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7
Dec

Dr. Doom Sees Plenty of Gloom: Roubini's Bearish Musings

Dr. Doom Sees Plenty of Gloom: Roubini's Bearish Musings He predicts a global economic and financial crisis, sparked by a debt bubble and accompanied by stagflation. Nouriel Roubini, chief economist at Atlas Capital, made his name calling the financial crisis of 2007-09, earning the moniker of Dr. Doom. He finds a lot to be gloomy about now too. He sees

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7
Dec

Las Vegas Strip Brings Back Headliner Legend for Dozens of Shows

Las Vegas Strip Brings Back Headliner Legend for Dozens of Shows A legendary Las Vegas Strip headliner plans a massive 70-show residency extension. Certain performers — like Liberace, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack and Elvis Presley — have been synonymous with the Las Vegas Strip. Pianist Liberace began appearing in Las Vegas residencies in the 1940s and continued for

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7
Dec

Taylor Swift Nearly Got Caught up in FTX Crypto Drama

Taylor Swift Nearly Got Caught up in FTX Crypto Drama Sam Bankman-Fried’s ambition for celebrity endorsements included an effort to reach the superstar. When cryptocurrency exchange FTX raised $400 million from investors such as Softbank, Temasek, Tiger Global and others in January, its net worth took off. The funding lifted its value to $32 billion.  By November, it was bankrupt. While

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