💉The Economic Costs of Vaccine Discrimination💉

Good morning. For the first time since March 2020, Canada has opened up its border with... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. For the first time since March 2020, Canada has opened up its border with the US. However, only vaccinated Americans will be allowed into the country, and a handy app will be used to track Americans. Adding in the number of companies requiring vaccine mandates or else potentially losing their job, corporate America is essentially creating a legal requirement for Covid vaccines, something that would face harsher scrutiny if a government did it. This separation between those who have the vaccine and those who don’t—whether for personal, medical, or religious reasons, could potentially create economic drags on the economy. And corporate profits could be impacted by the cost of ongoing monitoring and compliance, to say nothing of any legal issues that could drag a company into court. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [["Live Demo"] How to trade options in 30 seconds...]( I retired at 42 by trading options. My method is different. Unlike anything you've probably ever seen before. For the first time, I put together a 30-second "live demo" to show you how it works. [Click here to learn more.]( MARKETS DOW 35,100.99 -0.31% S&P 4,432.39 -0.09% NASDAQ 14,860.18 +0.16% *As of market close • Stocks traded mixed on Monday, with a slight gain for the Nasdaq. • Oil dropped 2.1 percent, closing at $66.83 per barrel. • Gold dropped 1.7 percent, last going for $1,732 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies continued higher, with Bitcoin at $46,142 at the stock market close. Today’s TOP TIPS [Big Oil Isn’t Dead Yet: Grab this Growth and Income Play]( Yes, the energy industry is changing. But it’s a trend that won’t happen overnight. A number of oil giants are looking into going carbon neutral, but setting goal dates as far out as 2050, nearly 30 years away. Even the shift towards electric vehicles this year is unlikely to become a majority of vehicle sales this decade, at least not without the heavy push of the hands of governments of developed nations. That still leaves oil as a viable investment opportunity for years to come. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX)]( Alan Hughie, CFO at Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) recently picked up 12,470 more shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 29 percent, and came to a total price of just under $700,000. This marks the first insider buy of the year, with the last purchase occurring back in November 2020. 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