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Dispute Roils Estate of Prominent American Artist The heirs of Thomas Hart Benton, whose works have sold for as much as $5 million apiece, are suing a Kansas City bank, alleging it mismanaged the artist’s estate; the bank calls the allegations ‘misguided’ Jessie Benton as a child with her...

Traders Got Advance Feed of Bank of England News Conferences The central bank shut down an audio feed after it was used to offer traders a competitive advantage Bank of England Governor Mark Carney speaks during the central bank’s rate-decision news conference on Aug. 1. Photo: Chris J...

Extortion Charges Embroil Lawyer Involved in Roundup Litigation Attorney Timothy Litzenburg is accused of trying to negotiate a $200 million personal fee from Carlyle Group-owned chemicals maker The broader Roundup litigation has roiled Bayer AG, the German company that owns the weedkiller...

Renaissance Employees Could Face Clawbacks Over Hedge Fund’s Tax Maneuver Firm allowed staffers to invest in its hedge funds through their retirement accounts without paying fees Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies, is considered by many to be the most successful moneymaker in the...

“Better to keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” - George Bernard Shaw

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Privacy Law The California Consumer Privacy Act will go into effect at the start of 2020, giving many people the right to demand that businesses tell them what data they have on them, and ask for that information to be deleted. The effect could be enormous—but only if people use their new...

Peruvian McDonald's Every McDonald's restaurant in Peru closed its doors for two days in mourning after the death of two employees at a Lima branch. The teenagers, Alexandra Porras Inga and Gabriel Campos Zapata, were reportedly killed by a loose electrical cable. Arcos Dorados, McDonald's...

YouTubers' Rights Meet Joerg Sprave, a German maker of crossbow and slingshot videos—and organizer of the "YouTubers' Union" Facebook group, which is trying to push back against changes that have left him and other creators less able to make a living. The changes came about a couple years back...

Boeing Suit Boeing has been sued in Illinois by an Ireland-based plane lessor over, you guessed it, the 737 Max. Timaero Ireland claims the grounding of the planes means "the 737 Max aircraft contracted for between Boeing and Timaero are now either worthless or seriously diminished in value."...

PG&E Settlement A court has approved the $13.5 billion settlement between the bankrupt Californian utility PG&E and the victims of fires linked to its equipment. California Gov. Gavin Newsom still doesn't like PG&E's bankruptcy exit plan, but won't move against the settlement. PG&E's $11...

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Ex-Goldman Banker Barred by SEC Over Role in 1MDB Scandal Tim Leissner consented to the SEC’s finding that he violated federal securities laws, according to an announcement from the commission. Alicia McElhaney December 16, 2019 Goldman Sachs offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

For the preschooler who has everything, how about a $400 Mercedes convertible? Call it a pow-pow-power move. Automakers like Mercedes and Jeep are playing the customer LTV long game by selling mini branded cars to young children in an effort to start building that sweet, sweet loyalty from a...

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Hedge funds reverse four-month redemption trend in October, says Backstop BarclayHedge Tue, 17/12/2019 - 09:23 Tags : Results & performance Funds The hedge fund industry broke free from a four-month redemption streak in October with USD1.9 billion in net inflows for the month. October’s...

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship." -Ralph Waldo Emerson