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It’s called the McChicken (clearly), and the fast food chain describes it as “a delightfully crispy chicken fillet topped with mayonnaise, shredded iceberg lettuce, and served on a perfectly toasty bun. But the new sandwich (i.e. the one created to compete with the one from Popeyes) is called the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, and according to McDonald’s, is a “southern style fried chicken sandwich is crispy, juicy and tender perfection. It also comes in a “spicy” version (which comes with a spicy pepper sauce) and a “deluxe” offering (which comes with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and mayo). To get your hands on one without paying for it, place an order with McDonald’s for $15 or more via McDelivery with DoorDash using code CRISPY.

Per Yahoo, brands like Nike, Louis Vuitton, and the NBA have already begun generating NFT-based assets, with the NBA launching a dedicated collectible site called NBA Top Shot. Last week, artist Chris Torres sold a one-of-a-kind version of Nyan Cat, a popular meme of a flying cat with a Pop-Tart body leaving a rainbow trail, for the equivalent of roughly $580,000, per the New York Times. (if we’re explaining the renewed interest in N FT s, which have been around for years)—people increasingly see these digital assets as speculative investments, since they can be bought and sold on online marketplaces (an NBA Top Shot digital collectible card of basketball star LeBron James recently sold for $100,000, for example). The increase in recreational investing during the pandemic is likely a factor, too: most of these exchanges accept cryptocurrencies, of course, which meets the demand of individual investors that have stockpiles of cryptocurrency and are looking to spend it on something that’s both fun and has potential to make more money later.

The Department of Labor has expanded eligibility for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, and it will allow those already on unemployment to keep their benefits if they turn down jobs due to COVID safety concerns. Created as part of the CARES Act, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program temporarily expands unemployment insurance eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors, and part-time workers impacted by the pandemic. Considering that those on unemployment receive a $300 weekly federal top-up to their state benefits which average about $320 a week, the retroactive aid could result in a large lump sum payment near the end of March (the Department of Labor says that state agencies will need a few weeks to implement the changes). Until now, many workers have faced a devil’s bargain, risk coronavirus infection, or choose some level of safety and live without income support,” says Suzi Levine, principal deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training, in an interview with Reuters.

Before a private company goes public in an initial public offering (IPO), they might set aside a few shares to be purchased in what’s known as a pre-IPO placement. A pre-IPO is like an IPO, in that it’s an opportunity for investors to buy shares of a company for the first time, but it differs in that you’re still investing in a private company, not one that’s just become public. Investors can also benefit from a “first-day pop,” which is when a stock makes significant gains on the first day of an IPO (as an example, Alibaba shares traded 36.3% higher than their offering price on the first day of trading). There are no guarantees that a company’s stock will do well— and worse yet, your investment will be held hostage until the IPO is finalized, which might never happen.