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Los Angeles' biggest home sales of 2019 top out at $150 million
L.A. Times - 1 Jan 2020 15:00Steve Cohen one of few bright spots in bad year for hedge funds
New York Post - 1 Jan 2020 04:44
The hedge fund industry's bloodbath continued in 2019 with more hedge funds shutting down than launching for the fifth year in a row. Some 540 hedge funds had liquidated by the end of October, according to Hedge Fund Res...
U.S. auto safety agency to investigate fatal Tesla crash in California
Reuters - 1 Jan 2020 04:03
The fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the U.S. government's auto safety regulator, the agency said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Drugmakers from Pfizer to GSK to hike U.S. prices on over 200 drugs
Reuters - 1 Jan 2020 02:10
Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc , GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi SA are planning to hike U.S. list prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare ...
NewsWatch: These 2 stocks dominated S&P 500 returns in 2019 -- and the decade
Market Watch - 1 Jan 2020 16:00
Apple and Microsoft were the two powerhouses of the stock market's return over the course of the past 12 months, and 10 years
Trump administration says it will approve largest U.S. solar farm
L.A. Times - 1 Jan 2020 15:30Britain's Lloyds Banking Group suffers hours-long online outage
Reuters - 1 Jan 2020 15:26
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group suffered an outage on Wednesday that left customers of its Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland operations unable to access accounts online for several hours.
Medicare For All Could Die In 2020 As Private Insurers Add Seniors
Forbes - 1 Jan 2020 15:00
Health insurers are expected to make it more difficult on Presidential candidates pushing single payer versions of "Medicare for All" after they added hundreds of thousands of seniors to their private Medicare Advantage ...
Vaping tax could deter adults from quitting cigarettes
CBSNews - 1 Jan 2020 14:59
Economists estimate taxing vape products the same as cigarettes could deter 2.75 million from quitting over a decade.
Elizabeth Warren's Impact On The Economy: Don't Lose Sleep Over Her
Forbes - 1 Jan 2020 14:28
Elizabeth Warren may not be your dream presidential candidate, but don't lose sleep over the impact she will have on the economy. The gulf between candidate promises and presidential accomplishments is vast.
UK's Lloyds Banking Group reports disruption to online services
Reuters - 1 Jan 2020 14:11
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group suffered an outage on Wednesday that left customers of its Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland operations unable to access their accounts online.
More Competition For Plant-Based Shoes As Sanuk Debuts A New Design
Forbes - 1 Jan 2020 03:07
Decker's owned Sanuk, the California shoe brand most known for its easy going slide ons, has launched a shoe made with Yulex--a natural rubber coming from FSC-certified forests in Guatemala.
Cars got trapped in 15 feet of tumbleweeds that shut down a Washington state highway on New Year's Eve
Business Insider - 1 Jan 2020 21:08
Associated Press A highway in Washington was closed on New Year's Eve after cars got stuck in a pile of tumbleweeds up to 15 feet tall. The state Department of Transportation used snow plows to clear the scene. "Big than...
David Stern, the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner, dies at 77
Fast Company - 1 Jan 2020 20:10
The legendary former NBA head oversaw the league and the sport’s meteoric rise for 30 years, until 2014. David Stern, the former head of the National Basketball Association who helped transform the league into a global...
Google Health's AI identifies breast cancer in mammogram imagery with fewer false positives
Venture Beat - 1 Jan 2020 20:00
Google Health's AI for breast cancer detection from mammogram imagery outperforms human experts while achieving fewer false-positives and false-negatives.
TradeOff gamifies fantasy stock market trading to teach financial skills
Venture Beat - 1 Jan 2020 17:30
TradeOff Technologies has launched TradeOff, a fantasy stock market trading game aimed at teaching financial literacy to everyone in a fun and gamified way. It might be a good way to start off your New Year’s resolutio...
Broken Lines is an alternate-history tactical spin on World War II
Venture Beat - 1 Jan 2020 16:17
Broken Lines is a tactical squad-based game set in an alternative World War II from PortaPlay. It's coming in 2020 for PC and Nintendo Switch.
Energy Producers Must Pay the Tab for Shale Drilling Bonanza
Wall Street Journal - 1 Jan 2020 14:00
North American oil-and-gas companies have more than $200 billion of debt maturing over the next four years.
3 Productivity Hacks That Take Less Than 3 Minutes
Forbes - 1 Jan 2020 13:00
Productivity is top of mind for any entrepreneur. Now that I'm a parent, productivity is even more crucial as my hours dedicated for working are a lot less. Having two children in tow means I have to be more intentional ...
Andrea Lee Reads "Barn Burning," by Haruki Murakami
The New Yorker - 1 Jan 2020 13:00
Andrea Lee joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Barn Burning," by Haruki Murakami, from a 1992 issue of the magazine.
'Papa John' Schnatter's New Year's resolution? Eating 50 pizzas in 30 days
USA Today - 1 Jan 2020 04:45Trump Says He'll Sign the First Phase of a China Trade Deal on Jan. 15
Time - 1 Jan 2020 04:05
But the deal doesn't address some of the thorniest issues between the countries