Category: Business
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Revealed: the touts offering Oasis tickets for thousands on resale sites
[ad_1] The identities of “greedy” touts who hoovered up tickets for the Oasis reunion tour can be revealed, amid widespread condemnation of fans being exploited by ticket resale platforms. Analysis by the Guardian reveals that “secondary” ticketing platforms are advertising more than 4,500 tickets for all of the Gallagher brothers’ long-awaited UK shows – in…
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China FX reserves rise to highest level since 2015 in August
[ad_1] BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange reserves rose to the highest level in more than 8-1/2 years in August, official data showed on Saturday, thanks largely to a broadly weaker U.S. dollar. The country’s foreign exchange reserves – the world’slargest – grew by $31.8 billion to $3.288 trillion lastmonth, booking the second straight monthly…
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Man charged for killing 81 animals in pet massacre
[ad_1] A man suspected of going on a three-hour shooting rampage in Northern California and killing 81 animals, including miniature horses, goats and chickens, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and other charges. Vicente Arroyo, 39, made his first court appearance Thursday after Monterey County Sheriff deputies arrested him earlier in the week for allegedly…
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Google is losing its status as a verb
[ad_1] About 20 years ago, Google reached an important milestone. The Merriam-Webster dictionary added “Google” as a verb to mean searching for something on the web. This was incredible news for the company. It had become so ubiquitous that it was now baked into the vocabulary of our culture and society. The rest is history.…
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Palantir and Dell surge as they join S&P 500 in latest index reshuffle
[ad_1] Palantir Technologies Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. and Erie Indemnity Co. are set to join the S&P 500 as part of its latest quarterly weighting change. The companies will replace American Airlines Group Inc., Etsy Inc. and Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., according to a press release from S&P Dow Jones Indices Friday. The changes are set…
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Former VP Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
[ad_1] Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney said he will vote for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election The 83-year-old released a Friday statement officially endorsing Vice President Harris. “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney…
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RFK wins bid to remove name from ballot in two swing states
[ad_1] Robert F Kennedy Jr has succeeded in having his name removed from ballots in two key swing states, a month after suspending his longshot presidential campaign and endorsing Donald Trump. Appeals courts in Michigan and North Carolina just approved Mr Kennedy’s legal bids to strip his name from voting papers in those states. But…
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This shipwreck’s gold, silver, and emeralds helped spawn a golden age of piracy in the Bahamas and excavators keep finding more treasure
[ad_1] One of the most famous treasure sites of the sea is the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas. It was pillaged for centuries, leaving little left. At least, that’s what experts thought. The latest excavations of the ship have uncovered thousands more artifacts worth millions. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
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US economy adds 142,000 jobs in August as Fed plans to cut interest rates
[ad_1] US employers added 142,000 jobs last month, the labor department announced on Friday, in one of the year’s most closely watched economic news releases. The release comes as the US Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates for the first time since March 2020, and November’s election puts a spotlight on the state of…
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Red Lobster CEO secretly visited restaurants around the country before being made boss
[ad_1] For food critics, it’s common convention to never post your face on social media, lest you be recognized at a restaurant you’re tasked with reviewing and get preferential treatment. With the same surreptitious style, incoming Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun frequented locations of the seafood chain months before he took the helm, assessing its…