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Private Equity Wants to Wash Your Car
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 08:00
Buyout firms are buying and bundling small businesses, from car washes and dentist offices to auto-repair shops and dry cleaners
Six Flags gets treated like a 'day-care center for teenagers.' Its CEO is not happy
L.A. Times - 20 Aug 2022 17:00
Teenagers flock to Six Flags amusement parks thanks to low prices and thrilling rides. The company isn't thrilled about it.
U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 08:01
After the Covid-19 pandemic upended supply chains, U.S. companies are bringing jobs and processes closer to home.
Bitcoin Prices Fall Off A Cliff To Hit Lowest Since Late July--What Drove These Losses?
Forbes - 20 Aug 2022 03:45
Bitcoin prices suffered an abrupt drop today, and then they continued to push lower. What caused these latest declines? Multiple analysts offer their point of view.
Stocks Are Divorced From the Economy---but Won't Be Forever
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 16:46
What happens in the economy eventually matters. Slower growth, more inflation and higher interest rates isn't a recipe for long-term success.
Heat in Europe Is Driving Up Olive Oil Prices
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 15:00Private Equity Wants to Wash Your Car
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 08:00Here's Where To Find The Best 7%+ Dividends Now
Forbes - 20 Aug 2022 17:15
This market crash has served up some terrific opportunities...
Dry Powder Key to Silicon Valley Bank Rebound
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 17:03
While SVB Financial Group has been hit by the tech downturn, venture-capital money sitting on the sidelines might fuel a rebound.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Extend Recent Declines During Saturday's Session
Bitcoin.com - 20 Aug 2022 16:30
This week’s sell-off in cryptocurrency markets worsened on Saturday, with bitcoin falling below $21,000 for the first time in nearly a month. Ethereum also continued its descent in today’s session, as the price of th...
Biden Has Canceled $32 Billion Of Student Loans, But Student Loan Forgiveness Still Missing
Forbes - 20 Aug 2022 16:30
Student loan forgiveness: Biden has canceled $32 billion of student loans.
The Central Bank of Colombia Is Studying the Creation of a Digital Currency
Bitcoin.com - 20 Aug 2022 14:30
The Central Bank of Colombia is studying the launch of a digital currency, according to statements made by its manager, Leonardo Villar. The organization is evaluating the launch of this instrument as a means of unifying...
China's Videogame Makers Tap Overseas Markets
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 13:33Twitter Warns Staff of Potential Cuts to Bonuses
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 05:58Train and Tube strikes: Salon owner says strikes make it feel like the pandemic
BBC - 20 Aug 2022 04:12
Cancellations and no-shows - how industrial action on transport is affecting the hospitality business.
Florida Utility Is Fined $500,000 for 2017 Explosion That Killed 5
The New York Times - 20 Aug 2022 04:10
Tampa Electric Company pleaded guilty in May to "willfully" violating an OSHA rule that required workers to receive a pre-job briefing about the work they were to perform.
10 Traditional Companies that are Moving into Crypto Despite Market Downturn
Crypto News - 20 Aug 2022 04:00
Big traditional companies have continued to embrace crypto in a variety of ways over the past year, despite the current market downturn. To keep you up to date on who is doing what to secure their slice of the crypto eco...
Top 10 PoW Dominance Evaporates 9 Years Later, Only Two Proof-of-Work Coins Will Remain After The Merge
Bitcoin.com - 20 Aug 2022 03:30
The crypto community is patiently waiting for the highly anticipated Ethereum network upgrade from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) as The Merge is expected to happen 27 days from now. After Ethereum transitio...
Bank Of China "Quite Cautious" About U.S. Growth Outlook: U.S.-China Business Forum
Forbes - 20 Aug 2022 03:07
Geopolitics bringing uncertainty, complexity, says U.S. CEO Wei Hu
Youtube streamer Valkyrae never wants to hear the word 'simp' again
Fast Company - 20 Aug 2022 11:00
Professional gaming streamer and 100 Thieves team coowner Rachell ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter takes our career questionnaire. What’s your best habit, and what’s your worst one? My best is taking care of my health, work...
The Wall Street Journal: Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and other banks near $1 billion settlement over traders' use of banned messaging apps
Market Watch - 20 Aug 2022 02:58
Many of Wall Street's biggest banks are nearing agreements to pay as much as $200 million each and admit that their employees' use of personal messaging apps such as WhatsApp violated regulatory requirements, according t...
Biggest Banks Nearing $1 Billion Settlement Over Traders' Use of WhatsApp
Wall Street Journal - 20 Aug 2022 02:18
Federal regulators intend to levy the fines over the alleged breach of rules that require the retention of business records.