Girls in sports are two times more likely than boys to drop out by the age of 14. That is according to the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Go out and Play: Youth Sports in America report. While the drop in female coaches and lack of access to sports influence …
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2020 starts off with a bang for mortgage business. Total mortgage applications surged more than 30% last week, according to the Mortgage Banker’s Association. It was driven mostly by applications to refinance, which soared 43% on the week. Home buyers …
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The news today that Google has entered into an agreement to acquire retail tech company Pointy is a vindication for Pointy’s founders, who in the early days of the company had to convince investors that they weren’t crazy to finance a company designed to …
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Broadcast media company Tegna Inc. has found itself in the early stages of a potential proxy fight, after hedge fund Standard General LP nominated four candidates to its board of directors. Standard General, which last year disclosed a 9.2% ownership stake …
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A British trader who was accused of contributing to a multibillion-dollar US stock market crash by playing the markets from his parents’ suburban London home should not serve any further prison time, a prosecutor has recommended. Navinder Singh Sarao …
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