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Overstock.com Wins Auction for Bed Bath & Beyond's Intellectual Property, Digital Assets
E-commerce discounter Overstock.com will buy Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual property and digital assets for $21.5 million.
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New Senate Legislation Seeks to Revise National Labor Law, Targeting Port Union Workers
A new Senate bill seeks to limit the power of unions by revising federal labor law and targets worker practices that led to recent West Coast port slowdowns.
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Rep. George Santos' Mystery Bail Backers to Be Revealed at Noon
Santos, the scandal-plagued freshman Republican congressman from New York, was indicted on 13 counts including money laundering and wire fraud.
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Swiss National Bank Opts for Smaller Rate Hike, But Says More Are Likely
The 25-basis-point rate hike by the SNB is the fifth rise since it began moving rates out of negative territory, though it had opted for 50-basis-point rises.
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Treasury Yields Rise as Investors Consider Interest Rate Outlook
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors assessed what could be ahead for interest rates and digested remarks from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
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Ukraine War Live Updates: Putin's Latest War Claim Deemed Preposterous; Kyiv Sees Tough Fighting in Sluggish Counteroffensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “tough fights” are continuing in the counteroffensive, having acknowledged that progress is slower than expected.
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Musk picks Vegas for Zuckerberg ‘cage match' challenge
Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemingly picked Vegas for the location of a “cage match” after being challenged by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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CNBC Daily Open: Everybody's Fighting Inflation
Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the move likely was just a brief respite rather than an indication that the Fed is done hiking.
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China's New EV Subsidies Might Not Be Enough to Bolster Slowing Growth
One of the few detailed stimulus plans Beijing has announced this year extends tax breaks for electric car purchases, according to documents released Wednesday.
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Dreaming of Life on a Remote Island? Ireland Will Pay You Almost $100,000 to Move to One
Ireland wants to entice people to its remote islands and refurbish properties there, promising cash to those who make the move.
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Europe Stocks Fall Ahead of Bank of England Rate Decision; Ocado Shares Pop 42%
European markets fell on Thursday, with sentiment sour after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell forecast more rate hikes this year.
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Vienna Is the World's Most Livable City — Again. Here Are the Other Top Spots
Copenhagen retained its position as the second most livable city in the world, while Australian cities like Sydney and Melbourne broke into the top five.
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Serving ‘lunch' before midnight — And other ways airlines can help reduce jet lag
Changes to in-flight lighting, food and sleep schedules can reduce passenger jet lag, according to new research from Qantas and the University of Sydney.
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Crypto Firm Ripple Gets In-Principle Payments License in Singapore
Ripple said it received in-principle approval of a Major Payment Institution Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank.
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Sorority says rules allow transgender woman to join Wyoming chapter
Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Wyoming sued in March, saying the sorority violated its own rules by admitting a transgender woman.
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Former FBI analyst sentenced to nearly 4 years for illegally retaining classified docs
The former FBI agent’s case shares some similarities with the one involving former President Donald Trump and the classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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CNBC Daily Open: Everybody's Fighting Inflation
Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the move likely was just a brief respite rather than an indication that the Fed is done hiking.
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Court date set for plea hearing in Hunter Biden tax and gun case
The plea deal announced Tuesday sparked criticism from Republicans who are pursuing congressional investigations into nearly every facet of Hunter Biden’s business dealings, including foreign payments.
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Diamond Prices Have Fallen 18% From Their Peak — and Analysts Say There's Still More Room to Plunge
Diamonds, alongside other jewelry, saw elevated prices during the Covid-19 pandemic which culminated in a peak early last year.
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Tostitos recalls Avocado Salsa Dip jars nationwide over incorrect labeling
Frito-Lay has voluntarily recalled some of its 15 oz. Tostitos Avocado Salsa Dips jars that were distributed to stores and e-commerce channels nationwide.