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Restaurants staged nimble responses to Covid’s blows in 2020, but 6 years of growth were wiped away
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Restaurants push for more access to Covid vaccine, but unlikely to force workers to receive it
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As support for $15 minimum wage gains momentum, Main Street fears it’s not the right time
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Kellyanne Conway’s Twitter Account Posted A Nude Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won’t Say If It’s Banning Her
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Violent Protests Erupted In India. Then Calls For Police To Shoot The Protesters Went Viral On Twitter.
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Fire That Killed Hsieh May Have Been Carelessness or Intentional, Officials Say
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The ABC’s of Google Ads Mistakes, Part 2: Broad Keywords
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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business
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At the Louvre, Mona Lisa Is Alone, but Still Smiling
With the Louvre closed because of the pandemic, museum officials are pushing ahead on a grand restoration and cleanup. …
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Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, Resigns After Weeks of Infighting
Intrigue chipped away at Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s parliamentary majority even as the country’s coronavirus death toll passed 85,000. …
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Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
The city’s notorious tenement apartments are potential hotbeds of transmission, with their cramped quarters, faulty piping and poor ventilation. …
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Protests in India Turn Violent as Angry Farmers Clash With Police
Protesters used their tractors to pull apart barricades, prompting the police to fire tear gas. At least one person died in the demonstration against new farming…
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Indian Farmers March Set for Republic Day
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Telegram, Pro-Democracy Tool, Struggles Over New Fans From Far Right
The app has helped fuel democracy movements in Iran and Belarus but now faces scrutiny as extremists and conspiracy theorists flock to it amid crackdowns by…
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Bitmain Co-Founder Exits, Resolving Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu is stepping down from his role as part of a settlement. …
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Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year: Sources
University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto directly from Coinbase. …
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Collateralized Debt Obligations Make Their Way Into DeFi Lending
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Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners With China’s BSN Blockchain
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Crypto Miner Marathon Patent Group Buys $150M in Bitcoin
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Restaurants staged nimble responses to Covid’s blows in 2020, but 6 years of growth were wiped away
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Restaurants push for more access to Covid vaccine, but unlikely to force workers to receive it
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As support for $15 minimum wage gains momentum, Main Street fears it’s not the right time
Biden's plans would more than double the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which has not moved since 2009. …
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Black-owned businesses hope this round of PPP won’t fail them
When the PPP reopened on Jan 11., community financial institutions that work with underserved communities were first in line. …
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IRS may have paid $57 million in error for Trump tax break, report finds
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These entrepreneurs want a second PPP loan. What you should know if you’re applying for more money
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Kellyanne Conway’s Twitter Account Posted A Nude Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won’t Say If It’s Banning Her
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Violent Protests Erupted In India. Then Calls For Police To Shoot The Protesters Went Viral On Twitter.
Twitter did not take “Shoot” off its trending topics for at least a couple of hours — after there was public outcry and after BuzzFeed News…
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Fire That Killed Hsieh May Have Been Carelessness or Intentional, Officials Say
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Democratic Congress Prepares to Take On Big Tech
Lawmakers say the attack on the Capitol has generated more support for tougher regulation of the industry. …
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Does a $27 or $29 billion valuation make sense for Databricks?
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Ex-Uber team raises $6M seed for geospatial analytics platform Unfolded.ai
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What Tether Means When It Says It’s ‘Regulated’
Representatives say the $25B stablecoin is “regulated” but the issuer doesn’t look like a financial institution bound by norms and laws. …
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Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 26, 2021
With bitcoin hovering around $32K for a fourth straight day and top Ivy League universities said to be accumulating crypto, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with…
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State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy
Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime. …
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Bitmain Co-Founder Exits, Resolving Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu is stepping down from his role as part of a settlement. …
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Berlin’s Remagine secures $24M to finance high-growth and impact-led startups
Remagine, a financing platform offering banking services to high-growth companies with an ‘impact’ twist, has raised €20 million ($24M) in a Seed funding round. The Berlin-based…
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Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
Yellen succeeds Steven Mnuchin in running the U.S. government’s treasury. Here’s what she will oversee in the crypto world. …
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Chamath Palihapitiya joins the GameStop trading frenzy
The Social Capital CEO said on Twitter that he bought call options on the volatile stock. …
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What investors should watch for in Microsoft’s earnings: Xbox pressure on margins, cloud growth
The impact on Microsoft's margins will come down to the number of Xboxes Microsoft sold in the quarter, which could be limited because of supply constraints….
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Cramer: ‘Astounding numbers’ at struggling GE, Raytheon may justify stock market’s rally
"When I look at GE, I'm thinking 'Houdini,' miraculous, incredible," CNBC's Jim Cramer said. He's also encouraged by Raytheon's quarter. …
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Elon Musk blasts Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, alleging effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX’s Starlink satellites
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Amazon are sparring in front of the FCC over the satellite internet projects Starlink and Project Kuiper. …
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GameStop’s surge could be a big win for Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’
One of the hedge fund managers from "The Big Short" went long on GameStop in 2019. …
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How financing SPAC takeovers became Wall Street’s new favorite trade
PIPEs, or private investments in public equity, are mechanisms for companies to raise capital from a select group of investors outside the market. …
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The ABC’s of Google Ads Mistakes, Part 2: Broad Keywords
These fundamentals are essential to get right, whether you are a novice or a seasoned expert. The ABC’s of Google Ads mistakes, part 2. …
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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business
These businesses are fundamentally reimagining their product experience by owning the entire value chain from end to end, thereby creating a step-functionally better experience for consumers. …
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E-commerce infrastructure startup Nacelle closes $18M Series A
Consumer online shopping habits have led to a windfall of revenues for these web storefronts, but COVID-era trends have also breathed new life into the market…
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Zylpha Survey: Electronic Document Bundling Helps Practices To Mitigate The Business Impact Of ‘Working From Home’ In A Pandemic
Zylpha’s annual ‘legaltech’ survey has revealed that in supporting practice staff’s ability to work from home continuously, Legal Document Bundling technology has helped many law firms…
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Mexico and Caribbean beach resorts offer Covid tests for new U.S. travel requirements
Mexican and Caribbean beach resorts scramble for Covid tests as new U.S. travel requirements take effect. …
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Is Dubai’s party over? Record Covid cases, countries raising barriers spark fears of a new lockdown
Dubai relies heavily on tourism and has resisted another lockdown since reopening for business and tourism last summer. …
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AirAsia expects to resume flying to most routes by the end of 2021, CEO Tony Fernandes says
AirAsia reported a fifth straight quarterly loss in November and is in the process of raising funds through loans and investors. …
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One island welcomes all vaccinated travelers — but some may want to wait
Seychelles this month became the first nation to welcome vaccinated travelers. But there are reasons some travelers — even vaccinated ones — may want to wait….
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49 Super Comforting Noodle Recipes From All Around The World
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The Covid facemasks that support people living in conflict zones
As well as helping to stop the spread of coronavirus, ‘peace masks’ support craftspeople living in places affected by war
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Flour power: the social enterprise that teaches disadvantaged women to bake
London’s Luminary Bakery helps women who have fallen on hard times rise up and reach their potential
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The UK will soon have a dedicated register of tradeswomen
The national database will ensure that householders who feel safer with tradeswomen are able to find them
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On the right track: the UK railway that runs on solar power
A stretch of railway in Sussex will be the first to be powered directly by solar, paving the way for even lower carbon train travel
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Five ways businesses are giving back this Christmas
Companies across the UK are finding creative ways to support charities this Christmas, as demand skyrockets due to the pandemic
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Five ways to shop for gifts more ethically this Christmas
Consider swerving the big names this Christmas to support local businesses and brands that are making a difference
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