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Schadenfreude: South Korean finance minister loses rented accommodation due to his own housing policy

38 minutes ago | RT

South Korea's economy and finance minister has been evicted from his property as landlords react to new rules he helped to enact by rapidly replacing tenants so they can...
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Congo Republic Plans to Settle Domestic Debt Ahead of 2021 Vote

3 hours ago | Bloomberg

The Republic of Congo plans to settle its internal debt to stimulate the economy, starting with 300 billion CFA francs , or about a third of the amount the government owes...
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Chipotle reveals it killed the free tortilla side because people were ordering too many during the pandemic

13 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Chipotle executives revealed the reason the chain killed its beloved free burrito side. On Wednesday, Chipotle reported that revenue increased 14.1% to...
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Gov. Walz Signs $1.87 Billion Bonding Bill, The Largest In State History

15 hours ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday signed the largest bonding bill in state history. The bill finances $1.87 billion in public infrastructure projects statewide once...
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Europe Challenges U.S. Treasuries With Pandemic Bond Sale

16 hours ago | NY Times

The European Union sold its first batch of bonds to finance virus-relief programs. Demand among buyers was high and comes when the U.S. is borrowing heavily.
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Prop 22 has courted the endorsement of California's NAACP president - and Uber and Lyft have paid her consulting firm $85,000 to boost the controversial measure

18 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Uber and Lyft have paid $85,000 to a consulting firm run by Alice Huffman, president of California's NAACP chapter, as she has voiced her support for...
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Binance CEO: BitMEX indictment is ‘wake-up call' for cryptocurrency industry

19 hours ago | Fortune

Earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department charged the owners of BitMEX, a high-flying, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange known for its fast-and-loose approach to...
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How a litigation finance company's NYSE listing is making funding lawsuits mainstream - and signals a major change in the role in-house legal departments play in corporations

22 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Burford Capital became the first litigation funder to make a debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, marking a potential shift in third-party...
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Netflix slides 6% after missing 3rd-quarter subscriber growth and profit targets

22 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Netflix sank as much as 6% in early Wedne sday trading after missing expectations for third-quarter subscriber growth and profits . The streaming titan...
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Today's best mortgage and refinance rates: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

23 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Mortgage rates have fluctuated since last Wednesday - fixed rates are down, while adjustable rates are up. Refinance rates for 10, 15, and 30-year fixed...
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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announces that Russia and...

Summary List Placement This story is breaking. Check back for updates. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced on Wednesday that Iran and Russia have "taken... Read more ...

Tesla stock surges after Elon Musk's electric-car company posts record profits

Summary List Placement Tesla's strong third-quarter earnings sent its stock price up as much as 5.5% in pre-market trading on Thursday. Elon Musk's electric-car maker delivered... Read more ...

Data startup Mine used this pitch deck to win the backing of Google's...

Summary List Placement Mine, an Israeli privacy startup that aims to give users control of their personal data, recently raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round backed... Read more ...

Pompeo labels 6 Chinese news orgs as ‘foreign missions' over ‘propaganda...

The US State Department has designated a series of Chinese publications as foreign missions, accusing them of spreading “propaganda.” Beijing previously blasted the labelling... Read more ...

'We are the ones your children have nightmares about': A Maryland man has...

Summary List Placement A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kidnap and kill Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vice-presidential... Read more ...

Joe Biden breaks silence on Hunter emails scandal, calls it ‘last-ditch'...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said the story of his son Hunter using the family name to make business deals overseas is a “desperate campaign to smear me and my... Read more ...

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

Workers in the energy sector face two paths: The oil industry offers big salaries but more volatility, while clean energy pays less but provides more stability and a sense of... Read more ...

Amy Coney Barrett was on the board of a private Christian school that once...

Summary List Placement Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was once on the board of trustees for a private Christian school that discriminated against the LGBTQ community... Read more ...

The gaming PC that Rep. Ilhan Omar used to stream video games with AOC is...

Summary List Placement Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota held one of the highest-viewed Twitch streams ever on Tuesday night, with over... Read more ...

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

Workers in the energy sector face two paths: The oil industry offers big salaries but more volatility, while clean energy pays less but provides more stability and a sense of... Read more ...