Finance
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1.3KTrump’s pick for education secretary loves ‘school choice’ — here’s what that means
Students at Harlem Success Academy, a free, public elementary charter school in New York.Chris Hondros/Getty Images Both President Trump and his pick...
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1.1KWhy Marissa Mayer’s team is looking into getting fired by Verizon (YHOO, VZ)
Yahoo CEO Marissa MayerREUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her team negotiated the company’s $4.8 billion acquisition by Verizon, they...
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976Trump is making a massive promise about his Obamacare replacement
President Donald Trump.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump has promised to deliver better healthcare at a lower cost while allowing every American...
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996What to expect from Alphabet’s Q4 earnings: Pay attention to those ‘other’ bets (GOOG, GOOGL)
Alphabet CEO Larry Page.AP Google’s parent company Alphabet will announce its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon. Here’s what you need to...
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964Trump’s policies have Nike facing one of its biggest threats in history
Workers at Chang Shin Nike shoe factory in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, Vietnam.AP/ANAT GIVON Nike is taking some serious political hits lately...
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957The 9 most opaque and mysterious countries on earth
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets North Korea’s female soccer team as they arrive at Pyongyang International Airport on Monday after...
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1.2KBRITAIN BEATS: UK GDP grows faster than expected in Q4
Reuters/Cathal McNaughton Britain’s economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a preliminary GDP release from the...
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937German savings startup Raisin raises €30 million from VC linked to Trump’s son-in-law
Raisin’s cofounders.Raisin A German fintech that lets people invest in savings accounts across Europe from one platform has raised €30 million (£25.5...
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929A post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and US isn’t going to happen anytime soon
Prime Minister Theresa May holds a regional cabinet meeting.Reuters LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May insists that she will renew Britain’s “special...
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1.0KYou know, Trump also just made the Keystone XL way more expensive (and illegal) to build
President Donald Trump.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In all the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s signing of a memorandum in favor of the...