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Bitcoin has lost nearly $200 billion in market cap in just three weeks, as the token slips below $30,000

Summary List Placement Bitcoin bears were out on Wednesday, pushing the cryptocurrency below $30,000 for the first time since January 2. Soon after the fall, bulls pushed the...
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Investcorp buys five apartment buildings across US

1 hour ago | The Real Deal New York

Private equity firm Investcorp Holdings has purchased five apartment buildings across the U.S. in a deal valued at $330 million. The buildings - located in the suburbs of...
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4 investing heavyweight firms answer the 5 most burning bitcoin questions facing investors as the cryptocurrency sees unprecedented volatility

1 hour ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement When bitcoin's price jumped to $22,500 in the middle of December last year, the cryptocurrency started to hit the headlines again and investors started...
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Increasing debt to boost economies obsolete & serves to widen gap between rich and poor - Putin

2 hours ago | RT

Increasing the debt burden cannot be used as a way of fostering economic growth any more, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, addressing a virtual meeting of the...
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BlackRock has likely made $1.2 billion on GameStop as day traders buy the stock to stick it to Wall Street

4 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement BlackRock has likely scored a 700% gain on GameStop this month, thanks to day traders boosting the stock. The world's largest asset manager owned 9.2...
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Many companies still have no net-zero climate plan

5 hours ago | Fortune

This is the web version of CEO Daily. To get it delivered to your inbox, sign up here . Good morning. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink yesterday challenged companies to disclose plans...
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Budweiser, Coke, Hyundai And More To Sit Out Super Bowl 2021 Advertising, Nervous About Tone Amid Pandemic

5 hours ago | CBS

NORTH TEXAS - Like everything else, the Super Bowl will look different this year - not just during the game but also the commercial breaks. For starters, the Clydesdales and...
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Jon Gray is the future of Blackstone. 50 insiders reveal how the superinvestor consolidated power, elbowed out rivals, and is remaking the firm in his golden-boy image

5 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement It was a meeting that Jon Gray couldn't miss. So when his transatlantic flight touched down in the early hours of a September 2019 morning, the president...
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Economic profiteering fuelling war in Yemen: UN

7 hours ago | Al Jazeera

Analysts estimate Houthi rebels diverted at least $1.8bn in 2019 allocated for citizens' basic services and salaries.
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Palestine Journals: Life Under Occupation

12 hours ago | Al Jazeera

“Most people we meet would tell you that they fear they're losing their most important asset, hope. “
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Jennifer King named NFL's 1st Black female assistant position coach

Jennifer King is just the second woman in league history to be an assistant position coach after Tampa Bay's assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust. Read more ...

Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

President Joe Biden is undertaking the most ambitious effort ever to cut America's oil, gas and coal emissions and stave off the worst effects of climate change. Read more ...

January has been the deadliest month for COVID-19 with nearly 80,000 lives...

The grim milestone underpins the growing demand from state officials for more vaccines so that Americans can be inoculated more quickly. Read more ...

'I couldn't believe it': Customer leaves huge tip for restaurant's entire staff

The customer left a $2,021 cash tip and a note. Read more ...

FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on 'import alert'

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico will now be subject to heightened scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain shipments. Read more ...

Walgreens stock spikes after tapping Starbucks exec Roz Brewer as new CEO

Walgreens' stock price got a boost Wednesday with Starbucks honcho Roz Brewer poised to take over as the pharmacy chain's new CEO. Shares in the Illinois-based drugstore giant... Read more ...

Biden To 'Pause' Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters

The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won't have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming... Read more ...

Amanda Gorman To Recite Original Poem For Super Bowl Ceremony

Harvard University graduate and national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman stole the show at the presidential inauguration with a powerful and history-making poem. Now she's... Read more ...

Baseball writers don't want Curt Schilling's name removed from Hall of Fame...

The Baseball Hall of Fame will face an unhappy voting body if it accedes to the unorthodox wishes of Curt Schilling. Jack O'Connell, the longtime secretary of the Baseball... Read more ...

Senate Democrats introduce Washington, DC, statehood bill

The legislation, which will be met with fierce opposition from Republicans, would make the District of Columbia the 51st state in the Union and give the state two Senators and... Read more ...