The 400 pages of reports validate riders' social-media gripes about screeching wheels and rickety suspensions. Passengers have little ability to assess their personal safety. Neither the FRA nor NJ Transit makes the findings readily accessible; NJ Transit took more than five months to fulfill Bloomberg's
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When it comes to competition, the Banque de France is here to tell you your economics textbook was right. Tech giants like Facebook and Amazon are the tip of the iceberg of a trend toward market concentration. That's good for profits, but a new study says it also risks harming productivity and growth
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HARTFORD NAMED AS FINALIST IN BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES' 2018 MAYORS CHALLENGE. HARTFORD, CONN (February 21, 2018) – The City of Hartford was one of 35 Champion Cities selected today as a finalist in the 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition by Bloomberg
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The company is working on two smart speaker devices, including a model with interactive video-chat capabilities, Bloomberg News reported last year. The Menlo Park, California-based company also said it will release a $200 Oculus-branded virtual reality headset this year, without specifying exactly
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The City Council approves sweeping rules that give short-term rental operators who don't live on the premises a grace period before the city moves to shut them down in September.
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