• 130 nations have made an agreement to a global minimum corporation tax which was announced today (Thursday) by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen 
• The Global Minimum Tax has not been announced yet but Biden and his administration lean towards a minimum of 15%

The Marine Corps has had slower vaccinations than the public

• Recent statistics have shown that the Marine Corps is lagging far behind in Coronavirus vaccination rates
• Currently, only 58% of Marines have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine which is behind the 66.5% of adults in the US who have partial vaccination
• In these states with large conservative populations, there has been a vaccination hesitancy

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• Stitch Fix shares have risen today (Monday) and this has been driven by consumers looking to add to their wardrobes for this month of June
• For the full year, the company raised its revenue after its previous lowering because of the Covid pandemic
• In regards to what the loss per share was for May, it was 18 cents versus 27 cents expected and their total revenue was $535.6 million versus $511 million expected

• This Thursday, Kroger will be holding a hiring event to fill 10,000 jobs across their chain-grocery brand
• In regards to the positions to be available, the grocer’s retail, e commerce, pharmacy, manufacturing, and logistical operations segments will be the main focus
• Kroger has also announced its plans to raise their average worker wage in March after other criticism revolving around the company lowering them in the pandemic

• The CEO of Biogen, Michel Vounatsos has told CNBC today (Monday) that the list price of $56,000 a year for his company’s Alzheimer’s disease drug is fair 
• Along with this, the CEO has also announced that the company will not increase prices for the drug for at least 4 years

• The US is now reporting an average of about 14,500 for the daily infection rate over this past week
• An approximation of about 960,000 vaccinations have been reported to be administered each day across the country 
• More than ½ of Americans have received at least partial progress in Covid vaccinations (1 dose at least) and 42 % are now fully vaccinated

• Blue Origin plans to launch the mission on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
• Bezos’ brother will join him, as will the winner of an auction being held for one of the seats

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• Now set for March 27,2022, a month later than the original planned date, the 94th Academy Awards will happen and return to usual venue
• As a result of the pandemic, this year’s Oscars screw an audience of only 10.4 million which is a 56% drop from the 23.6 million watched in 2020

• Today (Thursday), Senate Republicans have issued an offer to president Biden of a $928 billion infrastructure plan in an attempt to revive the slow-moving negotiations
• The current negotiations are in regards to a bipartisan plan to repair the country’s bridges, roads, and broadband internet
• Senate Republicans frame their proposal in line with Biden’s terms which he has found acceptable which was a $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion deal down from the White House’s most recent counter-proposal of $1.7 trillion 

• Today (Thursday, California State officials have announced what appears to be the largest incentive in the nation for the 10 residents to win $1.5 million a piece if they get the vaccine

• The goal of the giveaway is to give residents every possible motivation to finally get fully vaccinated as California enters it crucial next phase
• Along with the prizes, 30 additional awards of $50,000 and are open to Californians who have at least received one dose of the vaccine

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