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Top food brands lack green packaging, says Which?
BBC - 24 Sep 2020 01:11
Pringles, Cadbury and Babybel are among big names that failed the Which? recycling test.
Column: Chicago church where thousands viewed Emmett Till's open casket is named to list of nation's most endangered places
Chicago Tribune - 24 Sep 2020 15:00
A Chicago church where thousands mourned Emmett Till in 1955 after the Black teenager was brutally murdered in Mississippi will be named Thursday to a list of the nation's 11 most endangered places.
Smalley CEO Michael Greenhill racks up real estate deals in Chicago and Highland Park totaling $16 million
Chicago Tribune - 24 Sep 2020 20:53
Greenhill and his wife paid $8.4 million for a condo in Chicago's Park Tower and sold homes in Chicago and Highland Park for $7.5 million combined.
Bitcoin in Africa: FastBitcoins Partners With Flexepin to Expand Global Footprint
Coin Desk - 24 Sep 2020 13:00
FastBitcoins has partnered with ASX-listed Flexepin to bring the U.K.-based crypto company's services to 20,000 more locations.
Asia Markets: Asian stocks mostly lower early Thursday amid declining confidence in U.S. economy and escalating political turmoil
Market Watch - 24 Sep 2020 06:20
Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as caution set in after a retreat on Wall Street driven by a decline in technology shares.
Asian buyout firm LionRock steps into Clarks sale
Sky News - 24 Sep 2020 15:59
A Hong Kong-based private equity firm has stepped into the refinancing of Clarks, the shoe retailer, as part of talks that could lead to the chain ending two centuries of majority family ownership.
In facial recognition challenge, top-ranking algorithms show bias against Black women
Venture Beat - 24 Sep 2020 15:30
The results from a recent facial recognition competition demonstrate that even the best algorithms are still prone to gender and racial bias.
MicroStrategy Stock's Chances Of Recovering From Recent Drop Look Weak
Forbes - 24 Sep 2020 15:20Metals Stocks: Gold prices add to slide, on track for longest downtrend in 5 months
Market Watch - 24 Sep 2020 15:13
Gold prices on Thursday head lower, putting the precious commodity on track for a fourth straight decline and its longest skid since late April, with strength in the dollar contributing mightily to the deterioration in b...
Corporate America's Employment Problem Isn't Just Race But Also Class And Elitism
Forbes - 24 Sep 2020 01:28Racism has cost the U.S. $16 trillion, Citigroup finds
CBSNews - 24 Sep 2020 03:09
Quantifying the economic impact of racial inequality shows the steep toll it takes on America's growth.
WeWork sells majority stake in its China business for $200 million as cost cutting continues
CNBC - 24 Sep 2020 11:53
WeWork has sold a majority stake in its China business to existing shareholder Trustbridge Partners for $200 million.
Few DeFi influencers understood what a bad idea $FEW meme token was
Coin Telegraph - 24 Sep 2020 06:50
Prominent DeFi community members faced a backlash after attempting to engineer a token scheme inspired by the success of MEME.
Gold Prices Hit by Stronger Dollar, Declining Inflation Expectations
Wall Street Journal - 24 Sep 2020 15:01
The precious metal is set for its worst week in six months while silver's weekly losses are the biggest in nine years.
TikTok Thinks Even A Temporary Ban Would Cripple Its Entire Business Within Months
Forbes - 24 Sep 2020 02:32EU won't recognize Lukashenko as Belarus president, opening a new front in its worsening relationship with Putin's Russia
Market Watch - 24 Sep 2020 15:31
The European Union government said that Alexander Lukashenko "lacks any democratic legitimacy" as president of Belarus.
Why You Should Fire 90% Of Your Clients During COVID-19
Forbes - 24 Sep 2020 15:00Coronavirus pandemic fuels affordability crisis for homebuyers
CNBC - 24 Sep 2020 13:00
Fierce competition for a limited supply of homes for sale has caused a surge in prices. Now, potential buyers are facing a national affordability crisis.
Trump: Major carmakers sue US government over China tax
BBC - 24 Sep 2020 04:14
Tesla, Ford and Mercedes-Benz object to the Trump administration's import duties on Chinese parts.
Texas Gov. Abbott Proposes Strict New Protesting Penalties, Following Florida's Lead
Forbes - 24 Sep 2020 23:31Mugshots from U.S. Customers and Border Protection database leaked onto the dark web
Venture Beat - 24 Sep 2020 21:15
An inspector general report found that a data breach last year resulted in at least 19 mugshots of people from a CBP database leaking onto the dark web.
President Trump and siblings sued by niece Mary Trump, who claims they swindled her out of millions of dollars
CNBC - 24 Sep 2020 20:06
The lawsuit comes on the heels of a best-selling tell-all book by Mary Trump that was scathingly critical of her uncle, the president.