Billionaire Jeff Yass Gives $10 Million to Group Seeking Trump Alternative
Billionaire Jeff Yass donated $10 million to the super PAC arm of Club for Growth, a pro-business, anti-tax
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Carvana’s CEO Sees Weaker Used-Car Prices Stimulating Demand
A surge in used-car prices padded Carvana Co.’s bottom line early in the pandemic. As the market for
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Digital Currency Group Is Said Near Deal to Sell CoinDesk to Investor Group
Digital Currency Group is nearing a deal to sell its media company CoinDesk to an investor group, according
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Colorado police buy woman groceries after her partner made young children ‘watch him eat’ and go hungry
A Colorado woman broke down in tears after police bought her groceries to feed her hungry grandchildren. A deputy brought food for 71-year-old Vicki Green and her adoptive son and great-grandson after the woman’s boyfriend ate the last food in the home home as the hungry children watched. “I’m going to be here for you today and I’m gonna get you some food for your kids,” deputy Ryan Weiner explained, as Green held her hand over her heart. “I don’t want them to go hungry,” he said. “And it sounds like they didn’t eat last night and they’re not going to eat today.”
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FTC to Pause Microsoft Merger Trial, Opening Door to Settlement Talks
The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to pause its in-house trial against Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition
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Fed Debuts New Payments Network to Speed Up US Money Movement
The Federal Reserve debuted a new payments system designed to speed up the movement of money among banks
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Stock Optimism Among Retail Crowd Surges Before Rally Stalls
Just before US stocks faltered on Thursday, the level of optimism among retail traders soared to the highest
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Top US Consumer Watchdog Plots More Regulation for AI in Lending
The top US consumer financial watchdog is sharpening his focus on lenders’ use of artificial intelligence when making
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OpenAI Backs Idea of Requiring Licenses for Advanced AI Systems
An internal policy memo drafted by OpenAI shows the company supports the idea of requiring government licenses from
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Deal on equal pay ‘done’, Canada captain Christine Sinclair says ahead of World Cup
Christine Sinclair said that a deal on equal pay between the Canada men’s and women’s national teams was “done” just as the World Cup kicks off. Canada captain Sinclair said her team’s pay equity battle with Canada Soccer was all but resolved and praised Janine Beckie, who is sidelined with a torn ACL, for handling negotiations so the players could focus on the tournament. The Women’s World Cup is getting $150 million in prize money from FIFA, a threefold increase over 2019, but well shy of the $440 million the men received last year in Qatar.
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Argentina’s Companies Rush to Raise Dollars Before Election Volatility
Companies in Argentina are jumping at the chance to refinance their debt at rock-bottom rates as investors brace
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Elon Musk’s Wealth Slumps $13.6 Billion as Tesla Shares Tumble
Elon Musk’s fortune slumped $13.6 billion Thursday after Tesla Inc. warned it may have to keep cutting the
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