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Ask the Builder: Open web floor trusses
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2023 14:00
Did you know the same technology used in large steel truss bridges can be used in your home, room addition, light-commercial building and so forth? You can have these same trusses built using wood.
Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Coin Desk - 8 Dec 2023 03:47
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao must remain in the U.S. until he is sentenced next February, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Chinese Cities Launch End-of-Year Digital Yuan Giveaways
Crypto News - 8 Dec 2023 02:30
Source: Putra/Adobe More Chinese cities will give away digital yuan tokens and discount vouchers this month, as the People's Bank of China (PBoC) looks to spur CBDC adoption. The Hebei News Network reported that the PBoC...
Top Miners Spend $1.2 Billion In Pre-Halving Machine Shopping Spree + More News
Crypto News - 8 Dec 2023 16:00
Source: AdobeStock / arinahabich Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's news. In this edition: Top Miners Spend $1.2 Billion ...
The tension between Wall Street and elite universities reached a fever pitch after one exec threatened to pull a $100 million donation from Penn
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2023 15:16Elon Musk says Disney boss should be 'fired immediately' amid X ad boycott
The Guardian - 8 Dec 2023 14:23
Billionaire attacks Bob Iger as Disney becomes latest firm to pause advertising over endorsement of antisemitic tweet Elon Musk has said the Disney boss, Bob Iger, should be "fired immediately" after the world's biggest ...
The new Tory austerity will be like nothing we've seen before. Here is its human cost | Frances Ryan
The Guardian - 8 Dec 2023 08:00
Jeremy Hunt's planned cuts will mean the death of public services. The lives of Britain's most vulnerable people are on the line When Vicky forgets to buy food, she doesn't eat. Autism means she often can't manage day-to...
Why this Denver company is giving $750 a month to pregnant women
Fast Company - 8 Dec 2023 05:30
Goldbug is funding a guaranteed income pilot for pregnant women—the first privately financed program like it in the country. Maternal mortality has been on the rise in the U.S. at the same time that childcare, healthca...
Hive Digital says BTC miners bought last Dec have already paid themselves off
Coin Telegraph - 8 Dec 2023 03:15
Hive Digital made a sizeable ASIC miner purchase in December 2022. Just one year later, thanks to a Bitcoin boom, the crypto miner says the rigs have paid for themselves.
Buying property in Asia? Real estate specialists give their investment tips
CNBC - 8 Dec 2023 02:59
It's a good time for homeowners in Hong Kong to buy now, but investors hunting for yield might want to think twice, says Peter Churchouse of Portwood Capital.
Grayscale CEO Claps Back At Jamie Dimon For Saying Bitcoin Should Be Banned
Crypto News - 8 Dec 2023 02:28
Source: Ascannio / Adobe Stock. Bitcoin is here to stay whether big banking executives like Jamie Dimon like it or not, according to Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein. The executive is the face of the company spearheadi...
Brazil to Discuss Digital Currency Usage for Financial Transactions in G20
Bitcoin.com - 8 Dec 2023 01:30
Brazil will address the subject of digital currencies and how they can improve the financial system for the Group of Twenty (G20). Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Central Bank of Brazil, stated he wants the G20 to ...
Yellow Rejects a Bid to Restart Trucking Company
The New York Times - 8 Dec 2023 00:06
In a letter, Yellow's management said an effort to buy the company and revive its operations by an executive from a different trucking firm was "not viable."
The Tell: S&P 500 may rise to 5,100 by end of 2024 as U.S. stock-market rally broadens, Citi says
Market Watch - 8 Dec 2023 23:54
The S&P 500 index may climb to 5,100 by the end of next year in a broadening of the U.S. stock market's rally, according to Citi analysts.
Starbucks says it's now committed to reaching a deal with workers union — in a major reversal after 2 years of fighting
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2023 23:48
The coffee chain is asking Workers United to restart bargaining in January, saying the current impasse "should not be acceptable to either of us."
Vacation's whipped sunscreen makes winter feel like summer
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2023 23:48The best places to buy silver jewelry, from classic styles you'll wear daily to bold statement pieces
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2023 23:47"May December" Probes the Dark Assumptions Behind a Tabloid Scandal
The New Yorker - 8 Dec 2023 23:43
Todd Haynes's new film on Netflix reveals how race and class shaped the real-world case that inspired it.
How the US Naval Academy prepares 13,500 meals a day for 4,400 midshipmen
Business Insider - 8 Dec 2023 23:42Kazakhstan Financial Regulator Barred 980 Crypto Firms For Non-Registration
Crypto News - 8 Dec 2023 23:41
Source: Iliya Mitskavets/Adobe The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) blocked 980 digital asset exchanges for offering trading services to users in Kazakhstan without the required regulatory nod. In a Dec 7 press release,...
Treasury overhauls community development financial institution certification process
American Banker - 8 Dec 2023 23:39
The Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund has introduced significant updates to the CDFI certification application, aiming to simplify the process and establish clearer standards for res...