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Toys R Us store-closing sales start as soon as Wednesday
USA Today - 7 Feb 2018 06:18I tried to eat like an Olympic athlete for a day -- but I couldn't even come close to consuming all those calories
Business Insider - 8 Feb 2018 00:14How FHFA could reform housing finance if Congress doesn't
American Banker - 8 Feb 2018 00:08
As conservator, FHFA Director Mel Watt has substantial leeway to remake the government-sponsored enterprises without congressional input. Here's one way he might do so.
McDonald's Just Announced It's Offering the Most Expensive Meal You Could Ever Imagine
inc - 7 Feb 2018 15:27
This is no Dollar Menu dinner.
Steve Wynn Out As CEO And Chairman Of Wynn Resorts
The Huffington Post - 7 Feb 2018 06:51
The Las Vegas Mogul has been accused of abusing and sexually harassing casino workers for decades.
Asia markets follow Wall Street higher
BBC - 7 Feb 2018 06:48
Stocks in Asia rallied on Wednesday as investors returned to markets after a day of heavy losses.
Volatility Rattles Stocks, and Investors Who Bet on a Continuing Calm
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2018 06:33
Banks have created a variety of risky funds that allow investors to wager against sharp swings in the value of stocks. Those investors are starting to feel some pain.
WATCH: Amazon Alexa's Super Bowl commercial leads to questions about company's new location
ABC News - 7 Feb 2018 06:15
Viewers believe the online retailer's ad contains a clue that a city has been chosen.
What Wall Street's Ups and Downs Look Like
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2018 06:02
Price: 2,636.29
Walgreens changes restroom policy after customer says a Hollywood store discriminated against her
L.A. Times - 7 Feb 2018 05:25Spotify generates third quarter revenue of $1.2 billion: The Information
Reuters - 7 Feb 2018 04:38
(Reuters) - Music streaming service Spotify had revenue of a billion euros ($1.24 billion) in its third-quarter, putting it on track for a full year revenue of more than 4 billion euros ($4.95 billion), The Information w...
How the US's massive bombardment of Iwo Jima during World War II made capturing the island from Japan even tougher
Business Insider - 8 Feb 2018 00:14
U.S. Marine Corps Photo During the hell that was World War II, the US conducted 72 straight days of vicious bombing raids on the island of Iwo Jima to gain access. America did everything within their power to weaken Japa...
Loan repayment: RBI gives breather to MSME sector
livemint.com - 7 Feb 2018 22:5784-year-old music legend Quincy Jones says he used to date Ivanka Trump -- and Tommy Hilfiger set them up
Business Insider - 7 Feb 2018 20:35
Getty Images In a new interview with Vulture, legendary producer Quincy Jones says that he "used to date" Ivanka Trump. Jones says that he met Ivanka through the designer Tommy Hilfiger 12 years ago. Legendary producer Q...
Equity AUMs scale record highs in January to Rs7.9 trillion
livemint.com - 7 Feb 2018 20:26Raising SIFI threshold to $250B ignores lessons of past crises
American Banker - 7 Feb 2018 19:12
Regulators have repeatedly found that financial firms with more than $100 billion in assets can pose systemic risks.
S&P, Dow rise as industrial, consumer stocks gain
Reuters - 7 Feb 2018 19:11
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks overturned early losses to trade broadly higher on Wednesday as some buyers returned to a market still shaking from a record fall for the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier this week.
Tronc soars after finding a buyer for the Los Angeles Times (TRNC)
Business Insider - 7 Feb 2018 19:09
REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Shares of Tronc jumped 20% after the company announced it was selling the Los Angeles Times to billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. The paper has been a thorn in Tronc's side after the newsroom voted t...
Reddit users have questions about the stock market (and we have the answers)
Market Watch - 7 Feb 2018 19:05
'Should I move my traditional IRA to a money market account?'
Call in the shrinks! Why stocks are wobbly while the economy is steady
USA Today - 7 Feb 2018 19:02
The market decline Friday and Monday was rooted in investor belief that a good economy is bad for stocks. The actual picture is more complicated.
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is about to take the stand for a second time in the explosive Uber-Waymo trial
Business Insider - 7 Feb 2018 19:01
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick is due to take the stand on Wednesday morning on the third day of the explosive Uber-Waymo trial. He's scheduled to appear in court when the trial reopens a...