Finance
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1.2KBill Gurley — the legendary investor who backed Uber, Snap, and eBay — is now betting big that healthcare has hit a ‘tipping stage’
Benchmark Capital general partner Bill Gurley.Reuters Bill Gurley, the legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is getting serious about healthcare. After a multiyear...
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1.1KThis northern UK city has beat out the likes of Cuba and Chile for the title of ‘best place to visit in 2018’
One of the UK’s dinkiest major cities, you can walk from one side of Newcastle to the other in under 15 minutes.Shutterstock/Kanchanawat...
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974Coinbase is investigating insider trading after it enables — and then disables — bitcoin cash trading
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for TechCrunch Coinbase said Tuesday evening users wouldn’t be able to buy and sell bitcoin cash...
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1.1KDebtors in China are placed on a blacklist that prohibits them from flying, buying train tickets, and staying at luxury hotels
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China lists the names and personal details of 8.8 million debt defaulters on a public website. Those defaulters can’t...
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1.4KBitcoin cash soars above $3,000 after Coinbase says it will offer trading of the cryptocurrency
MI Bitcoin cash, an offshoot of red-hot bitcoin, was soaring after Coinbase said it would enable trading of the cryptocurrency on its...
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1.1KThe Winklevoss twins are worth about $1.3 billion in Bitcoin alone
Thomson Reuters The Winklevoss twins have amassed a Bitcoin fortune worth about $1.3 billion as of Tuesday. Bitcoin’s price has exploded over...
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1.0KThe tax bill that looks like it’s about to become law would strike a blow to a fundamental part of Obamacare
Former President Barack ObamaSteve Helber/AP Images The House on Tuesday passed the Republican tax bill in a 227-203 vote. If passed into...
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995Chinese company soars 150% after pivoting from juice to crypto
Markets Insider Shares of a Chinese juice company exploded Tuesday after investors got wind of the company’s pivot to fintech. It’s a...
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1.1KFord responds to New York Times story about sexual and racial harassment at Chicago plants (F)
REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel Ford settled discrimination and harassment charges at two Chicago-area plants in August for $10.1 million. A story in the New...
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998Allianz invests $96.6 million in mobile insurance startup BIMA
BIMA Uganda agents registering customers.BIMA Allianz’s digital investment unit invests $96.6 million into BIMA. Seven-year-old business lets people in emerging markets buy...