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• Canada approves first bitcoin ETF, raising hopes that the US SEC will soon follow

  12-02-2021 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
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  KTS Design/Science Photo Library/Getty ImagesCanada's financial regulator approved the first publicly traded bitcoin ETF in North America. The Purpose Bitcoin ETF will trade on the Toronto stock exchange. It raises hopes that the US SEC will follow in Canada's footsteps.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Canada's financial regulator approved the first publicly traded bitcoin ETF in North America, according to records published Thursday.Th
  
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• Donald Trump reportedly called Mark Zuckerberg and asked him to make changes to the panel that's now responsible for reviewing Trump's ban from the platform

  12-02-2021 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Former President Trump reportedly called Mark Zuckerberg to critique Facebook's Oversight Board.
  The New Yorker reported new details of the Facebook Oversight Board's creation on Friday.
  The Oversight Board will rule on whether to reinstate Trump after getting suspended in January.
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  Donald Trump reportedly called Mark Zuckerberg while he was president to o
  
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• Insider Cannabis: WallStreetBets comes for weed - Cannabis hedge funds post eye-popping returns - What to know about psychedelics

  12-02-2021 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Crystal Cox/Business InsiderWelcome to Insider Cannabis, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom.Sign up here to get it in your inbox every week.Happy Friday readers,This week's volatility was brought to you by the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit. As "meme stocks" like Gamestop and AMC fell back to Earth, the forum's users turned to a new target: cannabis stocks.The trading frenzy sa
  
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• A gaming-accessories company is defiantly selling matte black PS5 covers, telling Sony to 'Go ahead, sue us'

  12-02-2021 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Dbrand, a company that sells accessories for consumer tech, is taunting Sony and selling a PS5 cover.
  Sony sued over a similar product last year from another company, but Dbrand's marketing teases "go ahead, sue us."
  The cover's first three "waves" of releases have sold out. 
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  When Sony released its PS5 game console design in June 2020, social media erupted - some people loved the look, others hated it, and memes about it quickly
  
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• Bitcoin climbs 4% to a new high before paring gains as the cryptocurrency's record-breaking surge continues

  12-02-2021 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is on display in front of the Bitcoin course's graph
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  Bitcoin climbed 4% to a new 24-hour high late Thursday. 
  The price of bitcoin hit 48,929.36 on February 11 at 7:08PM E.T. before paring gains on Friday. 
  The surge comes after institutional backing from industry giants including Tesla, Mastercard, and Bank of New York Mellon.
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• Spotify is letting employees work from anywhere - while still paying San Francisco and New York salaries

  12-02-2021 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spotify's new Work-From-Anywhere program gives employees control over where they want to work.
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  On Friday, Spotify announced its Work-From-Anywhere program. 
  The program lets employees choose to work at an office, remotely, or at a coworking space.
  Spotify's head of diversity and inclusion says the initiative will promote equity.
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  On Friday, Spotify announced its new work-from-home progr
  
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• A fumbled layoff hurt morale at Exxon, and it could hinder the oil giant's recovery

  12-02-2021 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Exxon sign is seen at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Norridge
  ReutersWelcome to Insider Energy, a weekly energy newsletter brought to you by Business Insider.  Here's what you need to know:Want to get Insider Energy in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. You can reach me at [email protected]. I welcome feedback and story tips. Join us: On March 8 we're hosting a virtual roundtable on building a clean energy economy. You can register here. It's Fri
  
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• Providing a path to citizenship as part of Biden's infrastructure plan would boost economic growth, more than 60 economists say

  12-02-2021 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Information packs are distributed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services following a citizenship ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston
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  Over 60 economists signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as part of his infrastructure plan.
  The group said that the policy would boost economic growth and improve wages for all Americans.
  Biden began infrastructure spending talks with a group of bipartis
  
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• How to watch 'Judas and the Black Messiah' starring Daniel Kaluuya on HBO Max

  12-02-2021 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more.Warner Bros. Pictures"Judas and the Black Messiah" premiered in theaters and on HBO Max on February 12.The biopic stars Daniel Kaluuya as Chicago Black Panther Party chair Fred Hampton.The film will be available on HBO Max for 31 days; the streaming service costs $15 per month.See also: How to watch "The Little Things" on HBO MaxProduct Card (small)"Judas and the Black Messiah" is the latest movie to premie
  
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• US consumer sentiment gauge drops to lowest since August as recovery hopes dim

  12-02-2021 17:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment gauge fell to 76.2 from 79 in February.
  The reading is the lowest since August and driven by a plunge in economic expectations.
  Households earning less than $75,000 also dragged on the index, according to the Friday report.
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  A popular gauge of US consumer sentiment worsened this month as expectations for the country's rebound faded.The University of Michigan's Index
  
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• Cuomo's COVID 'hero' myth was a house of cards that's come tumbling down

  12-02-2021 17:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on July 13, 2020.
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  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide apologized to Democratic lawmakers — and no one else — for lying about the state's COVID nursing home disaster.
  Cuomo has coasted on fawning media coverage and a lack of journalistic skepticism for long enough. 
  It's time to strip Cuomo of emergency powers, and it's well past time for a federal investigation. 
  This is an o
  
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• ICE has no plan to vaccinate 13,860 immigrants in its custody against COVID-19. Here's how one of the US's most at-risk groups is falling through the cracks.

  12-02-2021 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Samantha Lee/Insider
  Experts say incarcerated people should be among the first to receive the COVID vaccine.
  But ICE has no plan to vaccinate detainees, an Insider investigation has found.
  Experts raised concerns that thousands of detained immigrants were falling through the cracks.
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  When US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Giovannie Morrison in October, the pandemic was burning through his home
  
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• SPACs are the hot new way for startups to go public - and a booming 'side hustle' for people with star status

  12-02-2021 17:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chamath Palihapitiya, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, and Richard Branson have all dived into the SPAC frenzy.
  Brian Ach/Getty Images; Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; and Melia Russell/Insider
  It's a boom time for SPACs — special purpose acquisition companies that provide an easy way for startups to go public without the rigmarole of an IPO.
  Retail investors are flocking to SPACs, seeing them as a chance to get in early on the next Apple or Google; Pets.com is anot
  
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• Churchill Capital IV jumps 13% amid hopes it's nearing a deal to acquire Lucid Motors

  12-02-2021 17:34 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Churchill Capital IV jumped 13% after a Bloomberg terminal update suggested that a consortium of investors led by VC firm Venrock Associates were looking to sell Lucid Motors.
  Lucid and Churchill Capital IV have been rumored to be in merger talks since January 11.
  The news comes as Lucid plans on releasing its first production vehicle this spring.
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  Churchill Capital IV's (CCIV) stock rallied as much as 13%
  
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• 'He's fallen so far': Nikki Haley rips into Trump and says he won't run for federal office again

  12-02-2021 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on October 9, 2018.
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  Nikki Haley, Trump's former UN ambassador and ally, slammed him in a new Politico interview.
  "Never did I think he would spiral out like this," she told Politico after the January 6 riot.
  Haley, a Republican, is heavily rumored to run in the 2024 presidential race. 
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  Nikki Haley, a high-profile Republican and once a close all
  
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• Costco launched a new $10 bottle of rosé in its latest effort to tap into the explosive rosé wine market

  12-02-2021 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Costco launched a new $10 bottle of rosé in collaboration with winemaker Charles Smith.
  Costco is known for its popular and inexpensive wines, and its other type of rosé flies off shelves.
  The rosé market has been surging in recent years, spurred by French producers and social media.
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  Costco is tapping into the skyrocketing rosé market with a new $10 bottle of rosé made in pa
  
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• Fisker spikes 26% after Morgan Stanley says its 'deceptively low execution risk' makes it stand out in crowded EV space

  12-02-2021 16:59 via feedproxy.google.com
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  FiskerFisker Inc. spiked 26% on Friday after Morgan Stanley initiated the EV company with an Overweight rating. Morgan Stanley set a $27 price target for the company, representing 76% potential upside.Fisker has "deceptively low execution risk" that makes it stand out in the crowded EV space, Morgan Stanley said.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Fisker Inc. spiked as much as 26% on Friday following a bullish initiation note
  
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• 0 virus deaths reported from 520,000 given the Pfizer vaccine in Israel. Hardly anybody even got sick, suggesting 93% effectiveness.

  12-02-2021 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  An Israeli receives a coronavirus vaccine from medical staff at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  Pfizer's vaccine is working to fight COVID-19, a leading Israeli provider firm said.
  Maccabi Healthcare Services said that nobody died of 520,000 people who got two doses of the shot.
  Israel has fully immunized 27% of its population, more than any other country. 
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• The coronavirus will stick around forever

  12-02-2021 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hollis Johnson/Business InsiderHello,We've made it to the middle of February! How's everyone feeling about the fact that March is just a couple weeks away? I'm feeling a bit heartened hearing that case counts across the US are dropping, while an increasing number of people are getting vaccinated. Are you new to this newsletter? Sign up here for daily dispatches from Insider's healthcare team.Samantha Lee/InsiderVariants, vaccines, and a potential endemic futureFor the past few weeks, I've b
  
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• Tesla's latest update introduces TikTok to its cars in China

  12-02-2021 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla Model 3.
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  Tesla's latest software update allows drivers to interact with TikTok videos.
  The update was released for the Chinese New Year which started Friday.
  The feature can only be used during times of leisure, including when the car is charging.
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  Tesla rolled out a software update on Thursday that brings TikTok to its cars in China, according to transportation site Electrek.Tesla owners in China can now watch and interact with
  
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• Google Chrome's engineering director discusses how the company is trying to preserve digital advertising after tracking cookies are killed off

  12-02-2021 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Justin Schuh, Google Chrome security and privacy engineering director.
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  Justin Schuh is director of Chrome engineering at Google.
  Schuh discussed the latest developments in Chome's plans to replacing tracking cookies.
  Because of his work, Insider named Schuh to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming media in North America.
  Visit Insider's Transforming Business homepage for more stories.
  The race is on to find an alternative technology to replace the third-party tracking cookies ad
  
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• Nikki Haley says Trump 'genuinely' believes the election was rigged and compares his refusal to accept reality to being colorblind

  12-02-2021 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on October 9, 2018.
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  Nikki Haley told Politico that former President Donald Trump "genuinely" believes the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
  She compared his refusal to accept his loss to a colorblind person believing grass is blue. 
  "There's nothing that you're ever going to do that's going to make him feel like he legitimately lost the election," she said. 
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• Virgin Galactic tumbles 12% after delaying Saturday's space flight due to 'technical checks'

  12-02-2021 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  ReutersShares of Virgin Galactic fell sharply on Friday after the company delayed a flight that was set to launch this weekend. It would have been a second attempt at Virgin's first manned test flight.The aerospace company tweeted it needs "more time for technical checks." Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Virgin Galactic fell as much as 12% on Friday to $52.30 a share after the aerospace company halted plans to launch its test flight this weekend
  
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• LIVE EVENT: Join us March 8 to hear from leaders across the energy industry on building a new low-carbon economy

  12-02-2021 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Sign up for an exclusive Insider event: Four industry execs from companies including Shell and Facebook discuss what it takes to build a clean energy economy. 
  The event is on March 8 at 10:00 a.m EST. 
  Because of their work, Insider named these panelist to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming energy.
  The global energy industry is evolving faster than ever. Scores of companies are pledging to reduce their emissions. Oil companies are trimming down after demand for
  
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• Hubspot soars 20% as earnings surge past expectations and revenue outlook strengthens

  12-02-2021 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 6, 2015, in New York. World markets are trending downward following Greece's "no" vote in Sunday's debt referendum.
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  Customer service software maker Hubspot reported fourth quarter revenue of $252.1 million, beating Wall Street's forecast of $236.4 million. 
  Adjusted earnings were $0.40 per share, blowing past expectations of $0.23 per share. 
  Revenue for 2021 is projected to exceed Wall Street's target of $1.
  
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• One chart shows how Main Street feels blue as Wall Street hits record highs

  12-02-2021 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Labor organizations called for car caravan demonstrations across the US to protest record unemployment on June 17.
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  A chart from Bank of America Research analysts how the S&P 500 is booming.
  It also shows a stark disconnect from the rest of the economy.
  While the economy is projected to grow, unemployment is likely to stay high.
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  A Tuesday note from Bank of America Research predicts a correction for
  
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• The 6 best Pilates bars of 2021

  12-02-2021 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Table of Contents: Masthead StickyA Pilates bar challenges and tones the body in dynamic ways, and especially helps strengthen the core. Our top choice is the Gaiam Restore Pilates Bar for its quality and functionality.We've also included options for beginners, those on the go, and more.Read more: The best yoga matsPilates was first developed in the 1920s as a low-impact form of exercise specifically designed to strengthen the core, as well as other muscles in the body, and promote postural
  
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• Bumble climbs 9% following its 64% post-IPO rally

  12-02-2021 15:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Displays in Times Square outside the Nasdaq MarketSite are pictured as dating app operator Bumble Inc. (BMBL) made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange during the company's IPO in New York City, New York, U.S., February 11, 2021.
  Mike Segar/ReutersBumble climbed as much as 8.8% on Friday, extending the post-IPO pop that began the session prior.The dating app raised $2.2 billion in a Wednesday IPO selling 50 million shares for $43 each.Strong demand for the offering led shares to spike 64% int
  
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• US stocks dip as market rally pauses near record highs

  12-02-2021 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Traders on the floor react before the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020 in New York.
  Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesUS stocks edged lower from all-time highs on Friday as investors mulled how much further the market could climb.Optimism around vaccinations and new stimulus has run up against concerns of unsustainable valuations.Bitcoin traded around $47,500 after notching a record high late Thursday. Adoption from BNY Mellon, Mastercard and Tesla sent prices soaring th
  
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• Kanye West and Elon Musk are slated to appear on a Clubhouse talk show hosted by a Facebook employee and her VC husband

  12-02-2021 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Joe Skipper/Reuters; Michael Wyke/AP"The Good Time Show" found a way to draw Elon Musk and Kanye West into public discourse.The show is run by a Facebook employee and her husband, a newly named partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz.
  Clubhouse and "The Good Time Show" could be the beginning of a new type of media outlet.
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  As buzz behind the invite-only conversation app Clubhouse continues to build, one couple seems to be driving public inter
  
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• Crypto advocate Andrew Yang plans to transform New York City into a Bitcoin hub if he's elected mayor

  12-02-2021 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesAndrew Yang said he'll transform New York City into a hub for cryptocurrencies if he's elected mayor.Yang has previously accepted crypto donations as part of his presidential campaign.The New York mayoral primaries are scheduled for June 22, marking the city's first rank-choice voting event.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Andrew Yang said on Twitter that he would make New York City a hub for Bitcoin if he's elected may
  
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• Cereal maker Post Holdings to launch $400 million SPAC as more corporations warm to the blank-check listings

  12-02-2021 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe SPAC boom is now spreading to corporations, with cereal-maker Post Holdings the latest company to launch its own blank-check company.Post is seeking to raise $400 million for a SPAC that will acquire a company in the consumer products industry.The SPAC will be managed by Post's current executive team, including its CEO and CFO.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.Corporations are now looking to
  
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• Consumers are looking for exciting products and new experiences in 2021 - here's how brands can innovate to meet the demand

  12-02-2021 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brands should prepare for an increased demand for wider selections of foods and products.
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  Innovation expert Paul Earle predicts consumers will have an appetite for new experiences and products this year. 
  Brands can level up with offerings that exude warmth and kindness to make people feel happy and connected.
  Earle says being conscious of customers' habits and lifestyle needs is key going forward.
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• The US jobs market is a mess. It won't heal unless the government stays out of the way of people building new businesses.

  12-02-2021 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, a pedestrian wearing a mask walks past a reader board advertising a job opening for a remodeling company, in Seattle. U.S. companies added nearly 2.4 million jobs in June, according to a private survey, a large gain that still leaves the job market far below its pre-pandemic levels. The payroll company ADP said that small businesses reported the largest gain, adding 937,000 jobs. Construction firms and restaurants and hotels also posted big increases in h
  
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• Why income inequality is the key predictor of COVID-19 death rates, according to 3 Kellogg School professors

  12-02-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Researchers found a staggering difference in death rates between low- and high-income people.
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  Kellogg School professors conducted research on why COVID death rates are higher in certain countries and US states. 
  Considering factors like population age, share of doctors, and climate conditions didn't reveal a correlation. 
  Instead, they found that higher death rates tended to occur in places with higher pre-COVID income inequality.
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• How windshields are replaced

  12-02-2021 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Replacing a car windshield takes a special skill set and tools
  Tanner Peters of Peakview Auto Glass creates oddly satisfying Tik Toks of the process
  This is his process step-by-step
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  The following is a transcription of the video.How windshields are replaced.Here's how the process works.First, the new windshield is cleaned.And the stickers are removed.An abrasive pad is used to clean any oils, dirt, or residue.Then an activator is applied around
  
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• XRP jumps 15%, while bitcoin and ether trade near record highs as Tesla, BNY Mellon and Mastercard warm to cryptocurrencies

  12-02-2021 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ripple's XRP cryptocurrency jumped on Friday after interest in bitcoin surged
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  XRP price jumped as much as 15%, while bitcoin and ether traded near record highs.
  Elon Musk's Tesla bitcoin purchase sent it soaring to a record high on Monday.
  Bitcoin hit a new high on Thursday after Mastercard and BNY Mellon showed interest.
  Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
  The XRP price jumped on Friday as interest in cryptocurrencies sur
  
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• Insider Events

  12-02-2021 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Insider EventsOur readers are the first to know the latest industry trends and hear from thought leaders who are innovating the business landscape. Below is a list of our upcoming in-person and virtual events, including exclusive fireside chats, compelling panels, and reporter Q&As.Subscribe here for announcements and updates about our upcoming events.Coming UpBuilding a hybrid workplace culture
  February 18, 1pm ET/10am PTJoin us Thursday, February 18, at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST as Insider co
  
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• OAN said it was not Trump who led rioters to the Capitol but Pierre L'Enfant, DC's 18th-century architect

  12-02-2021 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A composite image of then-President Donald Trump addressing the crowds on January 6, and a section of Pierre L'Enfant's original design for Washington, DC.
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  The pro-Trump One America Network made bizarre argument to distance Trump from the Capitol riot.
  It suggested that Washington's 230-year-old road plan was what led rioters to the Capitol.
  The argument comes as the president fights his second impeachment i
  
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• SIGN UP HERE: Talent leaders from Mastercard, Lenovo, and Buffer will explain how to build an inclusive hybrid workplace

  12-02-2021 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  You can sign up for our event on February 18 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PST here.
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  Just one in 10 employers say they expect all their staff to return to the office post-pandemic.Instead, most workplaces will take a hybrid form, with some employees dialing in from their couches and others convening in conference rooms.The challenge for managers - and especially for human resou
  
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• Inside the covert mission that sent Delta Force and British SAS deep behind Iraqi lines in search of Saddam's missiles

  12-02-2021 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Iraqis drive by a mural depicting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein looking at launched Scud missiles, in Thar Thar City in northern Iraq, April 28, 1999.
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  In January and February 1991, hundreds of thousands of troops in a US-led coalition pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.
  Amid that campaign, Delta Force and the British SAS went deep behind Iraqi lines to neutralize the Scud missiles that Saddam Hussein hoped would turn the tide of the
  
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• Review: The $120,000 Audi RS 6 Avant wagon is the capable performance SUV you want, but better in every way

  12-02-2021 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  2021 Audi RS 6 Avant.
  Kristen Lee
  The 2021 RS 6 Avant is the first performance RS station wagon that Audi's sold in the US.
  In the 10 days I spent with it, I found it was just as sporty and practical as any performance SUV.
  Prices start at $109,000. After options, my loaner came out to $119,840 MSRP.
  Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories.
  To any Audi fan, station wagon enthusiast, and car aficionado, the idea of the RS 6 Avant ever arriving on US shores has always existed in th
  
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• The boss of KPMG UK has quit after telling staff to stop moaning about the pandemic. He also added that unconscious bias training was 'utter c--p'

  12-02-2021 13:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bill Michael, who recently resigned from KPMG.
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  Bill Michael, KPMG UK boss, resigned Friday after telling staff to quit moaning about the pandemic.
  He told consultants they were very lucky and that unconscious bias training was "utter c--p." 
  KPMG will replace Michael with two women — the firm's first female leaders in its 150-year history.
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  Bill Michael, the chairman and senior partner of KPMG UK, on Frid
  
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• How the coronavirus has boosted non-alcoholic beer

  12-02-2021 13:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The fermentation vessels at the Brooklyn Brewery, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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  Non-alcoholic beer, like Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, has seen huge growth in the past year.
  Covid lockdowns are leading us to rethink our habits, while innovations have made NA beer tastier. 
  The global market for NA beer could be worth $29 billion by 2026, according to one prediction. 
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  A few years back, Eric Ottaway was traveling
  
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• Trump most likely knew Pence's life was in danger when he tweeted an attack on his VP during the Capitol riot

  12-02-2021 13:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence in in the House chambers on the day of the Capitol riot.
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  Donald Trump knew Mike Pence was in danger during the Capitol riot, evidence indicates.
  Yet the former president continued to attack Pence on social media.
  The evidence emerged on the second and third days of Trump's impeachment trial.
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  Donald Trump likely knew of the danger facing Mike Pence when he attacke
  
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• Amazon is pre-emptively suing New York's AG to stop her pressing charges over its COVID-19 response and the firing of an activist worker

  12-02-2021 13:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Amazon worker Christian Smalls.
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  Amazon filed a lawsuit against New York attorney general, Letitia James on Friday.
  The lawsuit is to stop James from taking legal action over its early COVID-19 response.
  Amazon drew scrutiny in March after it fired Christian Smalls, a warehouse worker, who had protested safety conditions.
  Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories.
  Amazon on Friday sued New York's attorney general to stop the state from taking legal actio
  
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• The Pfizer vaccine could be effective against the 2 most dangerous COVID-19 variants, according to new data

  12-02-2021 13:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine demonstrated 95% efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in December, 2020.
  Dado Ruvic/Reuters
  The Pfizer vaccine triggers a strong response against two prominent COVID-19 variants, per a new study.
  The variants — first found in the UK and South Africa — led to fears that vaccines might not work on them.
  The study appears to rebut that theory, but the results are preliminary and not yet peer-reviewed. 
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• CEOs are joking about GameStop, worrying it signals a bubble, and preparing for the next meme-stock boom

  12-02-2021 13:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  ReutersCEOs are still chattering about GameStop and meme-stock mania.Some have joked about it, while others fear the frenzy is evidence of a bubble.Here are the best comments on earnings calls so far.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The GameStop saga is still sparking conversations across corporate America.Executives continue to marvel at the surge in the video-game retailer's market capitalization to over $30 billion at one point. They're questioning whether mass speculation a
  
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• A coronavirus variant, with a 'similar change' to the fast-spreading variant in the UK and US, has emerged in Uganda

  12-02-2021 12:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A health workertakes a nasal swab from a patient in Cape Town, South Africa.
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  A coronavirus variant found in Uganda has a similar change to a fast-spreading variant in UK and US.
  The variant in Uganda, called A.23.1, is "of potential biological concern," GISAID said. 
  The likely impact of its mutations is not yet clear.
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  A coronavirus variant has been detected in Uganda that has a mutation similar to the fas
  
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• How consumers respond to ads with androgynous models

  12-02-2021 01:00
  
  Consumers respond to androgynous models in ads in very different ways depending on an individual’s own gender and sexual orientation, according to a paper published in the Journal of Advertising Research (JAR).
  
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