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The UK is funding 6-month job placements for young people out of work — here’s why serial entrepreneur James Caan, formerly of Dragons’ Den, thinks the scheme could fail
James Caan, founder of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw. Dave J Hogan / Getty Images The UK government has announced ...
Wells Fargo plans to sell its asset management business for over $3 billion after posting 57% drop in 3rd-quarter profit, report says
Spencer Platt / Getty Images Wells Fargo plans to sell its asset management business for $3 billion after posting a ...
The FDA’s own board of experts said its COVID-19 vaccine approval rules aren’t strict enough, and could lead to vaccines being rushed out
A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) panel of experts ...
UK retail sales rise at record pace in 3rd quarter, as Brits splash out on clothes, shoes and dining out
A crowded London street is seen on October 18, shortly after the city was placed under new coronavirus restrictions, banning ...
Quibi will shut down ‘on or about December 1,’ but you might still be able to watch its videos elsewhere after that
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Acura Quibi said Thursday it would end its streaming service “on or about December 1,” it ...
Highlights from the final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden squared off in their final presidential debate on Thursday ahead of the 2020 election, ...
PayPal explores crypto takeovers including Goldman-backed startup BitGo, report says
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images PayPal is exploring crypto takeovers including a Goldman-backed startup BitGo, according to a Bloomberg ...
Trump administration ‘acted with complete disregard’ for international law by deporting Hondurans — in Guatemala — civil society groups charge
Honduran migrants, part of a US-bound caravan, are intercepted by Guatemalan Army members who ask them for documents in San ...
‘Anything less than a vote for Biden is a vote against democracy’: Expensify’s CEO tells us why the company emailed 10 million customers urging them to vote for Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on ...
Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer says
Edward Snowden at the 2019 Web Summit conference. Henrique Casinhas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Edward Snowden, a former US security ...
Trump was his own worst nightmare at the final debate: low energy and boring
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the final presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belmont University on ...
Seattle, Portland, New York sued the Trump administration after the Justice Department labelled them ‘anarchist jurisdictions’
In normal times, more than 3 million people use transit each day to get to work in the New York ...
Trump has less than 2 weeks to turn around dire numbers and Biden didn’t do him any favors in the debate
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is up about 10 points nationwide and has a solid lead in more than enough ...
Biden called Trump ‘a very confused guy’ during the debate when the president falsely claimed he’s a far-left liberal who wants ‘socialized medicine’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during the final 2020 U.S. presidential campaign debate in the Curb Event Center at ...
A California appeals court unanimously upheld a ruling that Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees under the state’s gig work law
Drivers in California sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies owe them $630 million in back wages. Mario Tama/Getty Images ...
Biden called out Rudy Giuliani as ‘a Russian pawn’ during the final presidential debate
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. ...
Biden says he would ‘shut down the virus, not the country’ during the final presidential debate
Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in ...
LIVE: Fact-checking the final Trump-Biden debate
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden took the debate stage for ...
Walmart is suing the federal government in a preemptive strike against claims the retailer fueled the opioid crisis by filling suspicious prescriptions
A Walmart Health center. Walmart Walmart is suing the DOJ and DEA, asking a federal court to clarify what legal ...
A Colorado trailer park owner says he’ll raise his tenants’ rent if Biden wins the election, or freeze it if Trump wins
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images A Colorado landlord who manages a trailer park sent a letter to tenants saying ...
Quibi’s content failed to hook viewers and convince them to pay. Insiders said Jeffrey Katzenberg had close control of many programming decisions.
Jeffrey Katzenberg. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Quibi Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, ...
How to watch UFC 254: Lightweight champion Khabib returns to defend his title for the first time in 2020
When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa ...
Quibi’s investors want their money back
Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for October 23. I’m Lauren Johnson, a senior advertising reporter at Business Insider. ...
VIDEO: The US Navy is experimenting using drones to hand things off to ballistic missile submarines
An unmanned aerial vehicle delivers a payload to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) around the ...
Goldman Sachs is paying billions in fines over the 1MDB scandal and clawing back exec pay. Here’s what’s been going on inside the bank.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. Getty Images Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay nearly $3 billion to settle a probe ...
Facebook’s much-hyped oversight board that can overrule even CEO Mark Zuckerberg likely won’t make any decisions until after Election Day
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, ...
The best standing desks for your home office
Using a standing desk is a good way to create a more healthy and ergonomic working environment. A good standing ...
Uber drivers are suing the company over ‘threatening’ messages urging them to vote for California’s Prop. 22
Rideshare driver Teresa Mercado raises her fist in support as app based gig workers held a driving demonstration with 60-70 ...
Biden’s guests for Thursday’s debate are these persevering Durham restaurant owners
They lost 80% of their business at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are examples of how small business ...
Fortune 500 IT firm Cognizant to open innovation lab in RTP after buying NC company
IT giant Cognizant plans to open an internet-of-things innovation lab in the Triangle after buying Durham-based Bright Wolf. Powered by ...
