celebrities, including his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, and onetime fundraiser Elliott Broidy.

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