#Famed medieval Bayeux Tapestry goes online, every thread

#Famed medieval Bayeux Tapestry goes online, every thread

“#Famed medieval Bayeux Tapestry goes online, every thread” PARIS — The world-famous medieval Bayeux Tapestry may be off-limits to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic, but its keepers have put a digital version online so the public can enjoy its fabled cloth from the safety of home. At nearly 77 yards long, users may have…

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#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax

#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax

“#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax” Two brothers staged a stabbing in their Maryland kitchen — complete with a puddle of bogus blood — and then summoned a crowd of cops and paramedics to the scene as a social media stunt, police said Thursday. The prank was revealed when the “stabbed” brother, Denidson…

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#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?

#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?

“#Is Elon Musk the new stock market oracle?” Has the “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett been replaced by Elon Musk, the “Oracle of Memes”? The futurist billionaire, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, and world’s richest person is now also able to move markets, from cryptocurrencies to actual stocks, using a single tweet. It’s a…

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#Feds reportedly probing traders behind GameStop frenzy

#Feds reportedly probing traders behind GameStop frenzy

“#Feds reportedly probing traders behind GameStop frenzy” Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether market manipulation or other financial criminal activity fueled the meteoric rise of stocks such as GameStop and AMC Entertainment last month, a report said Thursday. Investigators from the Justice Department’s fraud section and the US Attorney’s office in San Francisco have…

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#Record retail spending expected in 2021

#Record retail spending expected in 2021

“#Record retail spending expected in 2021” Consumer spending is on its way to reaching record levels in 2021. Retail sales will grow by 8.1 percent this year — the fastest pace this century — to a record $4.3 trillion, according to retail consulting firm Customer Growth Partners, which tracks government data and its own proprietary…

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