Private equity's ability to outperform publicly-listed stock is well documented. But it's the lack of downside risk that makes PE really special. Private equity is safer than the stock market in a downturn, but it's harder than it should be to find a good PE fund.
Amazon is raising the minimum wage for all of its workers to $15 an hour next month, the company announced Tuesday morning. Amazon executives also said that they would push for a raise of the federal minimum wage. The raise is going to benefit more than 250,000 full-time and part-time Amazon employees as well as […]
At least two packages sent to the Department of Defense headquarters in Washington, DC have tested positive for ricin, a dangerous poison, US officials said. The FBI is investigating.
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Boxing great Muhammad Ali, who fought white oppression as forcefully as he did his heavyweight opponents, was related to a heroic slave who escaped from bondage and warned Union troops of a Confederate trap, according to a new report. The fleet-footed fighter was the great-great-great grandson of Archer Alexander, who became the model for the...
MODEL Kate Moss showcased her sensational figure in a red polka dot bikini alongside her other half Count Nikolai von Bismarck in St Tropez. The fashion icon, 44, who recently transformed her lifestyle and cut down on her boozing, looked better than ever as she enjoyed a yacht trip in South of France with her […]
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Pope Francis is set to open a month-long “synod on youth.”
ARLINGTON, Va. The Washington Capitals have claimed forward Dmitrij Jaskin off of waivers from the St. Louis Blues, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Jaskin, 25, recorded 17 points (6g, 11a) in 76 games last season with the St. Louis Blues. The 6'2",...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Tuesday of opening "the flood gates of mud and muck" against Brett Kavanaugh as Republicans sought to portray efforts to derail the Supreme Court nominee over accusations of sexual assault in the 1980s as "the politics of
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LeBron James’ docu-series “Shut Up and Dribble” will premiere Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 p.m. on Showtime, the network announced Tuesday. Additional episodes will air on Nov. 10 and 17. Sports journalist and commentator Jemele Hill — who recently landed a gig over at the Atlantic after exiting ESPN — will narrate the series, which documents the changing role of NBA athletes in today’s political climate. Read the full article on The Wrap
It would not be hard for Beijing to offset a loss of demand in a trade war with the US
President Trump directed his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen and son Eric to work together in February to block former porn star Stormy Daniels from going public with allegations she had an affair with Trump, according to a report on Tuesday. After learning that Daniels was planning to tell her story to the media despite a...
MAURICIO POCHETTINO has sensationally revealed that he was dropped by Ernesto Valverde as a player....
Istanbul (dpa) - The lawyer for a US pastor at the centre of a diplomatic row between Washington and Ankara will take his freedom plea to Turkey‘s highest court on Wednesday.Lawyer Ismail Cem Halavurt on Tuesday told the online edition of pro-government daily Yeni Safak that he will file the appeal for pastor Andrew Brunson‘s release from house arrest in Turkey‘s Constitutional Court.He said, however, that he expected the process to take one or two months. Brunson‘s next court hearing is set for... Читать дальше...
By Yoo Jee-ho INCHEON, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Before the 2018 LPGA season began, Michelle Wie made it her goal to make the U.S. team for the UL International Crown, a fledgling match play competition set to be staged in South Korea this week. Born in
Though the bigger-picture backdrop is not one-size-fits-all, the big three U.S. benchmarks are off to a bullish fourth-quarter start, writes Michael Ashbaugh.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehqani lashed out at some member states abusing the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to achieve their own foreign policy objectives.
TEHRAN (FNA)- More Americans oppose the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court than support it though opinions are still largely split and many remain undecided, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released exclusively to The Hill on Monday.
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Widnes Vikings interim head coach Francis Cummins leaves the club after their relegation from Super League.
The firm's analysts identified nine companies that stand to benefit from eventual mainstream adoption of blockhcain, including Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle.