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Kansas City Southern in talks on dueling rail takeover bids

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – As deal talks begin, Canadian National railroad said Monday it is receiving broad support for its ...

GameStop raises $551 million to accelerate e-commerce push, shares jump

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(Reuters) – GameStop Corp has raised $551 million through an equity offering as the videogame retailer accelerates its shift to ...

Innovation Strategies at Small and Midsize FIs: How US Banks with Assets Below $100 Billion Are Punching Outside Their Weight Class on Digital User Experience

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Smaller FIs are aware of the need to develop value-added digital customer experiences, but they have to do so with ...

The 8 best credit cards for American Airlines flyers, from a no-annual-fee option to premium card with lounge access

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Trump backs GOP’s Susan Wright in Texas special election

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Former President Donald Trump on Monday gave his endorsement in a Texas special congressional election to ...

Winners and losers from first release of 2020 census data

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More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from ...

1 in 9 people in Puerto Rico left the territory in the last decade, new US Census data release shows

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A man waves a national flag as protesters march through San Juan May 13, 2015. Reuters/Alvin Baez The US Census ...

Apple incentives are the largest in NC history. Here’s how the deal breaks down.

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The tech giant will have to hit job and investment targets to get paid. Powered by WPeMatico

Apple incentives are the largest in NC history. Here’s how the deal breaks down.

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The tech giant will have to hit job and investment targets to get paid. Powered by WPeMatico

Biden will create a task force to support strengthening unions and their membership

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President Joe Biden. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Joe Biden is creating a task force to strengthen unions and their membership. ...

The 24 actors who have gotten the most Oscar nominations without winning one

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Glenn Close in “The Wife.” Sony Pictures Classics The Oscars have repeatedly nominated and neglected numerous actors. Glenn Close lost ...

White House says capital gains tax would hit 0.3% of taxpayers

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% sliver of U.S. ...

Justice Dept. launching probe into Louisville policing

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 ...

Stock market returns between May and October are historically meager, but rotating into these 2 sectors could help investors beat the S&P 500, CFRA says

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 20, 2019 in New York City ...

Key Digital Wealth Managers: How robo-advisors present an opportunity for fintechs and incumbents alike

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Digital wealth managers, also called robo-advisors, came into existence after the financial crisis in 2008, when fintechs aimed to simplify ...

7 times the military lost nukes – and 4 times it never found them

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An ICBM launch-control facility outside Minot, North Dakota. Charlie Riedel/AP The US military takes any case of missing or misplaced ...

A 33-year-old Dogecoin investor says he became a millionaire in 2 months after Elon Musk inspired him to pile into the meme currency

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Glauber Contessoto. THE DOGECOIN MILLIONAIRE/YouTube A Dogecoin investor says his $180,000 investment led him to become a millionaire. He said ...

OPEC+ technical committee keeps oil demand growth forecast unchanged -sources

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LONDON (Reuters) – The OPEC+ joint technical committee (JTC) kept the forecast for growth in global oil demand unchanged at ...

Tether market capitalization hits $50 billion as use of the US dollar stablecoin grows

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In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the Tether market value on the stock exchange via The Crypto App. Photo ...

NC finally lands Apple campus, bringing $1 billion and 3,000 jobs to Wake County

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The new campus will be in the Wake County portion of Research Triangle Park campus. Powered by WPeMatico

NC finally lands Apple campus, bringing $1 billion and 3,000 jobs to Wake County

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The new campus will be in the Wake County portion of Research Triangle Park campus. Powered by WPeMatico

China launches antitrust probe into food delivery giant Meituan

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator said on Monday that it has launched an antitrust investigation into food delivery giant ...

10 Things in Politics: This brash GOP rep. voted to impeach Trump

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Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Good morning! I hope you had a nice weekend. Welcome back ...

Global stocks trade near record highs, but surging cases of COVID-19 in India and Japan hit oil

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Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Drew Angerer/Getty Images US futures held ...

Virus wave, lack of parts hold back German business optimism

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – A closely watched indicator of German business outlooks barely rose in April as the third wave ...

Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the ...

Credit Suisse investors oppose risk chairman’s Gottschling re-election

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ZURICH (Reuters) – Shareholders holding more than 15% of Credit Suisse stock want to oust the board’s risk committee chairman, ...

Asian shares advance after gains on Wall Street

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BANGKOK (AP) – Shares opened higher in Asia on Monday after a strong finish last week on Wall Street. Tokyo, ...

Philips lifts 2021 forecast as Q1 sales soar amid pandemic

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Philips on Monday posted a hefty jump in quarterly profit and nudged its expectations for 2021 higher ...

Pain, loss linger a decade after tornadoes hammer 6 states

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – For Tom Sanders, it’s the void left by the death of a cousin and the man’s ...