France's Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is 'terrible' and outdated
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French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties. Speaking at a …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/27/24
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Steward Health Care strikes deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum
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Financially embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care has struck a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, as it works to stabilize its …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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3/27/24
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Trump Media, Reddit surge despite questionable profit prospects, taking on the 'meme stock' mantle
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Reddit and Trump Media are the first notable social media companies to begin trading publicly in the last five years. They’re also, thanks to the rabid reception among investors coupled with the …
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3/27/24
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Baltimore bridge collapse: Ships carrying cars and heavy equipment need to find a new harbor
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Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the …
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By TOM KRISHER
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3/27/24
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Interior Department issues rule to limit methane leaks from public lands drilling
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The Biden administration has issued a final rule aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a …
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By MATTHEW DALY
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3/27/24
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Trader Joe's upped the price of its bananas for the first time in decades. Here's why
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It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents. Trader Joe’s recently upped the price to 23 cents for a single banana, marking a 4-cent — or 21% — …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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3/27/24
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Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic
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Amazon says it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion. Amazon will maintain a minority stake in San …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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3/27/24
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MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, faces eviction from Minnesota warehouse
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A court plans to order the eviction of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used. But company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Wednesday that’s …
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3/27/24
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A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved. That's a first for US cities
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New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its downtown. Transit authorities approved the congestion pricing plan Wednesday, authorizing a $15 toll …
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO
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3/27/24
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Tax changes small business owners should be aware of as the tax deadline looms
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As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this year. April 15 is still the annual tax deadline for many small businesses although, …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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3/27/24
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A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal
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A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed. Tom …
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By PAN PYLAS
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3/27/24
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Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices'
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling out China’s excess production in green energy, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and hurts companies and workers around the …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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3/27/24
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Hunter Biden's tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out
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Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court in Los Angeles, where he's accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
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3/27/24
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A Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died and more than 100 were hospitalized
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Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/27/24
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Scaling Back Large-Cap Growth for Small-Cap Opportunities
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We had been catching some white bass, but the bite went cold. I asked my Poppy what we should do, and he said, “We clean today's fish and come back to see what they're biting on …
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Dr. Richard Baker, Fervent Wealth Management.
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3/27/24
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China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products
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China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the …
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3/27/24
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The British royal family learns that if you don't fill an information vacuum, someone else will
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The British royal family learned the hard way: in the modern media world, if you don't fill an information vacuum, others will fill it for you, and it's not likely to be pretty. The Princess of …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/27/24
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Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama's 'dark fantasy' creations
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One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn’t a movie. It was the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla’s claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/26/24
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Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system
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The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. That's because …
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By JOSH FUNK
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3/26/24
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NBC says it will cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after days of employee objections
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NBC News will cut ties with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel, hired last week as an on-air political contributor. The decision was conveyed in a memo to staff from the top …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/26/24
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