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U.S. foreclosures drop to lowest level since 2005, but on the rise in Florida

American lenders last year initiated foreclosures on the lowest percentage of American homes since 2005, raising hopes that the worst of the last housing crisis might be in the...
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Morgan Stanley 4Q profit, revenue hit by volatile markets

1 minute ago | Miami Herald | 2 articles

Morgan Stanley says fourth-quarter profit totaled $1.53 billion, more than double from the year-ago quarter. The New York-based company said Thursday that it had earnings of 80...
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Bethune-Cookman University announces layoffs, pay cuts

1 minute ago | Miami Herald

Drastic changes are under way at Florida's Bethune-Cookman University due to crippling debts and a looming deadline to shore up finances. Interim President Hubert Grimes...
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Morgan Stanley's 4Q results miss forecasts, hurt by trading

1 minute ago | Miami Herald

Investment bank Morgan Stanley on Thursday reported fourth-quarter results that came up short of analysts' expectations, hurt by difficulties in trading that impacted other...
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The Left, the Wall, the Truth

1 minute ago | Real Clear Politics

Dennis Prager , Investor's Business Daily
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After hardball negotiations with Northampton County, Chrin trust ponies up more money for farmland preservation

7 minutes ago | The Morning Call

Hardball negotiations have paid off for Northampton County after it reached a new farmland preservation deal with the Charles Chrin Real Estate Trust for land surrounding the...
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Box prepares for Brexit with new U.K. cloud zone

7 minutes ago | Venture Beat

Box has launched a new cloud zone that is based entirely in the U.K., as the Silicon Valley giant gears up for the Brexit bulldozer.
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Michael Cohen reportedly paid someone to run a Twitter account called WomenForCohen that described him as a 'sex symbol'

7 minutes ago | Business Insider

The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael Cohen paid a small tech consultancy named RedFinch to create a Twitter account dedicated to him. WomenForCohen describes President...
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A bunch of stocks in Hong Kong crashed 70% without warning - and no one really knows why

7 minutes ago | Business Insider

Shares in several Hong Kong-listed companies fell more than 70% suddenly on Thursday. Investors and analysts are baffled as to what caused the sudden plunge. Jiayuan, a...
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When it comes to healthcare, Newsom says it's time for ‘big and bold' changes

7 minutes ago | Los Angeles Times

California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, wants it understood that he's not declaring war on Big Pharma, all appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. Yes, he wants to give...
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Jack Bogle, Father Of Simple Investing, Dies At 89

Bogle, the founder of Vanguard who created the first index mutual fund, died Wednesday, the firm said. He said investors should own a mix of bonds and stocks but shouldn't pay... Read more ...

Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

SEATTLE - Microsoft pledged $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing in response to the Seattle region's widening affordability gap. Most of the... Read more ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Federal prosecutors are investigating the Chinese electronics giant Huawei for allegedly stealing trade... Read more ...

Theresa May's no-confidence vote survival means the Brexit deadlock will...

Theresa May has survived a vote of no confidence called by the opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Her survival in the vote comes after her Brexit deal with the EU... Read more ...

Rudy Giuliani leaves open the possibility there may have been collusion...

Rudy Giuliani left open the possibility that aides who worked on President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign could have colluded with Russian operatives, a matter now being... Read more ...

Cardi B takes Trump to town on what is now the longest US government...

Rapper Cardi B has some thoughts about the partial government shutdown - now in its 26th day, and currently the longest in modern history - and she's taking President Donald... Read more ...

Google will raise prices on its G Suite for the first time ever, as...

Google will raise prices on G Suite - the company's productivity suite - for the first time ever, according to a corporate blog post on Wednesday . Starting on April 2nd, The... Read more ...

Tim Cook said Apple will reduce hiring in certain divisions because of the...

Apple will cut back on hiring for certain divisions as the company re-adjusts its plans in the face of slowing iPhone sales, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. CEO... Read more ...

' WheresMitch?': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other freshmen Democrats are...

Freshmen House Democrats marched through the halls of Congress on Wednesday to deliver a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding that he hold a vote to... Read more ...

Shutdown Will Be Worse For Economy Than First Thought, White House Says

White House officials reportedly say that each week of the shutdown will subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth - double the administration's original estimate. (Image... Read more ...