Finance
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905A New York Times report found that some workers hired to build NYC subways were paid $111 per hour
Some workers were paid $111 per hour to work on NYC subway construction projects.Flickr/MTA A New York Times report found that NYC...
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925Movie attendance hit a 25-year low in the US in 2017, as viewers ‘flock to streaming in droves’
“The Mummy” was one of the many movies no one went to see in the US in 2017.Universal The total number of...
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1.1KThe 10 biggest risks the world faces in 2018
5. US-Iran relations US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.REUTERS/Yuri Gripas It looks like Trump “has it in for Iran,” according...
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901Ripple’s co-founder is one of the world’s richest people after XRP’s 37,000% rise
LinkedIn Chris Larsen, the co-founder and former CEO of Ripple owns 5.19 billion XRP, Forbes reported Tuesday. That stash, plus a 17%...
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1.4KWe drove the $136,000 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon and finally understand why it’s an automotive legend
Our Mercedes-Benz G550 tester.Benjamin Zhang The Mercedes-Benz G550 starts at $122,400, but our test car cost $136,375. The G-Wagon debuted in 1979...
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1.1KApple Pay is partnering with Fandango for movie ticket discounts (AAPL)
BI Intelligence See Also THE PAYMENTS INDUSTRY EXPLAINED: The Trends Creating New Winners And Losers In The Card-Processing Ecosystem THE PAYMENTS DISRUPTION...
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1.1K30 highly successful people share their New Year’s resolutions for 2018
Retired Navy SEAL commander, author, and podcast host Jocko Willink doesn’t do New Year’s resolutions, per se … instead, he plans to...
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875Chris Grayling accused of going into ‘hiding’ in Qatar as train fares soar above inflation
Chris GraylingJack Taylor/Getty Images Train fares rise by an average of 3.4% across the UK. But the Transport secretary and his junior...
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1.0KThe Brexit-driven surge in British manufacturing is starting to stutter
Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images IHS Markit’s PMI survey for the British manufacturing sector for December comes in at 56.3 — a...
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1.2KCompass chairman ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ by CEO’s death in seaplane tragedy
Richard Cousins, who died on New Year’s Eve.Compass Group Compass Chairman Paul Walsh expressed his sympathies on Tuesday after CEO Richard Cousins...