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Can virtual currencies challenge the dominant position of sovereign currencies?
This blog post was written for the FinReg Blog of the Duke Law Global Financial Markets Center. The short answer is most likely no, at least not in the near future. Despite the...
18 minutes ago - Bruegel
Deck the halls with help from a new vendor at the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market
Find a unique gift or spruce up your home decor at a new addition to the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market. Lucky Bamboo, which previously operated for 14 years at the...
28 minutes ago - The Morning Call
'No place to hide': The stock market's sell-off has left investors scrambling for cover
US stocks are set to close out 2018 well off their highs, but each trampled sector's sell-off since the beginning of October has been quite different, according to a Wells...
1 hour ago - Business Insider
How wealthy buyers are scoping out second homes in a slow market
At the Montage Kapalua development in Maui, prospective buyers can arrange four-night stays - complete with private dinners and spa treatments - before deciding to take the...
1 hour ago - The Real Deal New York
Wire Taps: Washington Nationals at the Winter Meetings wrap-ups; second base market; Bryce Harper chatter
Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news before we all settle in for what are likely to be the quiet weeks ahead... The baseball world, like Elvis, has left the building...
2 hours ago - Comcast SportsNet Baltimore
Call it a duuuuude ranch: John Wayne's former property marketed as potential pot farm
Legend has it that movie legend John Wayne smoked as many as a half a dozen packs of cigarettes a day. Now, a ranch once owned by the Duke could produce a different kind of...
2 hours ago - The Real Deal New York
Flipping a house is nothing like HGTV shows, according to people who've done it. From 4-month delays to doubling your budget, here's what it's really like
House flipping isn't all reality TV makes it out to be. Flipping houses can be rewarding and a good investment, but you should be prepared for unexpected problems, budget...
3 hours ago - Business Insider
These were the biggest innovations in home fitness in 2018
High tech, at-home fitness companies are gaining ground and putting traditional players under pressure. Peloton, which is widely considered to be a pioneer of the home fitness...
3 hours ago - Business Insider
What would the end of OPEC mean?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - the oil market institution that has exerted an unyielding power over the price of crude for nearly 60 years - is now in...
3 hours ago - RT
Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova put Bay Point home on market for nearly $5M
Enrique Iglesias and former tennis star Anna Kournikova are listing a Bay Point home in Miami for $4.85 million. The 6,800-square-foot home at 4715 Bay Point Road was built in...
3 hours ago - The Real Deal New York
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Johnson & Johnson stock plummets after report claims it knew about asbestos...
Johnson & Johnson's stock tumbled 10 percent on Friday - wiping out close to $40 billion of its market value - after a Reuters report said the company knew for decades that...
The best iPad cases you can buy
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Your iPad...
Trump's newest chief of staff called him a 'terrible human being' days...
In 2016, Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's acting White House chief of staff, called then-presidential candidate Donald Trump "flawed" and said he was going to support...
Trump knew payments wrong, Cohen says
President's former lawyer says hush money was connected with 2016 election.
Walker signs lame duck bills aimed at undermining incoming Democratic governor
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a suite of bills Friday aimed at weakening his incoming successor, Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers . “There's a lot of hype and...
Democrats react with fury after federal judge rules that Obamacare is...
Democrats responded with fury on Friday night after a federal judge in Texas ruled that key provisions in the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as "Obamacare," were...
Johnson & Johnson tumbles after report says it knew for decades that its...
Johnson & Johnson sank 8% on Friday after Reuters reported the company knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos. Reuters reviewed documents from at least 1971...
The 7-year-old migrant girl who died in Border Patrol custody received...
The seven-year-old migrant girl who died in Border Patrol custody last week has been identified as Jakelin Caal Maquin, according to Customs and Border Protection. A CBP...
Global stocks slide following weak reports from China
NEW YORK - Stocks are sagging Friday after weak economic data from China has investors worrying about the global economy again. China's government said industrial output and...
Christian Siriano offered to dress 'Will & Grace' Megan Mullally star for an...
Megan Mullally recently announced she'd be the host of the 2019 Screen Actor's Guild Awards. She later Instagrammed and said that no one would dress her. Designer Christian...