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Wall Street's Hottest Financing Tool Makes Me Worry About the Market
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 11:30
Shaq, Playboy and Nikola are all on the blank-check bandwagon, part of a boom in SPACs that is unsettling, writes columnist James Mackintosh.
Supreme Court May Revive Trump Scheme To Exclude Undocumented Aliens From Figuring Of House Seats
Forbes - 17 Oct 2020 04:16Citadel Securities Sues SEC for Approving New Stock-Order Type
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 02:04
Electronic trading giant Citadel Securities sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over the agency's decision to approve a new mechanism for trading stocks at upstart exchange operator IEX Group.
Google can now help you figure out that song stuck in your head -- all you have to do is hum (or whistle) into your phone
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2020 13:58For Robinhood, The Smartest Choice Is To Keep User Data Private
Forbes - 17 Oct 2020 20:02How Covid-19 Has Changed the Way People Should Save for College
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 16:00
The pandemic and economic uncertainty is upending some of the old rules about building a college fund.
Black Friday weeks away -- time to consider cheap TVs under $300 from TCL and Insignia?
USA Today - 17 Oct 2020 15:42
How bad is a $300 TCL/Roku TV compared to sets that costs $1,000 and up? Not bad, per se, but lacking in brightness and contrast, say experts.
Amazon Primes the Third-Party Pump
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 15:30
With so much going its way already, one might wonder why Amazon.com keeps bothering with Prime Day. The answer is that it seems to have become a profitable endeavor.
23% of Americans think the coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab, a survey suggests. Here's why that conspiracy theory is bogus.
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2020 13:54Coinbase Received 1,900 Requests for Client Info From Law Enforcement During First Half of 2020
Bitcoin.com - 17 Oct 2020 04:00
Coinbase has revealed that it received a total of 1,914 requests for customer data from global law enforcement agencies during the first six months of 2020. It is, however, not clear how many of the requests were fulfill...
China As Climate Change Savior: The Triumph Of Hope Over Experience?
Forbes - 17 Oct 2020 18:32Tech's Influence Over Markets Eclipses Dot-Com Bubble Peak
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 02:26
Technology companies are set to end the year with their greatest share of the stock market ever, topping a dot-com era peak in the latest illustration of their growing influence on global consumers.
VW truck unit agrees to buy rest of Navistar for $3.7 billion
Chicago Tribune - 17 Oct 2020 00:46
Volkswagen's commercial truck unit, Traton, has agreed to buy the rest of Lisle-based truck manufacturer Navistar International for $3.7 billion.
Here's how the Big Tech breakup should go down
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2020 19:25
A congressional subcommittee recommended a Big Tech breakup last week. Here's what should happen to Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
A 'Static Shock' Movie Would Rectify A Major Problem Plaguing DC And Marvel Superhero Movies
Forbes - 17 Oct 2020 18:00'Only in Crypto': What the OKEx Mess Says About New and Old Finance
Coin Desk - 17 Oct 2020 16:00
On Friday morning as the OKEx withdrawal-freeze story twisted and turned, CoinDesk's editors had an off-the-cuff discussion about the fundamental realities and unique challenges of security for even the largest exchanges...
Mission-driven cryptocurrency requires an active commitment to equity
Coin Telegraph - 17 Oct 2020 16:00
Crypto isn't inherently good in just its development and proliferation; the community must address the reasons causing financial exclusion.
Amazon Primes the Third-Party Pump
Wall Street Journal - 17 Oct 2020 15:30Best New Ideas in Money: Mean Mr. Market: To fix the world and the economy, normal may not be good enough
Market Watch - 17 Oct 2020 15:28
MarketWatch's third annual Best New Ideas in Money explores innovative thinking with the potential to change how we live, work, spend, save and invest
Calls to Businesses from Google My Business Up 61% During Pandemic
Small Business Trends - 17 Oct 2020 15:00
Calls from Google My Business listings rose astronomically during the COVID pandemic, according to a new survey from CallRail.
The CEO of a Texas haunted house had to get creative to reopen. Here's how he's helping people feel safe in a place meant to scare them.
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2020 15:00
One safety measure is Monster Repellent -- an orange glow necklace that guests wear if they don't want anyone to come within six feet.