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Black-owned restaurants in NYC struggle for survival as stimulus stalemate drags on
Black restaurants in New York have seen revenue decline as much as 80% since the start of the pandemic. To help, Black Restaurant Week is coming…
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As stimulus talks drag on, millions of small businesses await guidance on PPP loan forgiveness
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Epic’s latest argument in its fight against Apple keeps antitrust issues front and center
Epic Games, the game engine developer and creator of the wildly popular Fortnite game, is keeping the focus squarely on antitrust issues in its lawsuit against…
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China Aims to End Extreme Poverty, but Covid-19 Exposes Gaps
The pandemic has worsened longstanding conditions that have widened inequality, hindering Xi Jinping’s vow to “leave no one behind.” …
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A Teacher, His Killer and the Failure of French Integration
For generations, public schools assimilated immigrant children into French society by instilling the nation’s ideals. The beheading of a teacher has raised doubts about whether that…
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Qatar Strip Search of Women on Flight Draws Shock and Anger
Women told officials they had been pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and medically examined to see if they had recently given birth after an…
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Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons Passes Important Threshold
Fifty countries have now ratified the treaty, so it will become international law. The United States and the eight other nuclear-armed powers reject it but have…
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‘An End to the Chapter of Dictatorship’: Chileans Vote on a New Constitution
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Robert Murray, Controversial Coal Baron, Dead At 80
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IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
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Extra Crunch Partner Perk: Get 6 months free of Zendesk Support and Sales CRM
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PayPal’s Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley
There may be more upside for crypto than for PayPal’s earnings, researchers wrote. …
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Voyager Agrees to Buy LGO Markets and Merge 2 Firms’ Tokens
Two cryptocurrency trading firms are merging, and in a rare twist, so are their tokens. …
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Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play
Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly? …
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Black-owned restaurants in NYC struggle for survival as stimulus stalemate drags on
Black restaurants in New York have seen revenue decline as much as 80% since the start of the pandemic. To help, Black Restaurant Week is coming…
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As stimulus talks drag on, millions of small businesses await guidance on PPP loan forgiveness
Small business owners are not just waiting for additional stimulus money from Washington, they need clarity on how the IRS will tax their PPP loans. …
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GOP’s Marco Rubio: I’m open to voting for higher Covid stimulus because Americans need help
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The 2020 election choices are stark in Donald Trump versus Joe Biden, and on issues of taxes and the economy deciding on a vote has rarely…
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Black Entrepreneurs Day shows ‘people want to make a difference,’ FUBU CEO Daymond John says
FUBU CEO Daymond John illustrated what the public can expect to see when he hosts Black Entrepreneurs Day on Oct. 24. …
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TravelPerk launches an API for COVID-19 restrictions
About a month after outting an open API platform for its customers to augment their apps, business trip SaaS startup TravelPerk has launched a standalone API…
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Epic’s latest argument in its fight against Apple keeps antitrust issues front and center
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Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN
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Cloud9 adds the MAJKL Valorant roster to create Cloud9 White as its first women’s esports team
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Harvest Finance Token Plummets 65% After Attack Saps DeFi Site of TVL
A possible exploit in DeFi protocol Harvest Finance has caused the site’s TVL to drop sharply, along with the price of its FARM token. …
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Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith’s Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea
The motion, filed by Brian Klein, claims the indictment of Griffith doesn’t “specify any alleged overt facts,” and contains no actual allegation of fact. …
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Crypto Long & Short: Why the PayPal Rally Isn’t What It Seems, and Why That’s OK
PayPal opening up its network to bitcoin and crypto is a game-changer, but the announcement hides a bigger and more important message. …
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DeFi Still Needs a Silk Road Moment
Adoption by criminal enterprises is evidence of the product/market fit for censorship-resistant tech and an indicator of whether innovation will see usage in the non-criminal world….
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Should We Care if the US Is Falling Behind on CBDCs?
A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). …
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Bitcoin’s Rivalry With Gold Plus Millennial Interest Gives It ‘Considerable’ Upside Potential: JPMorgan
A Friday note outlines institutional, corporate, and Millennial interest in the leading cryptocurrency. …
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Six Ways Tax Rates Go Up For Retirees
You can’t assume that your bracket will go down in retirement. It could easily go the other way. …
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Top Wall Street analysts say buy stocks like Netflix and Alphabet amid renewed market volatility
TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Netflix and Alphabet. …
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Alternative energy stocks are on a tear and there’s more upside ahead, says JPMorgan
JPMorgan gave its top picks in the alternative energy space. …
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These dividend stocks can help balance your portfolio, Jefferies says
Jefferies strategist Steven DeSanctis identified some small and mid-cap utilities companies with healthy dividends and high ESG scores. …
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Worried about the election? Here are some ways to protect your portfolio
The U.S. presidential election is less than two weeks away and many investors are fretting over how the results could impact their investments. …
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Wall Street analysts see upside in stocks like Microsoft and Ford heading into earnings
CNBC Pro looked through Wall Street research to find the top stocks for your portfolio going into the busiest week of earnings. …
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5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Content Development
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Extra Crunch Partner Perk: Get 6 months free of Zendesk Support and Sales CRM
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5 Ways to Make Your Content Marketing Strategy Work for Your Small Business
These 5 tips should benefit the content marketing efforts you’re putting in for your small business. …
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The 7 Key Elements Your Website Landing Pages Must Have to Be Successful
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TripAdvisor CEO says Google uses its ‘dominance in internet gatekeeping’ against travel sites
TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer, a longtime critic of Google, told CNBC he welcomes the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. …
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The experts’ guide to planning a trip to Hawaii
From golfing and hotel spas to luxury car rentals, CNBC’s Global Traveler tapped several travel experts with decades of collective planning experience for advice on where…
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A picturesque hilltop village in Italy will pay you to move and work there
The Italian village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio is hoping to attract new younger residents by offering them grants totaling as much as 44,000 euros ($52,022). …
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Southwest CEO: It may be 10 years before business travel returns so we’re focusing on leisure fliers
“I do think there is a need for business people to travel and I think that that will get back to ‘normal’ at some point. I’ll…
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Kevin O’Leary says give stimulus to the people who need it, not ‘zombie companies’
“Let them go bankrupt,” O’Leary said of airlines, whose industry is expected to burn $77 billion in cash in the second half of 2020. …
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Restless Americans map out road trips despite misgivings
After months of quarantine and canceled vacations, wary Americans are ready to plan trips again. However, they remain doubtful they’ll actually be able to travel and…
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Parents Reveal The Funniest Names Their Kids Give Everyday Things
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Legal purpose: how a lawyer made sustainability her career
Meet Maya Mehta, an intrapreneur who is using her legal training to support the growth of sustainable finance at an investment bank
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What went right this week: wedding law overhaul, baby gorillas and other positive news
A gorilla baby boom in Uganda, a taskforce to tackle food poverty and a proposal to overhaul wedding laws
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TikTok Video Goes Sideways When Mom Suddenly Falls Through Ceiling
The mother of the TikTok creator — who was not injured — was rummaging around the attic when she tripped. …
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The dining scheme that helps young people out of homelessness
The ‘dine in, to get them in’ scheme was launched by Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise that tackles homelessness
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Green is the new black: how biotech is making fashion more sustainable
From lab-grown spider silk to ‘living dyes’, biotechnology is being used to make clothes that don’t cost the earth
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