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The Hustle Issue #88 Sunday, January 12, 2020 Can a corporation "own" a color? A handful of companies have pushed the boundaries of intellectual property law by laying claim to individual colors. But is it really possible to “own” a color? BY ZACHARY CROCKETT On a summer day in 2019, Daniel...

Alaska Sold Berkshire, Apple, Verizon, and Broadcom Stock as 2019 Ended By Ed Lin Jan. 11, 2020 7:00 am ET The Alaska Department of Revenue sold Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Verizon, and Broadcom stock.Photograph by Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images Alaska hasan estimated 100,000 glaciers, but the...

Jeff Talpins’ $18 billion Element Capital Raised Fees in 2019 and It Turned in a Worse Performance than the Previous Year – but Still Beat the Average Hedge Fund (Business Insider) Macro manager Element Capital finished 2019 up 12%, a source familiar with the firm told Business Insider. Jeff...

Hedge Fund PointState Stops Clients From Cashing Out in Full (Bloomberg) PointState Capital, the macro hedge fund started by former traders for billionaire Stan Druckenmiller, is blocking investors who ask to pull their money out from getting their cash back in full. Clients who withdrew their...

Swiss Back Channel Helped Defuse U.S.-Iran Crisis The U.S. sent an encrypted fax via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran urging Iran not to escalate, followed by a flurry of back and forth messages Switzerland’s ambassador to Iran, Markus Leitner, meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in 2017...

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BUSINESS Mattress giant Casper to go public despite spooky red ink By Thornton McEnery January 10, 2020 | 5:34pm Enlarge Image Casper co-founder Philip KrimGetty Images MORE ON: RETAILERS L Brands stock rises despite Victoria’s Secret sales drop Super Saturday sales the latest sign...

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Who needs culinary school when you have Chipotle and IHOP? A growing number of successful chefs at high-end restaurants are forgoing fancy foodie degrees from culinary schools… and instead cutting their teeth -- and their vegetables -- in the kitchens of chain restaurants like IHOP and...

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Former top Barclays bankers face fraud trial over 2008 Qatar rescue Kirstin Ridley 3 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - Three former Barclays (BARC.L) executives face a London jury in a high-profile criminal trial over how the British bank secured billions of pounds from Qatari investors and averted a...

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NFL Lamar Jackson’s Quarterback Guru Teaches High-School English The man behind the NFL’s best player doesn’t work for the Baltimore Ravens. He teaches teenagers about George Orwell and Huckleberry Finn Joshua Harris watches Lamar Jackson during Louisville's pro day in 2018. Joshua Harris...