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2 mn readMembers of the Teamsters union have authorized a strike against Costco on February 1 unless they reach a deal with the warehouse retailer before the current contract expires on January 31. The union said 18,000 Costco workers are set to go on strike at 56 of the company’s warehouse stores spread across five states after […]
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2 mn readThird-party supplier blamed as folks left unable to access funds Capital One is still battling to fix whatever brought down its systems on Wednesday, which has left people unable to access their money. While the US banking and credit-card giant continues to accept incoming deposits, attempts to withdraw funds or look up accounts bring up […]
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3 mn readAs a co-founder of PayPal and the first outside investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel is widely recognized for his expertise in the tech world. But lately, the billionaire venture capitalist has been sounding the alarm on an entirely different sector: real estate. During a recent interview with The Free Press, Thiel drew upon the insights […]
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2 mn readWall Street opened in the green ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday. President-elect Trump’s inauguration is Monday, and his first days are expected to be filled with a flurry of executive orders on day one. “Reports suggest 100 or more,” wrote Morgan Stanley analysts in a report. Any signals of […]
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3 mn readThe Polish government adopted a resolution on Thursday vowing to ensure the free and safe participation of the highest representatives of Israel — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who chose to attend commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau later this month. Netanyahu became an internationally wanted suspect last year after […]
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< 1 mn readShark trackers recently reported that a 1,400-pound, 13-foot great white shark pinged off a Florida beach four times in one day. The enormous adult shark, nicknamed “Breton,” surfaced off Daytona Beach four times on Thursday, according to data from OSEARCH, a global nonprofit that collects data for research purposes. After first “pinging” at 10:51 a.m. […]
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