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Aug 15, 2024
Mortgage rates are way below their peak. Americans are swooping in
The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s level, Freddie Mac reported...
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Aug 14, 2024
LSU helps grow Louisiana’s $12 billion agriculture business
Agriculture is a $12 billion enterprise in Louisiana and supporting it is about $100 million a year in research conducted by the LSU...
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Aug 12, 2024
Starbucks names new CEO
Brian Niccol will take over as the chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp. on Sept. 9. He will replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is...
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Aug 5, 2024
Evaluating Security in Credit Card Networks: Lessons from the Recent CrowdStrike Incident
On Friday morning, a massive outage linked to a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rippled across multiple...
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Aug 5, 2024
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide Amid Global Selloff
A stock-market selloff extended around the world, with U.S. indexes sliding and volatility spiking. In early trading, the Nasdaq...
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Jul 30, 2024
LA Based Hospital Launches $10M Louisiana Investment Fund
Ochsner Health’s venture arm has launched the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund, a $10 million fund for investments in Louisiana-based,...
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Jul 18, 2024
Stock market news today: S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as China curb risk rattles techs
US stocks were mixed as techs came under dual pressure from worries about US export curbs on China and Donald Trump's stance on Taiwan....
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Jul 17, 2024
NVIDIA: Still a market darling in 2024?
Nvidia stock was one of the best performers of the first half, climbing almost 150%. Nvidia (NVDA -5.45%) stock has been on fire for the...
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Jul 17, 2024
NYT: How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
Last month, J.D. Vance flew to San Francisco to hold a fund-raiser for Donald J. Trump and to host a private dinner afterward with two...
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Jul 15, 2024
CNBC: Trump Media shares soar more than 30% after assassination attempt
Trump Media shares soared more than 30% Monday, two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the...
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Jul 8, 2024
NOLA.COM: The insurance crisis is impacting the housing market in Louisiana.
A spiraling insurance crisis has hammered Louisianans with high premiums, less coverage and fewer options, heaping intense financial...
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Jun 26, 2024
FORBES: Louisiana Passes Bill To Defend Bitcoin Rights And Ban CBDCs
Bitcoin rights have become law in a second state as Louisiana passes a landmark pro-bitcoin bill to protect access to bitcoin and curb...
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