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Comcast wins Sky auction with $40 billion bid, stock tanks early

PHILADELPHIA/LONDON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Comcast shares fell 6 percent, despite falling as low as 8 percent, Monday following the announcement that they had won the bidding war for British media giant Sky, redrawing the global media landscape. Comcast was in a bidding battle with 21st Century Fox and Disney, ending with a $40.13 billion final bid, amounting to $22.66 per share compared to the Fox/Disney bid at $20.55 per share when the three companies were inquired of their best offer […]

todaySeptember 24, 2018 54

Automotive News

Federal grant comes through for Missouri town, but is slow for others

Amidst concerns over the distribution of money from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund construction projects, the city of Columbia, Missouri has recently received a $1.7 million grant from the government organization to buy three new electric buses. The Low or No Emission grant program facilitated by the FTA is funding the grant. This program requires that the city matches an amount of $336,200, bringing the project's total cost to $2.05 million. The city of Columbia is planning to spend $432,500 […]

todaySeptember 24, 2018 70

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The 21st Money Newsletter

Crypto News, Analysis, Forecasts, ICOs and Events for the week ending 9/21/2018   Crypto News & Analysis   The government of Switzerland has announced that it plans to tokenize their national currency, the Swiss Franc. A cryptocurrency that is backed by a fiat currency is referred to as a stablecoin. The perception is that a tokenized fiat currency is less volatile in price swings than its purely digital counterpart. The stablecoin proposed by Switzerland will not be the first of […]

todaySeptember 22, 2018 44

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The 21st Money Newsletter

Crypto News, Analysis, Forecasts, ICOs and Events for the week ending 9/14/2018   Crypto News & Analysis   It's ironic how the Chinese government restricts its citizens from engaging with cryptocurrencies, and at the same time Chinese companies like Bitmain dominate the industry. The Chinese government has blocked access to 124 foreign cryptocurrency exchanges that offer their services to Chinese citizens. VPNs have helped Chinese traders of Cryptos get around the government imposed restrictions.   The Cryptocurrency Exchanges have also […]

todaySeptember 15, 2018 34

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The 21st Money Newsletter

The 21st Money Newsletter Contributed by The 21st Money Team Crypto News, Analysis, Forecasts, ICOs and Events for the week ending 8/31/2018 Crypto News & Analysis PricewaterhouseCoopers has surveyed six hundred top executives from fifteen different nations. From that survey more than 80% of those polled revealed that their firms are actively engaged in blockchain solution technology. The survey also reported that collectively, many executives stated the reason for their firm's involvement was because; they didn't want their firm left […]

todaySeptember 5, 2018 32

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Cargill and others providing extra support for The Great American Milk Drive

How much dairy do you drink or eat every day? Do you take it for granted? Consider that a lot of milk produced on farms doesn't hit supermarket shelves as fresh milk. In fact, a whopping 9% of milk collected on American dairy farms goes solely toward producing ice cream. A very minuscule percentage of fresh milk sold after the farm ends up on food bank shelves, despite it being one of the most requested items. Food banks often serve […]

todaySeptember 4, 2018 22

Business & Lifestyle

‘Pampered Poultry’ provides couture for your chickens

Back in 2010, Julie Baker's daughter had a favorite chicken. Their family raised a whole brood of chickens and, like most farm animals, they remained outside, free to peck, scratch, bah-gok, and poop to their hearts' content. The daughter's favorite chicken -- Abigail -- was an old hen who was fond of hanging out inside the house. As chickens are wont to do, she pooped wherever she pleased, without hesitation. She was, after all, a chicken, creatures which are rarely […]

todayAugust 31, 2018 61

Business & Lifestyle

The newest trend in work: explaining the benefits of paw-ternity leave

If you have a new pet, this might be the best news you've heard all week: more and more companies are implementing options for new pet-owners to work from home in order to bond, train, and comfort their new pets. Nina Hale, a marketing company in Minnesota, has recently implemented this fur-ternity leave, as some people call it. It allows the owner of a new pet to work from home for one week following the adoption of a new pet. […]

todayAugust 31, 2018 29

Kentucky farmer

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Kentucky farmer gains attention with eco-friendly produce boxes

Linda Fritz is a farmer in Verona, Kentucky, but she is making waves in grocery stores around the country with her eco-friendly packaging. Calling herself an eco-warrior, Fritz refuses to use the traditional plastic clam shells for her fruits and vegetables. Fritz's distinctive cardboard boxes are food-safe, biodegradable, compostable, and cut out with nature-themed shapes like sun-rays, flowers, wind, and earthworms to allow for natural ventilation. She is currently marketing these boxes to other farmers and stores. Grocery stores like Clifton […]

todayAugust 29, 2018 48

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