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Sep 23, 2019
The shocking collapse of a tour operator with such substantial assets will hurt suppliers and other lower-ranked lenders.
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Sep 23, 2019
Debt investors haven't bailed, despite the drama swirling around the company's delayed IPO. A tiny clause in its prospectus may explain it.
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Sep 23, 2019
Debt investors haven't bailed, despite the drama swirling around the company's delayed IPO. A tiny clause in its prospectus may explain it.
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Sep 22, 2019
Even riskier, it's not very liquid. CIC's tilt toward alternative assets may prove ill-judged.
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Sep 22, 2019
The British lender RBS has made Alison Rose its CEO, but most European banks are lagging well behind Wall Street on senior management diversity.
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Sep 22, 2019
A look at who is moving where in the region's job market.
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Sep 22, 2019
Private equity is booming, thanks in large measure to private credit, a rapidly growing slice of the debt markets where ever-growing pools of capital supplied by large investors are mobilized outside of traditional lending channels. Private credit has supplied the leverage that's helped private equity buy the businesses that have expanded its collective portfolio to its current $4 trillion. Also known as private debt, non-bank lending, alternative lending or shadow lending, private credit's grow
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Sep 22, 2019
The British lender RBS has made Alison Rose its CEO, but most European banks are lagging well behind Wall Street on senior management diversity.
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Sep 22, 2019
Holding all of the world's spare production capacity in Saudi Arabia has always been a risk.
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Sep 21, 2019
The two Virginia-based defense giants are jockeying for position on the Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, a ballistic missile program thought to be worth as much as $85 billion.
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Sep 21, 2019
Reston-based LifeFuels makes flavors and nutrients part of a high-tech hydration system.
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Sep 21, 2019
The British travel operator is running out of options as it tries to find 200 million pounds to make potential lenders happy.
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Sep 21, 2019
The appeal of monthly subscription boxes is often convenience. Just make sure the service is truly saving you time and money.
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Sep 20, 2019
Consider how many years remain on the loan you have and how much longer you will stay in your home.
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Sep 20, 2019
When the stock market whipsaws, CNBC turns to the 78-year-old dean of the New York Stock Exchange to make sense of it all.
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Sep 20, 2019
Carson on Friday sent an agency-wide email seeking to explain his comments and blaming the media for "blatant mischaracterizations of what I have said."
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Sep 20, 2019
The apps, which may have mishandled users' personal data, vastly outnumber the hundreds that Facebook previously said it had taken action against in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But the company gave little detail about what the apps had done wrong, or even the names of the apps.
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Sep 20, 2019
As talk picks up about the trade war's drag on business investment and on the economy, it's consumers and their checkbooks who will have the biggest say about when the next recession hits. Consumer spending is by far the largest part of economic growth.
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Sep 20, 2019
Age discrimination is illegal in the workplace, and the older employee has several options for responding to such disrespectful comments.
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Sep 20, 2019
Google and Facebook are racing to elevate quality journalism in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, but some fear the changes could have unintended consequences for news media.
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Sep 20, 2019
A controversial collection of pay data by employers — supported by equal pay activists but opposed by many employers — could soon be curtailed.
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Sep 20, 2019
The hefty benefits that ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties have wrested from Israeli governments for decades have been a source of resentment for many in the country. But it took an on-again, off-again all...
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Sep 20, 2019
The FBI has sent secretive written demands for information to more than 120 companies in recent years -- including telecommunications providers, technology firms and credit agencies -- according to documents released Friday, raising new questions about the government's ability to quietly gather data on people.
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Sep 20, 2019
The announcement comes months after the country's largest retailer said it would phase out fruit- and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes.
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Sep 20, 2019
The retail giant's announcement follows a rising number of vaping-related deaths and illnesses across the country. Walmart earlier this year phased out the sale of fruit- and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes.
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Sep 20, 2019
Facebook said they had investigated millions of apps based on "signals associated with an app's potential to abuse our policies."
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Sep 20, 2019
Tech workers walked out Friday to demand better environmentalism from their employers, joining millions of expected protesters around the world.
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Sep 20, 2019
The exclusions, published ahead of trade talks next month, cover products ranging from plastic straws to coffee filters to electric skateboards. The U.S. and China are expected to meet for high-level trade talks next month.
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Sep 20, 2019
The financial industry is bewildering for many. The database helps consumers find their way.
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Sep 20, 2019
There's no one rule of thumb for everyone
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Sep 20, 2019
A more disjointed energy market is a jumpier energy market.
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Sep 20, 2019
To help law enforcement officers resolve emergency situations, one company has created empathy training based in virtual reality.
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Sep 20, 2019
The exclusions, published ahead of trade talks next month, cover products ranging from plastic straws to coffee filters to electric skateboards. The U.S. and China are expected to meet for high-level trade talks next month.
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Sep 20, 2019
The Sept. 14 attack on two of Saudi Arabia's biggest crude oil production plants sent shock waves through energy markets and triggered the biggest one-day jump in Brent crude prices on record. In volume terms, the estimated 5.7 million barrels a day of lost Saudi production was the single biggest sudden disruption on record. It underscored how the oil industry, perpetually on edge for political uncertainty and hints of weakness in the global economy, can be badly shaken by a single localized eve
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Sep 20, 2019
What streaming companies are really offering
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Sep 20, 2019
Anxiety about the trade war and uncertainty about real estate pose greater challenges for smaller chains.
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Sep 20, 2019
Jean-Claude Juncker says he's not so attached to the Irish backstop. But it's up to the Brits to find something to replace it in his affections.
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Sep 20, 2019
The exclusions, published ahead of trade talks next month, cover products ranging from plastic straws to coffee filters to electric skateboards. The U.S. and China are expected to meet for high-level trade talks next month.
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Sep 20, 2019
Today, the Facebook chief will huddle with House Democrats.
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Sep 20, 2019
In 1996, when the internet was still unexplored territory for most Americans, the U.S. Congress passed a telecommunications law that included a provision its supporters meant to protect free speech online. More than 20 years later, that provision, known as Section 230, is seen as crucial to the business models of some of the world's most valuable companies including Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google -- and as a key factor in the ever-deepening swamp of harassment, toxic behavior and misin
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Sep 20, 2019
We've been testing the news phones and think they're swell — but so was the iPhone X from two years ago.
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Sep 20, 2019
The case against Todd A. Hohn threatens to further strain ties between Washington and Beijing amid their trade dispute.
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Sep 20, 2019
How memorable was the story? How daring were the new features? Gene Park counts down the series from 17 to 1.
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Sep 20, 2019
The weakest top-line growth in years didn't deter buyers from adapting to a new normal.
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Sep 20, 2019
While the move to automation is shrinking the workforce, it is likely to be a boon for shareholders.
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Sep 19, 2019
The legislation extending government funding through Nov. 21 is expected to pass Senate next week
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Sep 19, 2019
During his visit to San Francisco this week, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary also lamented that society no longer seemed to know the difference between men and women, according to three people who were present. Carson's remarks, which visibly shocked people at the gathering, are part of a pattern of making dismissive remarks about transgender people. Under his leadership, HUD has moved to weaken Obama-era rules requiring shelters house transgender people with their identified gender.
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Sep 19, 2019
If the rules on who is qualified for a mortgage don't adapt, our country's moribund homeownership rate will fall further, particularly for the populations of color that will drive most of the demand for housing for generations to come.
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Sep 19, 2019
It was the costliest scandal in the history of British banking: the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, or PPI, to tens of millions of borrowers who didn't want it, didn't understand what they were buying or whose policies didn't cover what they thought. Starting in 2006, financial regulators began issuing fines over problems with PPI, and a wave of refund requests crashed over U.K. lenders. The period for filing claims has now ended and banks are ready to turn the page. But shareholder
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Sep 19, 2019
The weakest top-line growth in years didn't deter buyers from adapting to a new normal.
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Sep 19, 2019
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged in a private meeting with lawmakers that the company would not launch its controversial digital currency, called Libra, anywhere in the world until it receives approval from regulators in the United States.
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Sep 19, 2019
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged in a private meeting with lawmakers that the company would not launch its controversial digital currency, called Libra, anywhere in the world until it receives approval from regulators in the United States.
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Sep 19, 2019
It would require companies to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris agreement and calls on signatories to be at net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040.
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Sep 19, 2019
Patrick Byrne abruptly quit the company last month after saying he had been involved in multiple FBI investigations.
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Sep 19, 2019
Patrick Byrne abruptly quit the company last month after saying he'd been involved in multiple FBI investigations and had romanced Maria Butina — a Russian national later convicted of trying to influence American policy.
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Sep 19, 2019
License plate scanners were once a law enforcement tool. Now, private citizens have access to this powerful surveillance technology through new starts ups like Flock Safety. But privacy advocates say the implications around the consumer use of license plate scanners are troublesome.
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Sep 19, 2019
Student advocates say the document shows the company intentionally steered borrowers into high-cost repayment options, but Navient says it shows exactly the opposite.
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Sep 19, 2019
Datadog and its cloud-software pack run circles around the more glamorous breeds.
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Sep 19, 2019
Eugene Scalia defended the theme park SeaWorld as it contested federal violations stemming from the death of a trainer after an orca whale thrashed her around a pool, a focal point of the documentary "Blackfish."
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Sep 19, 2019
When plumbing works well, you don't need to think about it. That's usually the case with a vital but obscure part of the financial system known as the repo market, where vast amounts of cash and collateral are swapped every day. But when it springs a leak, as it did this week, it rivets the attention of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the nation's largest banks, money-market funds, corporations and other big investors. The Fed calmed things down by pumping in billions of dollars, but it may have a lot
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Sep 19, 2019
Low interest rates hurt people who depend on investments, especially retirees with modest incomes.
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Sep 19, 2019
When asked directly about the Federal Reserve chief, the president responded with rare ambivalence: "Yeah, it's safe. I mean, sure. Why not?"
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Sep 19, 2019
A combination with Dish makes sense, but it may have to wait on the outcome of a phone industry merger.
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Sep 19, 2019
In our latest privacy experiment, we examined how four of the most popular TV brands record what we watch. And they're doing it because, legally speaking, tens of millions of us gave our permission.
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Sep 19, 2019
There has been a surge in strikes as American workers fight for better wages, benefits and job conditions.
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Sep 19, 2019
The pledge would require companies to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris agreement and calls on signatories to be at net zero carbon across their businesses by 2040.
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Sep 19, 2019
Apple's iOS 13 update is here for the iPhone, and it's dark.
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Sep 19, 2019
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg heard an earful from Democratic lawmakers Wednesday night about everything from his company's data collection practices to its cryptocurrency plans, a preview of the issues he could face during a visit to Capitol Hill this week.
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Sep 19, 2019
The 30-year fixed-rate average saw its biggest one-week increase in nearly a year, rising to 3.73 percent.
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Sep 19, 2019
Comfortable and capable, the Switch Lite is the definitive Nintendo handheld device.
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Sep 19, 2019
As plaintiffs seek billions from the pharmaceutical giant, it's attorneys told a judge that the company "is not an easy place to work right now."
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Sep 19, 2019
American oil production has more than doubled since the 2000s, making the economy less vulnerable to oil price shocks.
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Sep 19, 2019
With the contradiction between Germans' climate anxiety and their love of huge SUVs, it's no surprise that carmakers are struggling.
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Sep 19, 2019
The outlook for the industry is upbeat, but it's hard to tell which companies will prosper.
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Sep 19, 2019
Low rates aren't everything. You should also consider how long you will stay in the home before moving and whether you will recoup your transaction costs.
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Sep 19, 2019
There has been a surge in strikes as American workers fight for better wages, benefits and job conditions.
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Sep 19, 2019
IPO investors need to be believe that EQT's fundraising success is sustainable.
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Sep 19, 2019
Next is facing a sales slowdown but is better placed than most retailers if the U.K. crashes out of the European Union.
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Sep 19, 2019
It's still legal in most states to ban natural hair styles like braids or dreadlocks. But several state legislators -- and a coalition of civil rights groups -- are trying to change that
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Sep 19, 2019
Everyone's spending millions on old TV shows, but nobody knows why.
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Sep 19, 2019
The ECB is considering a probe of the bank for alleged trading in its own riskiest debt without approval. This is a big test for the regulator too.
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Sep 19, 2019
An annual nuisance, stinging smoke from massive wildfires is blanketing parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore this year on a greater than usual scale. Most of the blazes result from illegal slash-and-burn methods used to clear farmland for cash crops such as palm oil, a technique that persists despite years of government efforts to stamp it out. The haze is not only unhealthy -- thousands of people have reported acute respiratory illnesses -- but it has a wide impact, disrupting air travel
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Sep 19, 2019
The U.S. central bank had an embarrassing week, after a liquidity crunch in a key funding market. China, by contrast, has a well-oiled routine.
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Sep 19, 2019
A Twitterstorm erupted after the list, developed by business professors and published by Forbes, included only one woman. Forbes has created a task force in response.
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Sep 19, 2019
California's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Navient and two of its subsidiaries, Pioneer and General Revenue Corp., alleging misconduct.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who took office in July, unleashed a storm of controversy in Britain with his move to suspend Parliament. He argued that the mid-September recess -- weeks earlier than is customary -- was a routine step bringing one legislative session to a close and allowing a new one to take up his policy agenda in October. But it also meant that Parliament would be sidelined as Britain approached a deadline that could see it exit the European Union without a negotiated trans
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Sep 19, 2019
Brazil is known for its complex business environment, and its byzantine tax system is a big reason why. According to the World Bank's Doing Business rankings, Brazil is the world's seventh-worst place to have to pay taxes, roughly on par with the Republic of Congo and Bolivia. President Jair Bolsonaro's government, continuing to tackle some of the most vexing issues facing Latin America's largest economy, hopes to simplify taxes for both business and ordinary citizens, a goal that eluded prior h
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Sep 19, 2019
The European Central Bank is throwing every tool it has at the sluggish euro zone economy. Starting on Sept. 19, it's making a generous funding offer to lenders in the region, returning to an approach it used twice before in the past five years to stimulate growth. It has also tweaked its negative interest rate policy to limit the punitive side effects.
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Sep 18, 2019
New breed of global REITs leverages tiny country's growing appeal for hosting offshore data centers.
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Sep 18, 2019
Jones turned a $1,000 investment into America's largest nursing-home chain, then made it a hospital giant and finally a $37 billion health insurance corporation.
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Sep 18, 2019
The short-term legislation would punt fights over President Trump's border wall until later in the year.
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Sep 18, 2019
About 49,000 General Motors employees walked off the job at midnight Monday after negotiations between their union and the Detroit car giant unraveled.
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Sep 18, 2019
His $37 billion company began as a chain of nursing homes.
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Sep 18, 2019
The U.S. benchmark interest rate is now just shy of 2 percent, down from about 2.25 percent. The move was widely expected and falls well short of Trump's call for a "big" cut.
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Sep 18, 2019
The new statement, released Monday by the Business Roundtable -- whose members are CEOs of America's largest companies -- suggests balancing the needs of a company's various constituencies and comes at a time of widening income inequality, rising expectations for corporate behavior and proposals from Democratic lawmakers that aim to restructure American capitalism.
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Sep 18, 2019
The Business Roundtable has abandoned shareholder primacy and embraced stakeholder capitalism.
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Sep 18, 2019
The way a will is handled can permanently change a family
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Sep 18, 2019
Though the U.S. and Iran have lived in a state of hostility for decades, rarely have relations been as tense as in recent months. The U.S. is trying to deprive Iran of oil revenue, the lifeblood of its economy. Iran's been accused of responding by attacking Saudi oil facilities and sabotaging oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. With the U.S. stepping up its military presence in the region, and Iran exceeding limits it agreed to on its nuclear program, the risk is that a miscalculation could lead to
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Sep 18, 2019
Lynne Patton violated the Hatch Act with her Twitter "likes."
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Sep 18, 2019
Purdue has said it will ask the bankruptcy judge to take the unusual step of halting more than two dozen lawsuits by state attorneys general against the Sackler family, which Forbes estimates is one of the wealthiest families in the country worth $13 billion.
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