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Elon Musk says SpaceX has started building a Starship launchpad on Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX has begun building a launchpad for its Starship rockets in Florida, CEO Elon Musk announced on Friday.

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Help Wanted: America's childcare crisis fueled by worker shortages in daycare centers

A recent survey of more than 7,500 childcare centers across the country found worker shortages in nearly every state, with many taking on fewer children for care as a result.

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All of the stocks in Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation fund are in a bear market except 2

Wood's main exchange-traded fund, which trades under ticker ARKK, is down more than 12% this week, on pace of its worst week since February.

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Almost half of U.S. families with young children face high risk of poverty due to insecure employment, research shows

Almost half of American families with young children have had a high risk of falling into poverty. That could have lasting effects on their children's lives.

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Cryptocurrency executives called to testify in Congress Dec 8

BBC | Dec 1, 2021 Executives of eight major cryptocurrency firms have been called to testify before a US congressional committee on 8 December. Witnesses called to appear include Coinbase's Alesia Haas, Circle's Jeremy Allaire and Bitfury's Brian Brooks. It will be the first time companies representing the controversial sector have been questioned in this


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Who Americans are tipping this holiday season — and how much they plan to give

Tipping service providers this holiday season is a way to show your appreciation. Here's what Americans are giving this year, and what the experts suggest.

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$100M Crowdfunding Deal: Republic acquires the UK’s Seedrs for European expansion

Yahoo | Mike Butcher | Dec 1, 2021 UK equity crowdfunding business Seedrs - who’s merger with rival Crowdcube was earlier blocked by competition regulators - has been acquired by start-up investing platform Republic in a $100m deal.The move comes after Seedrs criticised the the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority earlier this year as stifling


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Tink Survey Report 2021: Open banking spending, investments and use cases

Tink | Dec 1, 2021 We surveyed 308 financial executives in Europe to get a better understanding of how their open banking budgets are shaping up in 2021, and what use cases they are most likely to invest in. In this report, we explore how investments are shaping up and what use cases executives have


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Here are some money-saving tips for re-stocking your wardrobe as you head back to the office

As more employees are expected back to the office after nearly two years of remote work, many need to replenish those closets. Here's how to do it on a budget.

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Don't overlook 2021 required withdrawals from your retirement accounts. Here's what to know

Although required minimum distributions, or RMDs, were waived in 2020, they are back in effect this year.

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More than $87 billion in federal benefits siphoned from unemployment system, says Labor Department

A U.S. Department of Labor watchdog estimates at least 10% of federal pandemic benefits were issued in error, much of it due to fraud.

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Leaving a job? What to do so you don't misplace retirement savings

More than 25 million people who switched jobs between 2004 and 2014 left one or more employer-sponsored retirement accounts behind, according to a report.

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How to avoid a tax bomb when selling your home

The profit you make when selling a home may be taxable. Here's how sellers can reduce their capital gains tax bill.

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Toronto’s Bitbuy first crypto marketplace to receive full OSC approval

Financial Post | Stephanie Hughes | Dec 1, 2021 Bitbuy’s next step: bring more coins onto the regulated platform Toronto-based crypto company Bitbuy Technologies Inc. is set to announce Wednesday that it has received registration approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), making it the first registered marketplace that is also a brokerage of crypto


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NASA awards Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and Nanoracks with contracts to build private space stations

NASA awarded a trio of companies with contracts to develop private space stations, as the agency prepares for the retirement of the International Space Station.

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