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Mexico has a new security force to guard a growing source of cartel income
Mexican soldiers keep watch at a crime scene in Monterrey, March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril The first members of new ...
‘We’ve misdrawn the battle lines of capitalism:’ The cofounder of Bain’s social impact fund shares what really needs to be done to make stakeholder capitalism work
The key to promoting stakeholder capitalism lies in businesses adopting standard, audited metrics for responsible investing, “Accountable” co-author Michael O’Leary ...
Prada is auctioning outfits, props, and photos from its fall/winter 2020 show. The highest ticket item includes a one-off hand-sewn dress with an estimate of $16,450.
The highest ticket item is an outfit with a hand-sewn dress, jewelry, and shoes, and was worn on the runway ...
Thousands of coronavirus cases were not reported for days in the UK because officials exceeded the data limit on their Excel spreadsheet
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Getty The UK’s health authorities missed 16,000 coronavirus cases in the space of a week ...
Elon Musk says he will personally inspect SpaceX’s launch pad sites after 2 rockets failed to launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Maja Hitij/Getty Images On Thursday and Friday SpaceX had two rockets abort their launches due to ...
Warren Buffett turned down the chance to buy Whole Foods in 2017, CEO John Mackey says
Warren Buffett sipping a Cherry Coke. Reuters/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett declined an invitation to acquire Whole Foods in 2017, the ...
Nancy Pelosi says progress is being made on more US stimulus, and tells airlines ‘don’t fire people’
REUTERS/Yuri Gripas House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CBS News on Sunday that lawmakers are “making progress” on more US stimulus, ...
10 things in tech you need to know today
President Trump departs the White House for Walter Reed Medical Center on Oct. 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Good morning! ...
Even with the president’s illness, the Trump administration’s false and misleading claims about COVID-19 continue
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 4, 2020 in Bethesda, ...
Joe Biden again tests negative for COVID-19
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – OCTOBER 03: Wearing a face mask to reduce the risk posed by the coronavirus, Democratic presidential nominee ...
Tech chiefs to testify on social media regulation
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Trump, who has a highly contagious infectious disease, left Walter Reed to pay a ‘surprise visit’ to cheering ‘fans’ outside the hospital
A car with US President Trump drives past supporters in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, ...
The Department of Transportation rejected a public transit mask mandate on the same day Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was revealed
Passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images The US Department of Transportation on Friday turned ...
Misinformation on the president’s health once again shows America is fighting an ‘infodemic’ during the coronavirus pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, held on ...
Biden campaign is ‘taking every single precaution’ following Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, adviser says
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden takes off his mask as he arrives at a campaign event to speak on the ...
Senate COVID-19 cases make Supreme Court hearings dangerous, Schumer says
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) at a press conference in Washington. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Moving forward ...
Klobuchar denies claims that Democrats are ‘using’ Senate coronavirus outbreak to delay SCOTUS confirmation hearing
Amy Klobuchar AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar pushed back against Fox News host Chris Wallace’s question that Democrats ...
Regal Cinemas likely to close all US theaters as pandemic continues to slam movie industry, report says
A Regal Cinemas remains closed during the coronavirus pandemic on May 3, 2020 in New York City Rob Kim/Getty Images ...
Neighborhoods across New York City face another shutdown due to high coronavirus infection rates: mayor
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a face shield as he speaks to the media during a visit to ...
Trump adviser attacks Fox News host Chris Wallace as ‘effective opposition to the president’ when asked why Trump’s family didn’t wear masks during debate
First lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, ...
Growth stocks enjoying best year-to-date outperformance since 1979 — but value can soon bounce back, Bank of America says
Lucas Jackson/Reuters Stocks just closed out their best third-quarter performance in a decade, but Bank of America expects growth stocks ...
Attorney General Barr will not self-quarantine after socializing without a mask at White House event with officials who later tested positive
Attorney General William Barr arrives before President Donald Trump introduces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the court ...
Inside the fight to save Rent the Runway
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How Dan Sundheim became the LeBron James of investing, launched one of the hottest hedge funds on earth, and minted a billion-dollar fortune along the way
Dan Sundheim has quickly become an investor to follow since launching his fund D1 Capital after working as the chief ...
The top 9 shows on Netflix this week, from ‘The Good Place’ to ‘Cobra Kai’
D’Arcy Carden and Kristen Bell in “The Good Place.” Colleen Hayes/NBC “The Good Place” became one of Netflix’s most popular ...
My job of 14 years was destroyed by a private equity company. It’s time for Democrats to actually stand up to Wall Street.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrive to deliver ...
The best 20 airports in the world for 2020 according to expert reviewers
The Jewel at Singapore Changi Airport. REUTERS/Feline Lim Aviation rating firm Skytrax has released its list of the top 100 ...
In the wake of Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the White House has yet to mobilize a CDC tracing team to contact hundreds of people who were in the president’s company
President Donald Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett in the Rose Garden at the White House on Saturday, Sept. 26, ...
This one-off, record-holding boat has a Ferrari race engine and a $12 million price tag — see the 1952 Arno XI
1952 Ferrari Arno XI Racing Boat. DuPont Registry The 1952 Ferrari Arno XI is a record-holding race boat that uses ...
People on social media think President Trump’s distinctive tan has disappeared in his hospital video
President Trump speaks during a news conference in the White House on September 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (L), President ...
