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LA boutique chain Kitson heads toward the exit

Los Angeles Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
For now, shoppers eager to pick up Kitson merchandise can browse the outlets, which are papered with “Store Closing” signs. The chain's first shop opened on ritzy Robertson Boulevard in 2000.
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What a Fed rate increase could mean for you

OCRegister - ‎3 hours ago‎
Any economic change such as a Fed rate increase brings good news and bad news. Here's what it means for you. Since the Great Recession started eight years ago, the Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate near zero as a way to strengthen ...
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Citigroup Funded Loan to Syed Farook Made Through Prosper Marketplace

Wall Street Journal - ‎20 hours ago‎
The $28,500 loan that Syed Rizwan Farook received from an online finance startup a few weeks before he and his wife allegedly opened fire at a holiday gathering in San Bernardino, Calif.
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Midland leaders weigh in on Dow, DuPont merger

Midland Daily News - ‎50 minutes ago‎
The town is talking about the major announcements made Friday morning by The Dow Chemical Co. Business and economic officials in Midland and around the Great Lakes Bay Region are discussing the implications of a “merger of equals” between Dow ...
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China economy sees more signs of improvement

Xinhua - ‎4 hours ago‎
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- New macroeconomic indicators have suggested stabilization in the Chinese economy and that China is on track to meeting the government's growth target for 2015.
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Stocks around the world fall as investors fear slide in oil

Miami Herald - ‎13 hours ago‎
Another drop in the price of oil rattled stock investors around the world on Friday, with steep losses in Europe and the U.S., where a major market index ended its worst week since the summer.
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Study: Racism by Airbnb hosts is common

Bend Bulletin - ‎11 hours ago‎
Airbnb likes to refer to itself as less a company than a “community.” To that end, it has made trust between real people a cornerstone of its business strategy in short-term home rentals.
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Treasury delays decision after being flooded with ideas for woman on $10

MSNBC - ‎2 hours ago‎
Americans eager to find out which woman will be featured on their $10 bills will have to wait until next year, according to a Treasury spokesperson who spoke with CBS News.
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Could Tokyo's Net-Equipped Drones Be The Solution To Drone Threats?

Huffington Post - ‎20 hours ago‎
The Metropolitan Police Department's drone squad aims to prevent terrorism and other threats from unmanned aircraft. Whitney Meers Trends Writer, The Huffington Post.
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New Stealth Destroyer Helps Rescue Maine Fisherman

ABC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The U.S. Navy's new stealth destroyer, the future USS Zumwalt, assisted in the rescue of a fisherman who had a medical emergency early Saturday off the Maine coast, officials said.
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Kickstarter hires a journo to investigate a failed campaign

Engadget - ‎14 hours ago‎
When you hear the word "Kickstarter," you probably think of campaigns asking for your money. This time, though, the crowdfunding website is using its own money to fund a project: one that aims to discover why Zano mini-drone, the most-funded campaign ...
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Yahoo CEO gives birth to twin girls after big announcement

FinancialSpots.com - ‎14 minutes ago‎
It will be the latest overhaul of a company that is now on its fifth full-time CEO in the past decade, all of whom have struggled to define what Yahoo's mission should be.
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Hilcorp Energy gives $100000 bonus to all 1381 employees

Fox News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Hilcorp Energy, one of the largest privately held oil and natural gas exploration companies in the United States announced that it would give all 1,381 employees a year-end bonus of $100,000 after what the company called a positive year in growth.
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Alibaba Agrees To Buy The South China Morning Post

Forbes - ‎16 hours ago‎
China's Alibaba Group Holding announced today that it will acquire Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper the South China Morning Post, as the company deepens its media push.
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With Walmart Pay, Retailer Aims To Make Shopping Easier For The Underbanked

Forbes - ‎Dec 11, 2015‎
In the day since its launch, Walmart's new mobile payment system Walmart Pay has inevitably been compared to the biggest existing player in the nascent digital wallet space: Apple AAPL -2.65% Pay.
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Pep Boys Accepts Higher Bridgestone Offer After Icahn Counterbid

Bloomberg - ‎5 hours ago‎
Pep Boys accepted a sweetened, $15.50-a-share bid from Bridgestone Corp., which matched a counteroffer from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
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UN: World economy stumbled in 2015, with 2.4 percent growth

CT Post - ‎Dec 10, 2015‎
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The world economy stumbled in 2015, with growth estimated at just 2.4 percent this year following a nearly 60 percent drop in oil prices and an over 20 percent fall in commodity prices in the last 18 months, according to a U.N ...
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Deadline for health insurance enrollment is Tuesday

Lincoln Journal Star - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Nebraska Department of Insurance is reminding consumers that Tuesday marks the open enrollment deadline for coverage that begins on Jan. 1. The advisory is aimed at consumers who aren't automatically re-enrolled and still want coverage.

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