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Big 12 in advanced talks for deal with RedBird-backed fund | Fortune
The Big 12 Conference is in advanced talks with an investment firm backed by RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital for a $500 million cash injection, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal, via Collegiate Athletic Solutions, known...
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More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter | Fortune
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Financial conditions in the agriculture economy are flashing more signs of strain as farmers’ costs remain high while prices for their crops stay low.A survey last month from the Chicago Fed found that third-quarter repayment rates in the Midwest...
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2 U.S. service members and one American civilian killed in Islamic State ambush in Syria, Central Command says | Fortune
Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic State group in central Syria, the the U.S. military’s Central Command said.The attack...
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A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to...
For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.For a single mom in Nevada, the spiking costs mean...
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It’s a sequel, it’s a remake, it’s a reboot: Lawyers grow wistful for old corporate rumbles as Paramount, Netflix fight for Warner | Fortune
Corporate-law scholars say the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has become a strange kind of legal nostalgia trip, dragging Paramount back to center stage for the first time in decadesand reviving vintage doctrines from Revlon to the “Cuban...
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The CEO of one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers says his business has more in common with hotels | Fortune
Kong Wan Sin, the founder and CEO of JustCo, one of Asia’s largest co-working space providers, doesn’t quite think of himself as leading an office company. Instead, he sees parallels with a different property business: Hotels.“It’s a hospitality business....
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Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says | Fortune
President Donald Trump said that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are his top choices to lead the US Federal Reserve and that he expects the next chair of the central bank to consult with him on interest rates.Trump, in...
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Trump says ‘starting’ land strikes over drugs in latest warning | Fortune
President Donald Trump said the US would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries...
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The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up | Fortune
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The Federal Reserve’s early reappointment of its regional bank presidents took markets by surprise and eased concerns the central bank would soon lose its independence as President Donald Trump continues demanding steeper rate cuts.On Thursday, the Fed announced 11...
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‘The question is really just how long it will take’: Over 2,000 gather at Humanoids Summit to meet the robots who may take their...
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid...
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Australia PM Anthony Albanese visits Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital
Australia's Prime Minister has visited Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital, after the bystander tried to disarm one...