New startup Bakkt is founded by the owners of ICE and backed by Microsoft, Starbucks and the Boston Consulting Group. Bakkt is launching this November, and plans to make Bitcoin a mainstream currency and a stable investment vehicle.
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In the decades-long war over milk – with purveyors of cow juice on one side and the people who make an increasing array of ecru-colored plant- and nut-based drinks on the other – this is as close to consorting with the enemy as it gets.
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Hundreds of people had their homes foreclosed on because software used by Wells Fargo incorrectly denied them mortgage modifications.
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By Jonathan Stempel. (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said quarterly operating profit rose 67 percent, as insurance underwriting rebounded and several business units benefited from a
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SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, Apple became the first U.S. company to ever reach a $1 trillion valuation. While Apple CEO Tim Cook said it's “not the most important measure” of the company's success, the tech giant is now in a league of its own …
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