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• How Elizabeth Warren rose from a nearly broke Midwestern upbringing to a top Democratic presidential candidate — and Wall Street's worst enemy

  10-11-2019 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren has forged a political identity as a fighter who wants to level the playing field for the American middle class.
  Now she is seeking the presidency, centering her campaign on a progressive vision to tilt the economic scales of power away from corporations and the rich.
  Warren's life trajectory has taken her from the prairies of Oklahoma to the classrooms of Harvard Law School and finally into the halls of Congress.
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• Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson has died unexpectedly at the age of 60

  10-11-2019 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, unexpectedly died in his sleep on November 10 at the age of 60, according to the company.
  The company called the executive "an outstanding leader, visionary and champion for high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans, Bernard was a tireless advocate for Kaiser Permanente, our members and the communities we serve."
  Tyson was at the company for more than 34 years, has served as CEO since 2013 and assumed the role of chairman in J
  
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• 'Midway' $17.5 million opening weekend box office win marks lowest November champ in 20 years

  10-11-2019 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lionsgate's "Midway" gets the surprise box office win this weekend, taking in $17.5 million.
  However, it's the lowest opening weekend win for a November release since 1999's "The Bone Collector."
  Warner Bros.' "Doctor Sleep" opened below expectations, bringing in only $14.1 million.
  Universal's comedy "Last Christmas" brought in $11.6 million.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.It was a historically bad weekend at the domestic box office, as the winning figure was so low you had
  
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• Climate events have cost the US economy more than $500 billion over the last 5 years, Fed official says

  10-11-2019 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Climate- and weather-related events have directly cost the US more than $500 billion over the past five years, according to a Federal Reserve official. 
  In addition to causing damage to natural resource and infrastructure, global warming is expected to disrupt business operations and economic activity in the coming years. 
  In January, top economists from both sides of the aisle signed a letter that said climate change was "a serious problem calling for immediate national action."
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• Apple Card is facing a formal investigation by Wall Street regulators over gender discrimination allegations made in a viral tweet

  10-11-2019 17:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A viral tweet has prompted a formal investigation of the newly launched Apple Card for alleged gender discrimination in the way it sets and determines credit limits. 
  Web programmer and author David Heinemeier Hansson shared on Twitter that he was offered 20 times the credit limit of his wife, and when he confronted customer service representatives, they were dismissive of the issue. 
  In response, a Wall Street regulator is opening a probe into Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s algorithmic pr
  
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• A quant expert warns the largest investors are facing a new, post-crisis danger that could lead to several years of losses — and explains how they can start limiting the damage

  10-11-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The era of persistently lower interest rates has introduced a new risk to the already challenged fund-manager industry.
  Joseph Mezrich, the head of equities quantitative strategies at Nomura, explained in a recent note why fund performance could be persistently lower, and what fund managers can do to remedy this.
  Click here for more BI Prime stories.One of the defining features of the era since the Great Recession for investors has been the prevalence of low interest rates. 
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