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Taliban enter Afghanistan capital Kabul
Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Taliban fighters began entering the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, the last city to have been thus far spared takeover by the militants amid their rapid sweep of the country in the wake…
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MWVBE funding corporations getting seat on the desk
Cynthia DiBartolo, CEO, Tigress Financial Partners, at the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Robinhood’s highly anticipated IPO last month was led by Wall Street heavy hitters Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. But the extensive list of underwriters also included boutique minority-owned firms Ramirez & Co. and Siebert Williams Shank. Of the 17 firms that…
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Almost all of $600 million in crypto returned
The Poly Network logo displayed on a phone screen with a physical representation of some cryptocurrencies. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Nearly all of the $600 million stolen in one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists ever has now been returned by hackers, according to the platform targeted in the hack. Poly Network said…
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Reddit, recent from a $ 10 billion valuation, is planning a powerful worldwide push, says CEO
Reddit will use its new funding to expand its international presence and explore more content types, co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman told CNBC on Friday. “First commandment is to make Reddit great. Make Reddit faster and more relevant, make it work for more people, ”said Huffman of the company’s plans at TechCheck. “And then we…
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Inventory futures inch increased after S&P 500 closes at a document, Disney shares leap
Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Stock futures inched higher on Friday as the S&P 500 seeks to end a winning week on a high note. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 50 points. S&P 500 futures added 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures were slightly in the…
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Disney (DIS) fiscal Q3 2021 earnings
Disney reported blowout fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday, beating Wall Street expectations on subscriber growth, revenue and earnings. Shares were up more than 5%. Earnings per share: 80 cents vs 55 cents expected in a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $17.02 billion vs $16.76 billion expected in the survey The company beat on…
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Local weather change is making folks suppose twice about having youngsters
ChristinLola | iStock | Getty Images A growing number of people are reluctant to bring a child into a world that will be devastated by climate change in the decades to come. It comes shortly after the United Nations issued a “red code for humanity” when the world’s leading climate scientists issued their sharpest warning…
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Kathy Hochul vows massive distinction from Cuomo administration
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul at press conference, August 11, 2011. Source: The State of New York New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said she is ready to take over as governor from Andrew Cuomo, and vowed not to have a “toxic” workplace as he has been accused of presiding over. Hochul also said…
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Chinese language shares are rising, whereas actual property developer Evergrande shares are rising
SINGAPORE – Mainland China stocks rose in early trading Wednesday as stocks in the most indebted real estate developer Evergrande and some of its units soared. Meanwhile, oil stocks in the region rose on higher oil prices. The Shanghai composite rose 0.27%, while the Shenzhen share rose 0.15%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.21%.…
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Senate passes bipartisan infrastructure legislation
The Senate passed a bipartisan $ 1 trillion infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a big step for Democrats trying to get President Joe Biden’s comprehensive economic agenda through Congress. The bill, which provides $ 550 billion in new funding for transport, broadband and utilities, was passed by 69-30 votes, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats.…