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ProShares files for bitcoin ETF, and one to bet against it

One of the largest sellers of exchange-traded funds has filed for two bitcoin ETFs. ProShares, which has about $29 billion in assets under management, filed Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a ProShares Bitcoin ETF and ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF. The two ETFs plan to track bitcoin …

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Sen. Warren says Equifax hack was ‘nightmare’

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senator Elizabeth Warren, during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in Washington, D.C. Equifax’s ex-CEO is bracing for what is expected to be a brutal couple of days on Capitol Hill next week, and already he is getting a taste of what is …

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Oil and gas drillers better hope oil stays above $50, says Moody’s

Oil prices below $50 are simply not going to cut it in the U.S. shale oil patch, Moody’s analysts say in a new research note. Exploration and production companies have managed to drive down their costs since oil prices crashed in late 2014. But Moody’s believes it will be difficult …

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Review: Spinning and Toiling, but Not Finding Coltrane’s Sacred Love

Photo Bilal El Had, foreground, and José Paulo dos Santos, left, in “A Love Supreme.” Credit Maria Baranova It probably doesn’t make sense to call a work of art perfect, but for “A Love Supreme,” John Coltrane’s four-part musical masterpiece recorded in 1964, the word sacred feels true and right. …

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How to watch NFL Thursday Night Football on Amazon

Getty Images Ty Montgomery of the Green Bay Packers celebrates with fans after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on September 10, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Amazon’s first NFL live-stream will take place Thursday night at 8:25 PM ET/5:25 PM PT. …

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Saudi women to be allowed to drive from age 18, same as men

Reem Baeshen | AFP | Getty Images A Saudi woman drives her car along a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on September 27, 2017. Saudi women will be allowed to drive from the age of 18, a government spokesman said on Thursday, partially allaying speculation they could …

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'Loving Vincent' brings Van Gogh's art alive

(Reuters) – You have seen his “Sunflowers” in a museum, sung along with Don McLean to “Vincent (Starry Starry Night)” and gawped at the tens of million of dollars his works have fetched at auction.

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‘No room to negotiate’ our 20% corporate tax-rate proposal

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gary Cohn, director of the U.S. National Economic Council Top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn drew a line in the sand on corporate taxes Thursday, saying the Trump administration’s 20 percent proposal is non-negotiable. In a CNBC interview a day after the …

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Fewer than half of Americans vaccinated

Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, receives a flu vaccination from Sharon Walsh-Bonadies, RN., right, during a news conference recommending everyone age six months an older be vaccinated against influenza each year, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Washington. Slightly fewer than half of …

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Facebook is as dominant as IBM once was, Deutsche Bank says

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Facebook is now as dominant in advertising as IBM was in the corporate technology market a generation ago, according to one Wall Street firm. Deutsche Bank reiterated its buy rating for Facebook shares, …

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