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Greensill Capital: The Collapse of a Company Built on Debt
Greensill Capital promised a win-win for buyers and sellers, until it all fell apart, igniting concerns about opaque accounting practices.LONDON — The courthouse should have already…
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Twitter Hacker Pleads Guilty in Florida Court
The 18-year-old is expected to serve three years in a juvenile facility in return for the plea.The young hacker accused of being the mastermind behind a breach last year of high-profile…
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‘I Have No Money for Food’: Among the Young, Hunger Is Rising
In France and across Europe, more students are facing food insecurity as the pandemic enters its second year, and job cuts in their families take a widening toll.PARIS — Amandine…
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Inter Milan Is Threatened by Challenges at Suning, Its Chinese Owner
Inter Milan’s Chinese owners spent heavily on big stars, and now the club is winning again. But the bill is coming due, putting the team’s future in doubt.HONG KONG — The new,…
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Beer Here, Bouquets Next Door: How a Bar Defied the Pandemic
OAKLAND, Calif. — One year ago at the Hatch, a narrow neighborhood bar in downtown Oakland, dozens of unmasked people crowded inside to say goodbye for a while. California’s governor…
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How Amazon Crushes Unions
RICHMOND, Va. — Five years ago, Amazon was compelled to post a “notice to employees” on the break-room walls of a warehouse in east-central Virginia.The notice was printed simply, in…
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The Financial Crisis the World Forgot
By the middle of March 2020 a sense of anxiety pervaded the Federal Reserve. The fast-unfolding coronavirus pandemic was rippling through global markets in dangerous ways.Trading in…
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Facebook and News Corp Strike Pay Deal for Australian Content
The deal with News Corp follows a standoff over legislation passed by the Australian government to compensate publishers.MELBOURNE, Australia — Facebook has agreed to pay Rupert…
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Volkswagen Aims to Use Its Size to Head Off Tesla
The German carmaker outlined ambitious goals to build battery factories as it ties its fate to electric cars.Volkswagen is going all in on electric cars, with plans to build battery…
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California Sues Nursing Home Chain, Saying It Manipulated Ratings System
The lawsuit, filed by the state attorney general and other prosecutors, accuses Brookdale Senior Living of gaming Medicare’s ubiquitous star-rating system.California prosecutors sued…
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