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The CEO of a Silicon Valley startup was quietly fired after allegedly spending over $75,000 at strip clubs and charging it to a company credit card

7 seconds ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Eric Gilmore, the CEO of Silicon Valley startup Turvo, was fired back in May after it was discovered he spent more than $75,000 at strip clubs and expensed it to a company...
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Boeing refuses to compete for Pentagon's multibillion-dollar ICBM program

3 hours ago | RT

Boeing has decided not to participate in the Pentagon's program to replace the aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile , leaving Northrop Grumman as the sole...
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Iowa Democrats worry 'Medicare for All' hurts key industry

8 hours ago | Chron

DES MOINES, Iowa - Kim Motl doesn't work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently in Fort Dodge, Iowa...
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Head shops come out of the shadows as weed becomes legal in Illinois

13 hours ago | Stl Today

Head shops, once a business catering to the hippie counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, are getting a second life. The shops, which sell bongs, pipes and other smoking...
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State mounts largest crackdown on illegal pot shops in LA

14 hours ago | Chron

LOS ANGELES - California regulators mounted dozens of raids against illegal marijuana retailers in Los Angeles this week, the largest crackdown to date against the city's...
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In advertising, the ‘gamer' demographic is useless

14 hours ago | Venture Beat

The idea of "gamers" - as a generic, singular, targetable group - are dead, and the ad industry is coping with the loss.
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Overhaul of anti-redlining law sparks rift among financial regulators

15 hours ago | Washington Post

Federal regulators are moving forward with a proposal that could transform the way banks spend billions a year on loans to low-income communities. Democrats and community...
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How the media has changed in the last decade, from MeToo to thousands of layoffs

15 hours ago | Business Insider

The media industry has had several major shakeups since 2010 that saw publishers and staffers navigating new platforms. While some outlets suffered amid gambles like pivoting...
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Heidi Pay: Planning for Growth in the Bay Area

15 hours ago | RIS Media

Vitals: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty Years in Business : 30 Size : 23 offices, 480 agents Regions Served : Bay Area with offices in Marin, Napa, Silicon Valley...
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Wall Street steady as U.S., China announce trade deal

16 hours ago | Reuters | 10 articles

The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials ended little changed on Friday, hitting record highs in the session, as the United States and China announced an initial trade agreement...
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China is cautiously welcoming the new 'Phase One' deal struck with the US...

The US and China agreed a preliminary "Phase One" deal in their ongoing trade war on Friday. The deal will mean reduced tariffs on both sides, and China will buy up more... Read more ...

Warren Buffett said an 89-year-old carpet seller would 'run rings around'...

Warren Buffett said an 89-year-old carpet saleswoman would "run rings around" the best corporate executives and business-school graduates in America. Berkshire Hathaway's... Read more ...

China says US to remove tariffs ‘phase by phase' as it cancels tax hikes on...

Beijing has said that the United States will roll back tariffs on Chinese goods “phase by phase,” and that the Chinese government will cancel its own impending tariffs on... Read more ...

US stocks surge even HIGHER after ‘Phase One' deal with China news

American markets have been rallying to record highs following the announcement of a preliminary agreement with Beijing to resolve a year-long trade row that saw tariffs on... Read more ...

Apple hits an all-time high as China and the US reach a phase one trade deal

On Friday, the US and China reached a phase one trade deal that includes some relief from tariffs, such as doing away with a planned December 15 tax. Shares of Apple rose as... Read more ...

Trump says US will lower China tariffs as part of interim trade agreement

President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that the US has agreed to lower tariffs against China as part of an interim trade agreement. China had announced moments earlier that... Read more ...

We just got a stark warning that the US economy is slowing as trade tensions...

US retail sales grew less than expected in November, rising 0.2% compared to the 0.5% estimate from economists surveyed by Bloomberg . The lagging sales data signals slower... Read more ...

Trump agrees to slash China tariffs and scrap new duties - a sign there may...

Donald Trump has offered to slash planned tariffs and cut existing duties as part of a preliminary trade deal with China, according to the Wall Street Journal . The US... Read more ...

The Supreme Court just set the stage for a blockbuster ruling on Trump's...

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up three major cases regarding President Donald Trump's taxes and financial records. The hearings will begin in March and the court will... Read more ...

My grandson was murdered 7 years ago at Sandy Hook. It could happen to your...

On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. One of those children was 6-year-old... Read more ...