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10 Momentum Stocks Millennials Love in 2021 01/08/2021 12:00am • Young traders have high hopes for these momentum stocks.Trading app Robinhood experienced explosive growth in 2020, including the addition of 3 million new accounts in the first quarter alone. Robinhood users have often been criticized in the financial media for being naive and inexperienced. Robinh What Is Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) 01/08/2021 12:00am • Is printing money bad for the economy? Well, it can cause inflation, devalue a currency and have adverse impacts for investments. But there's an "unorthodox" macroeconomic theory that has gained popularity called Modern Monetary Theory, also known as MMT, that challenges the traditional way we thin 'Insane': WTOP reporter's account of Capitol siege by pro-Trump rioters 01/07/2021 03:44pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'ba8a78e3-2958-4836-8e88-0444f57e5168' }).render("818615368708b135");}); Insane doesn't even begin to describe wha Minnesota Residents Again Have Highest Average Credit Score 01/07/2021 12:00am • Despite being a financially tumultuous year for many, there were some economic upsides in 2020. Consumers spent less due to the coronavirus pandemic and paid more of their bills on time, likely contributing to the largest annual credit score increase nationally in the last decade, according to a ne What You Can Do With a Biochemistry Degree 01/07/2021 12:00am • Chemical processes in the body can make the difference between health and illness. Chemical cell division signals going haywire, for example, can cause cancerous tumors to emerge. Biochemistry is an academic discipline that investigates chemical interactions and reactions within living organisms, s The States Struggling the Most During the Coronavirus Pandemic 01/07/2021 12:00am • Households in Louisiana and Mississippi are among those that are facing the greatest social and economic impact in recent weeks during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data released Wednesday through the bureau's biweekly Household Pulse Survey sho Maryland offers 'economic stimulus' tax relief to some businesses, workers 01/06/2021 08:57pm • Pandemic-related tax relief described as an economic stimulus package is now in place for some small businesses and self-employed people in Maryland. Extensions for certain tax filing and payment deadlines were announced Wednesday by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, who described the move as Baltimore delays ban on single-use plastic bags 01/06/2021 06:23pm • BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore has delayed implementing its ban on single-use plastic bags, citing economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Baltimore Sun reports the ban was supposed to go into effect next week, but will now be implemented on July 9. Mayor Brandon Scott sa What a 'zero-waste' policy for COVID-19 vaccine in DC means 01/06/2021 06:14pm • A "zero-waste" policy for COVID-19 vaccinations in D.C. helps assure that doses intended for people missing scheduled appointments will get used. The vaccines now approved for use have short shelf lives once defrosted. "Our communication to pharmacists has been consistent about zero waste of t Northam tells Virginians to be patient and vigilant as vaccine rollout gets underway 01/06/2021 05:19pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the commonwealth's plan for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to residents by priority groups, as he urged Virginians to ready themselves for a long winter with high rates of infection. Northam said that his administration's goal is to get to 25,000 shots dis Montgomery County officials unveil vaccine-information website 01/06/2021 05:05pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials on Wednesday unveiled a new website that will let residents find out where they fall in the pecking order of who gets a coronavirus vaccine. Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, in the weekly media briefing, was quick to point out that the site, part of the cou 'We need help,' Prince George's Co. says amid criticism of slow coronavirus vaccine rollout 01/06/2021 04:37pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks addresses the county's coronavirus vaccine rollout during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2020. (Courtesy Prince George's County Executive) Officials in Prince George's County, Maryland, acknowledged the rollout of the county's COVID-19 vac Maryland comptroller announces extension for filing taxes 01/06/2021 12:09pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's tax collector has announced an extension of tax filing and payment deadlines. Maryland business taxes and quarterly estimated income tax returns and payments that would be due in January, February and March will not be due until April 15. Businesses and self- Fairfax Co. schools 'pause' return to in-person learning, await vaccinations 01/06/2021 09:02am • Less than a week before the planned return to hybrid in-person learning for some public school students in Virginia's Fairfax County, Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the county school board agreed to delay the return for at least a month. During a work session with the Fairfax County School B DC metro unemployment back below 6% 01/06/2021 08:36am • The Washington metro area’s unemployment in November fell below 6% for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the D.C. metro’s non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in November was 5.8%, down from 6.6% in October