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1 in 3 American households say their worse off financially than last year — so holiday spending could crater

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Shoppers look for early bargains as the Black Friday sales begin on Thanksgiving Day in Los Angeles, California on November ...

Startups run by women of color need money from investors, not empty platitudes

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Stephanie Lee is CEO of SELFMADE, a new personal care brand. s What women of color don’t need is another ...

Iconic Peanuts TV specials will not air on ABC for the first time in 20 years as Apple purchases the rights — here’s how to watch

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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty ...

As COVID-19 cases rise, these states set rules for traveling to and from North Carolina

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Some states require a 14-day quarantine or negative COVID-19 test results for visitors traveling to and from North Carolina. Powered ...

As COVID-19 cases rise, these states set rules for traveling to and from North Carolina

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Some states require a 14-day quarantine or negative COVID-19 test results for visitors traveling to and from North Carolina. Powered ...

Pelosi and Mnuchin are ‘narrowing their differences’ on a stimulus package as the deadline for a deal looms

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will meet again Tuesday to discuss a stimulus package. Samuel Corum, ...

I’ve been using Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X for 2 weeks. These are my 11 biggest takeaways thus far.

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Ben Gilbert/Insider On November 10, two new Xbox consoles are scheduled to launch: The $300 Xbox Series S, and the ...

When tech firms need to fill their C-Suite or empty board seats, they turn to these 9 headhunters

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Egon Zehnder; Rich Talent Group; True; Yuqing Liu/Business Insider Top technology companies rely on headhunters and consultants to define what ...

Trump calls a reporter asking him a question ‘a criminal’ for not reporting on the Hunter Biden allegations

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Donald Trump talks to reporters. Fox News Trump told a reporter he was a “criminal” for “not reporting” allegations about ...

GM will make its upcoming Hummer EV in a Detroit plant completely reconfigured in a $2.2 billion renovation to only make EVs

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General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly being transformed into Factory ZERO. General Motors General Motors announced that it has converted and renamed ...

Top Swiss bank UBS smashes expectations with 99% rise in third-quarter net profit as trading and wealth management surge

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FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Basel Reuters Swiss lender UBS posted a 99% jump in ...

The Trump administration let aviation companies lay off more than 16,500 workers while taking coronavirus relief funds — some used the money to pay executives — according to a congressional report

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. President Donald Trump attend briefing about the coronavirus outbreak in the press briefing room ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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NASA has paid $14.1 million for a lunar 4G network. Handout/Reuters Good morning! This is the tech news you need ...

More than 50 former intel officials signed a public letter saying they believe the Hunter Biden story has ‘all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation’

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Hunter Biden addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention Handout/DNCC/Getty Images More than 50 former intelligence officials wrote a public letter ...

WeWork’s chairman said Adam Neumann ‘may have violated’ the terms of his $185 million consulting contract with his former company, and that it’s is no longer in effect

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Adam Neumann resigned from WeWork in 2019 under pressure from SoftBank amid a string of controversies. Jackal Pan/Visual China Group/GettyImages ...

Lowe’s kicks off holiday deals in October and launches Christmas tree delivery program

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Lowe’s is rolling out new brand partnerships and new holiday savings. Courtesy of Lowe’s Lowe’s is unveiling its holiday deals ...

‘Black lives matter’: Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says he voted for Joe Biden

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Retired US Navy Admiral William McRaven. Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Retired Adm. William McRaven wrote ...

Presidential debate commission allows for muting microphones so Trump and Biden can have uninterrupted time

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Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speaking during the first ...

Average credit scores rose slightly over the summer, despite record unemployment and economic pain

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Crystal Cox/Business Insider In July, the average credit score was 711 compared to a reading of 708 in April, according ...

After a lemur was stolen from the San Francisco Zoo, a 5-year-old boy helped zookeepers track it down

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A photo of Maki, the ring-tailed lemur that was reported missing from the San Francisco Zoo on October 14, 2020. ...

Edelman sees a revenue rebound — and is coming after advertising agencies

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Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for October 20. I’m Lauren Johnson, a senior advertising reporter at Business Insider. ...

The best headphone deals — save $70 on Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay E8 true wireless earbuds

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Amazon Good-quality headphones can ...

Workers for Target-owned Shipt are walking off the job and protesting outside the company’s headquarters, calling for better pay

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Workers at the Target-owned company Shipt are protesting to demand fairer pay. AP Independent contractors for Shipt, a Target-owned delivery ...

Raleigh area home prices rose nearly twice as much as wages, study says

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Of all the large metro areas in the country — 1 million or more people — Raleigh ranks 43rd in ...

Raleigh area home prices rose nearly twice as much as wages, study says

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Of all the large metro areas in the country — 1 million or more people — Raleigh ranks 43rd in ...

The S&P 500 will likely plunge 10% in the near term before the bull market resumes, Morgan Stanley’s investment chief says

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REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The S&P 500 is likely to fall 10% in the near term before the bull market resumes, Morgan ...

How to change your language on the Signal messaging app for iPhone, Android, or desktop

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Most versions of the Signal messaging app let you change your language within the app. EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images You can change ...

Trump is ‘sitting’ on $9 billion earmarked for COVID-19 testing because of a controversial advisor, new report reveals

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Scott Atlas, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, speaks with President Donald Trump during a COVID-19 coronavirus briefing on Aug. ...

United Airlines just announced 8 new leisure routes in another shift away from business travel following heavy losses – here’s the full list

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A United Airlines Boeing 777. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty United Airlines is growing its leisure route network as executives expect business travel ...

We tested 5 of the most popular Casper mattresses — here’s what to expect from each one

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. James Brains/Business Insider Casper ...