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KEY POINTS Nordstrom shares are trading nearly $20 a share lower than a $50 a share buyout offer it rejected as too low two years ago. The slide doesn’t mean … Read more
via washingtonexaminer: The Department of Education on Wednesday released new data showing that it has resolved nearly twice as many civil rights complaints as the Obama administration, a direct rebuttal of … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Lower output from Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft has resulted in total Russian production falling to a near three-year low in early July, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing industry … Read more
From the Associated Press: Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging … Read more
Commuters in the D.C., and Baltimore area faced an extremely difficult and dangerous drive back to work on Monday morning following the long holiday weekend as heavy downpours flooded local … Read more
The recalls include consumer fireworks brands under dozens of product names. All were made in China. Tens of thousands of fireworks are being recalled for packing too big … Read more
by thefreethoughtproject War is one of the most primitive and senseless manifestations of the human experience, so naturally, most sane people with families, ambitions and kind hearts want nothing to do … Read more
Junk. Surprised by how high this is valued considering revenue is not even half a billion. Fuck, Wayfair took in more money when it was still called “racks and stands.” … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The Fed & China dumped. But there was huge demand elsewhere. Here’s who bought. The US debt-ceiling charade is back. It’s where different political power groups … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold has beaten the U.S. dollar for nearly 50 … Read more
Yet another example how the narrative controls reality. Just tell kids they must go to college and they will do as told, even if it puts them in lifelong debt … Read more
by FS Two of the main manufacturing gauges for the US posted a further decline for the month of May. The IHS Markit index is now at 50.5, just barely … Read more
via @mitchnolen: The worst performers include J. Jill, down 73% in just one month, and Francesca’s, down 92% from a year ago. $jill $fran $gps $lb
by tealcosmo I narrowly avoided being scammed out of the entire amount of my house downpayment by a fraudulent email that looked very similar to an email that my lawyer … Read more
by Michael Snyder All across America, U.S. farmland is being gobbled up by foreign interests. So when we refer to “the heartland of America”, the truth is that vast stretches … Read more
On the Amazon Web Services platform, an open database was found with data from more than 49 million Instagram users, including celebrities, influenza accounts and brands. The data in the … Read more