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Hot Property: Liam Payne unloads a compound in 2021-01-23 08:30:27In the mountains above Malibu, Liam Payne of One Direction unloaded his Spanish-style compound on five acres for $10.161 million.

Home of the Week: An artsy architectural in 2021-01-23 08:00:15In Brentwood, an architectural gem designed by Lorcan O'Herlihy centers on a wood courtyard with a fireplace and outdoor kitchen. Asking price: $4.25

Tech companies are making speech 'someone else's problem.' 2021-01-23 08:00:08Neither tech company CEOs nor politicians want to make the tough calls on internet speech. Now they may have an alternative

Rosario Dawson sheds coastal home in Marina Del 2021-01-22 17:56:13In Marina Del Rey, actress Rosario Dawson just sold her three-story home of six years for $2.28 million.

Column: The drive to regulate social media is 2021-01-22 16:13:04Politicians say they're concerned about misinformation on Twitter and Facebook, but they're blowing smoke.

Billionaire Steve Wynn sets price for Beverly Hills 2021-01-22 15:22:10Six years after spending $47.85 million on Maurice Marciano's Beverly Hills mansion, casino mogul Steve Wynn is trying to sell it for $110 million.

A 'full reverse': California joblessness spiked in December, 2021-01-22 15:07:18Much of December's distress was driven by hotels and restaurants closing, as tourism and business travel failed to bounce back and dining out was res

SoCal garden nurseries were overwhelmed in 2020. How 2021-01-22 13:50:19Southern California's nurseries had a wild ride in 2020, with huge demand from first-time gardeners stuck at home. Now they're bracing for another b

Column: Pandemic, not privacy, tops list of 2021 2021-01-22 09:00:01Market researcher Euromonitor predicts COVID will define 2021 consumer experiences. But their own report reveals a need for privacy safeguards.

Top Sales: Elon Musk and Trevor Noah closed 2021-01-22 08:00:45December saw five homes trade hands for $25 million or more, including deals from Elon Musk and Trevor Noah.

Lucid Motors prepares to go public thanks to 2021-01-22 08:00:26California start-up Lucid Motors seeks to take advantage of market mania for electric vehicles.

Southern California home prices, sales rise in December, 2021-01-22 08:00:25The Southern California median home price rose 10% in December from a year earlier, according to data analyzed by real estate firm DQNews, continuing

Economy

Private payrolls post first drop since April as 2021-01-06 08:26:22The decrease of 123,000 provided a stark sign that the U.S. economy had cooled considerably heading into the end of 2020.

Cash in circulation is soaring, and that usually 2021-01-06 08:01:00Currency in circulation soared at a rate unseen since World War II last year, providing what historically has been a good sign for the economy.

Mortgage demand from homebuyers pulled back sharply, even 2021-01-06 07:00:01The stunning surge in home buying demand, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, may finally be easing up.

Home prices are rising faster in the middle 2021-01-04 10:19:54Home prices are rising across the nation, but the usual geographical trends are being turned on their heads by the coronavirus pandemic.

Weekly jobless claims fall for a second straight 2020-12-31 13:44:28The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time unexpectedly fell last week, marking its second straight decline.

November new home sales fall more than expected, 2020-12-23 13:37:18Sales of newly built homes came in far weaker than expected for November, and builder stocks are not taking it well.

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New unemployment claims remain high in the latest 2021-01-21 17:58:42

Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain 2021-01-21 15:10:55Weekly filings for jobless benefits hit the highest level since July as the pandemic’s resurgence batters the service industry.

President Biden will ask for new workplace coronavirus 2021-01-21 13:47:10

How Our Unemployment Benefits System Failed 2021-01-21 05:00:22A decline in funding and changes in the workplace — and how long people are out of work — have left a program unequal to the 21st-century

The Business Rules the Trump Administration Is Racing 2021-01-20 05:30:00From tariffs and trade to the status of Uber drivers, regulators are trying to install new rules or reduce regulations before President-elect Joe Bide

Is Rivian the Next Tesla? Investors Bet Big 2021-01-19 18:24:28Rivian, which has raised another $2.65 billion, plans to sell a pickup truck and S.U.V. it has worked on for more than a decade.

U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang 2021-01-19 15:26:45The sweeping ban, which was based on concerns about forced labor in the region, could compel companies to reorganize their multinational supply chains

The Most Important Thing Biden Can Learn From 2021-01-18 17:58:08A “hot” economy with high deficits didn’t cause runaway inflation.

How Full Employment Became Washington’s Creed 2021-01-18 15:29:21Policymakers are eager to return to the period of low unemployment that preceded the pandemic and are less concerned than in previous eras about spark

When Will Interest Rates Rise? Fed Chair Says 2021-01-17 14:26:46Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank remained far from dialing back support for the economy.

Is Inflation About to Rise? That's the Wrong 2021-01-16 05:00:08Some analogies can help in assessing the risks: a yo-yo, hungry bears, a sloshing bathtub and a reflating balloon.

‘We Need to Stabilize’: Big Business Breaks With 2021-01-15 18:55:33Low taxes and light regulation made the party popular with corporate America for decades. President Trump and his supporters have frayed those bonds.

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Larry King, American broadcasting giant for half-century, dies 2021-01-23 08:48:30Larry King's broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation

Strong India following Netaji's footsteps, from LOC to 2021-01-23 08:40:04Modi said Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose would have been proud to see that the country has become strong and is following his footsteps

'Insulted' Mamata Banerjee refuses to speak at Netaji 2021-01-23 08:03:03The event was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

UltraTech Cement Q3 net profit more than doubles 2021-01-23 07:24:08Increased sales on pick-up in demand helped strengthen bottomline

Customary 'Halwa Ceremony' kickstarts process of compiling Budget 2021-01-23 07:04:17Finance Minister Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the finance ministry participated in the symbolic cer

WHO chief thanks PM Modi for 'continued support' 2021-01-23 05:35:23WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Lalu to be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi as health 2021-01-23 04:59:34Lalu was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ranchi, officials said on Saturday

Vijay Mallya applies for 'another route' to stay 2021-01-23 04:58:38Vijay Mallya, who is due to be extradited to India, has applied for 'another route' to be able to stay in the UK

GM warns Maharashtra's move to block its exit 2021-01-23 04:56:41GM said it planned to seek a reversal of the state's order as soon as possible

Maruti Suzuki's hatchback Swift India's 'best-selling' car model 2021-01-23 03:55:38The firm said its hatchback Swift has emerged as the best selling car model in India in 2020 with 1,60,700 units

India, China to hold ninth round of talks 2021-01-23 01:46:20Earlier this month, Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane had said that the force is ready for a long haul along the Line of Actual Control

With fourth hike in a week, petrol, diesel 2021-01-23 01:46:09Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies

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Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Raises $37M 2021-01-22 07:42:52 The Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange has raised 200 million reais.

Janet Yellen: The Government Should Consider Benefits of 2021-01-22 06:29:01 The nominee for Treasury Secretary has spoken positively about digital assets.

Grayscale Investments to Launch a Chainlink Trust 2021-01-22 04:47:08 The asset manager has just filed several documents to create multiple new cryptocurrency trusts.

The Bitcoin Price Drops to $30,000 2021-01-22 03:45:12 What is happening today with the largest crypto in the market?

Factors to Consider When Choosing a Cryptocurrency Exchange 2021-01-22 02:17:54 Things to take into account when choosing a trading platform.

Barclays Attacks Bitcoin, Blames Volatility 2021-01-21 13:43:11 Meanwhile, bitcoin is experiencing a second day of massive sell-offs, losing as much as 10%.

JPMorgan Considers Bitcoin as Cyclical Asset, Not Hedge 2021-01-21 12:48:54 Bitcoin becomes less uncorrelated, JPMorgan's strategists warn.

Recurring Buys Are Now Available on bitFlyer USA! 2021-01-21 12:48:21 With Recurring Buys, you can now schedule daily, weekly, monthly, or semi-monthly cryptocurrency purchases.

Russia's Largest Bank to Issue Stablecoin This Spring 2021-01-21 11:39:02 The bank has already submitted a filing with the Bank of Russia.

BlockFi Rolls Out OTC Desk for Institutional Investors 2021-01-21 10:39:13 BlockFi will allow its clients to trade with the desk bitcoin, ether, litecoin and other coins.

Former Ripple Advisor to Lead US Office of 2021-01-21 07:48:10 Michael Barr, a former Ripple advisor, could become the new head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Court Removes Binance From Russian Regulator's Blacklist 2021-01-21 06:27:23 The platform had been blacklisted by the regulator since September last year.

Economy

Trump backs down, signs stimulus package 2020-12-27 17:30:07A government shutdown was averted after the president approved the Covid relief package and annual spending bill.

Congress sends Covid package and spending measure to 2020-12-24 14:02:31The president has thrown the fate of the bill into jeopardy.