Author Archives: Foreaders

How Robinhood Is Shaking Up the Brokerage Industry 

As millions of new traders sign up for the investment app Robinhood, the company is facing scrutiny for enabling some inexperienced users to make risky bets. WSJ spoke with a financial education professional and two Robinhood traders about how the app is shaking up the brokerage industry.

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New York Attorney General Sues to Dissolve National Rifle Association 

New York Attorney General Letitia James describes a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association, alleging executives violated state nonprofit laws. The NRA filed a countersuit in New York state court, and President Trump suggested the organization should move to Texas. Photo: Justin Lane/Shutterstock

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Deutsche Bank gave Donald Trump financial records to New York prosecutors – report 

Manhattan district attorney’s office seeking eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax recordsNew York prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s finances previously issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank, one of the foremost lenders to the president’s business, as part of their inquiry – and the bank complied, according to the New York Times.The o […]

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Another 1.18m Americans file for unemployment as benefits expire 

Economists worry expiration of $600 weekly lifeline will lead to sharp drop-off in household spending and set back the economyAnother 1.18 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week as economists worry the expiration of enhanced unemployment benefits will lead to a sharp drop-off in household spending and set back the US economy’s near-term rec […]

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He’ll get us back on our feet’: Trump supporters in Kentucky stick by him despite Covid-19 surge 

A second statewide lockdown could be on the cards if infections continue to rise but the economic impact worries residentsBusiness is slow at Studio 23, a hair salon just off the main drag in Pikeville, a small city in rural eastern Kentucky, so barber Derek Harris is outside chewing the fat with two maskless police officers while waiting for his first clien […]

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Consider This Before Self-Publishing Your Book 

Releasing a work of non-fiction can be an amazing opportunity for yourself and your business, but only if it’s done in the right way

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Suzanne Somers Explains How ThighMaster Squeezed Its Way Into Infomercial History 

The iconic actress and entrepreneur joins forces with TV workout legends for a much-needed quarantine sweat session.

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Spain’s monarchy: Boon or bane for the nation’s economy? 

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos is dogged by allegations of corruption and has gone into exile. His move has triggered a public debate about whether the monarchy is good for the country and its economy in particular.

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Germany charges four ex-Audi executives with fraud over ‘dieselgate’ scandal 

Three former board members at German car manufacturer Audi, along with a retired manager have been charged with fraud, criminal advertising and indirect false certification for their part of the “dieselgate” scandal.

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Outraged’ Chinese want ByteDance to ‘put up a fight’ over TikTok sale 

China is unlikely to accept an acquisition of TikTok’s US operations by Microsoft and said it will prevent any deal forced by Trump. DW spoke with Rui Ma, a China tech expert, about a sale the Chinese see as “theft.”

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Black man’s life sentence in stolen hedge clippers case is ‘cruel and unusual,’ Louisiana judge says 

Repeat offender laws sent Fair Wayne Bryant to prison for life after trying to steal hedge clippers. Louisiana’s Supreme Court won’t review the case.

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Trump revives tariffs on Canadian aluminum 

President Trump accused Canada of reneging on a promise not to “flood” the United States with its exports.

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In Beirut, known for its cosmopolitanism, explosion victims span nationalities 

Lebanon’s capital has a magnetic pull for people of many backgrounds, who seek the city or are forced there to find refuge or work.

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What will it take for schools to reopen safely in the midst of a pandemic? 

Educators, health officials and scientists are still working to understand what it will take to make schools safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ask a Reporter: Howard Blume and Paloma Esquivel on covering schools during a pandemic 

Join us at 1 p.m. August 12 with reporters Howard Blume and Paloma Esquivel to talk about their education reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.

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