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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 31 – With U.S. Election Now Passed, Time For A New Bull Market Cycle?

In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses the early take on the incoming Biden Administration and positive COVID vaccine news, the takeaway from the November Jobs Report, the “Growth Scare” limiting market acceptance of strong Q3 2020 earnings, how will gridlock in Congress shape the Biden Administration’s impact on different sectors and other developments with Laidlaw & Company Chief Market strategist, David Garrity.

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PODCAST: A Brighter Future with Laidlaw, Episode 30 – What Elections Should Investors Make Heading Into 2021?

Synopsis: “A Brighter Future”, Episode 30 In this episode Richard Calhoun, CEO of Laidlaw Wealth Management, discusses what sectors might benefit under possible outcome scenarios from the November 2020 election, whether the Treasury yield curve’s 2-10 year spread reaching 2020 highs represents a threat to the stock market recovery, the question of whether PayPal’s cryptocurrency

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Facebook’s fake news problem is not just a U.S. issue, it’s a global one

In the days following the U.S. election, social-media companies such as Facebook are facing accusations it spread fake news and other misinformation which influenced the electoral results. David Garrity joins BNN to discuss this “global problem.”

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Investopedia Article: Don’t Blame Big Data for Pollsters’ Failings (AAPL, GOOGL)

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the New York Times’ Jim Rutenberg wrote, “All the dazzling technology, the big data and the sophisticated modeling that American newsrooms bring to the fundamentally human endeavor of presidential politics could not save American journalism from yet again being behind the story, behind the rest of the country.” But was mis-calling the election

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David Garrity on BNN: Facebook poised to benefit from bitter U.S. election battle

GVA Research’s David Garrity joins BNN to discuss why the divisive U.S. election could help Facebook and how it will aid the social media company in its quest for more targeted advertising. Read more in David’s Investopedia article on the subject: Who Benefits From Presidential Campaign Ads? Facebook (FB)

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GVA’s Garrity on Bloomberg Radio on Election Cybersecurity: Is It Hackable?

Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox David Garrity, Principal at GVA Research, on election cybersecurity and outdated voting machines: is the election hackable? Following the release by Wikileaks of confidential internal communications of the Democratic National Committee, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is weighing measures to enhance the security of the U.S.

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