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Swiss Asset Manager Charged in Alleged Pump-and-Dump Scheme Blacklight and its founders are facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the DOJ. Alicia McElhaney January 03, 2020 (Bigstock photo) A Swiss asset manager that allegedly made millions through market...

Can connected clothes make people more productive workers? Entrepreneurs seem to think so. As theWall Street Journalreports, a number of companies -- ranging from specialized startups to massive tech giants -- have launchedconnected clothingoptions for professionals in the past few years...

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Chelsea Clinton’s IAC Stock Is Now Worth $9 Million By Ed Lin Jan. 5, 2020 7:30 am ET The value of Chelsea Clinton’s IAC/InterActiveCorp stake has surged along with the stock. Photograph by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Surging IAC/InterActiveCorp stock has left the S&P 500 in the dust in...

Spokesperson发言人办公室 @MFA_China FM Wang Yi just had a phonecall with Russian FM Lavrov. FM Wang Yi said military adventurism is unacceptable. He called on Iraq's sovereignty respected, UN Charter observed & regional peace maintained. China&Russia will continue to uphold international justice & peace.

GUTTING THE IRS The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well. The tax agency, Justice Department and Congress have all taken aim at a much-abused deduction exploited by wealthy investors. Yet the crackdown is having minimal impact, costing...

Sunday, January 5, 2020 The economics of unused gift cards Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on gift cards. But what happens to the money when the cards aren’t redeemed? BY ZACHARY CROCKETT The most desired item on wish lists this past holiday season wasn’t a pair of Airpods, a...

The daredevil staring down middle age:As one of the world’s most accomplished athletes, Will Gadd has a pretty sweet gig. He dreams up adventures, pitches them to one of his sponsors, and then gets on a plane. He’s held world records and titles in rock climbing, paragliding, and kayaking. In...

The secret bank behind the fintech boom:Cross River, a tiny FDIC-insured bank, is not a typical community bank. There are no tellers here, or ATMs or safe deposit boxes. It is underwriting loans at a rate of more than $1 billion a month for fintechs like Upgrade, Best Egg and LendingUSA, holding...

The mad scientist who hunts hackers:Thirty years ago, Cliff Stoll publishedThe Cuckoo's Egg, a book about his cat-and-mouse game with a Soviet KGB-sponsored hacker. Today, the internet is a far darker place—and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon. No one is more surprised at the book’s...

The elite soldiers rescuing Navy SEALS:Who arrives when Navy SEALS need to dial 9-1-1? Dubbed the military’s “guardian angels,” there are elite Special Operations soldiers whose name few know. Their missions entail rescuing personnel caught in ambushes, injured in IED explosions, or trapped...

Spokesperson发言人办公室 @MFA_China FM Wang Yi just had a phonecall with Russian FM Lavrov. FM Wang Yi said military adventurism is unacceptable. He called on Iraq's sovereignty respected, UN Charter observed & regional peace maintained. China&Russia will continue to uphold international justice & peace.

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Asteroid that could cause ‘violent’ sky explosions approaching Earth By Harry Pettit, The Sun January 3, 2020 | 2:03pm | Updated Enlarge Image iStockphoto Originally Published by: Gruesome footage shows giant pulsating parasite pulled from a kitten’s nose Scientists can create...

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Sprawling Insider-Trading Case Heads to Trial (The Wall Street Journal) The first trial to emerge from a years long investigation into an alleged international insider-trading ring is set to begin next week in Manhattan, a case likely to shed light on a network of high flying securities traders...

Living with Negative Rates on Danish Mortgages (Hedge Nordic) London (HedgeNordic) – Some Danish individuals can now get a mortgage at a negative rate, and this could still be profitable for local Danish banks, which can fund themselves at interest rates that are even lower. The same logic...

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These poor enclave residents went from Swiss precision to Italian chaos...