Новости за 28.09.2017

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A cannabis-specific venture capital firm that counts Snoop Dogg among its partners is investing in a Toronto-based cannabis tech company.

Snoop Dogg's fund, Casa Verde, led a $2 million seed round in Trellis, a cannabis inventory management firm. Trellis develops software to help dispensaries and other plant-touching businesses comply with regulatory requirements, including seed-to-sale tracking. 

Casa Verde makes early-stage investments in cannabis companies that do not touch the plant... Читать дальше...

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The recruiting scandal at the University of Louisville may be the biggest story in college sports right now, but this isn't the first time men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino has been in hot water.

For over four decades, the 1987 NABC Coach of the Year has been one of the most highly regarded coaches in the game, assembling championship-caliber squads in multiple conferences and across multiple eras. But he's also demonstrated a tendency to find himself on the wrong side of the NCAA's investigative arm. Читать дальше...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price apologized Thursday for taking chartered flights, said he will reimburse taxpayers for his expenses, and promised to fly commercially in the future, multiple outlets reported.

"The taxpayers won’t pay a dime for my seat on those planes," Price said in a statement.

The statement came as Price has become engulfed in a controversy over his frequent use of chartered flights, which can cost taxpayers more than $25,000 each. Читать дальше...

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been on fire for a large portion of 2017, focus has turned to blockchain, the underlying technology that powers these digital currencies. But blockchain technology has many more potential use cases and applications other than just serving as the fuel behind Bitcoin.

Abbe Lowell, a top Washington lawyer, accidentally forwarded a sensitive letter from the Senate Intelligence Committee to an email prankster on Thursday thinking the prankster was his client, Jared Kushner.

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Roku made its debut on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday and investors couldn't get enough. The stock, which was priced at the top of its range at $14 a share, surged on its opening day and finished Thursday's regular trading session up nearly 70% at $23.50.

When asked if he thought the IPO was priced too low, Roku CEO Anthony Wood told Business Insider that he is happy with the process. 

"It's a new type of company. It takes a lot of explanation," Wood said on Thursday. Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump's tax plan is being billed by the White House and Republicans as a boon for the middle class.

But wealthy Americans, including Trump himself, stand to benefit handsomely from the tax proposal, thanks to provisions eliminating the estate tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), among others.

Exactly how much individuals save will depend on many factors, and as Business Insider's Josh Barro pointed out, tax cuts for average Americans... Читать дальше...

Business Insider

This week:

• Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein discusses how the stock market has been turned upside down in September. The stocks that were the best year-to-date performers through August have been the worst in September, while those with the weakest returns over the first eight months have led the way higher. A similar complete reversal can also be seen at the sector level, with market-leading tech and healthcare stocks giving way in this month to energy and telecom. Читать дальше...

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Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, is about to present an updated plan for colonizing Mars with 1 million people.

The International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, is hosting Musk's presentation on Friday. SpaceX will stream video of the event via a YouTube Live feed, which we've embedded at the end of this post. Coverage should begin Friday at 12:30 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. ACST), when Musk is scheduled to go on stage. Читать дальше...

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As we noted in our article last week, we have had strong reasons technically as well as from a macro perspective to be bullish on the ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) since its low just under 33 on September 7.

And the TBT has continued to rise since then. It gapped up Wednesday to $35.50 from Tuesday evening's close at $34.46. 

The upward thrust occurred just in advance of the unveiling of the President's Tax Reform Plan (Wednesday at 3 PM ET)... Читать дальше...

In addition to being a renowned power lunch spot, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House has been recognized for its impressive wine selection.

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Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy Enterprises, died on Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 91.

At the time of his death, Hefner's net worth was estimated to be in the neighborhood of $45 million, according to Wealth-X. 

But that doesn't include the value of his home, the famous Playboy Mansion. 

Hefner listed the mansion for sale with a $200 million asking price in early 2016, and it sold that summer for $100 million, with the stipulation that... Читать дальше...

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Bunnies have been a staple of the Playboy brand since it opened its first nightclub in 1960.

In the beginning, the bunnies were simply young women who worked as waitstaff in Playboy's clubs.

From 1960 to 1986, the brand ran 40 nightclubs, according to Atlas Obscura, as well as some intermittent casinos in England and the Bahamas. Prospective bunnies had to audition in order to get the job.

Since then, the term has expanded somewhat. It's even been applied to Hugh Hefner's girlfriends... Читать дальше...

American Airlines

A group of more than 100 American Airlines flight attendants have filed suit against uniform maker Twin Hill and its parent company Tailored Brands.

The flight attendants claim their Twin Hill uniforms have caused them severe health problems.

According to several American Airlines flight attendants who have spoken with Business Insider, symptoms include extreme respiratory distress, nausea, headaches, cognitive issues, and full-body rashes. Extreme cases have... Читать дальше...

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday defended President Donald Trump's criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality.

Sanders said Trump's comments "shouldn't be about the NFL against the president. This should be about our country coming together."

When reporter April Ryan asked her to clarify a point, Sanders disputed her follow-up.

"I don't think there's much to clarify... Читать дальше...

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"Our kids will be in therapy," Brene Brown half-jokes. She's a researcher studying shame and vulnerability; her husband is a pediatrician; together, they've got two children.

But even if their kids do wind up on the proverbial couch, Brown will hardly think she's failed as a parent.

On an episode of Lewis Howes' podcast, "The School of Greatness," Brown said there are only two types of kids you can raise: "kids who ask for help when they need it and kids who won't. Читать дальше...

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Gary Cohn, the president's top economic adviser, said the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to overhaul the US tax code convinced him to remain in his White House position after he considered resigning in the wake of Trump's controversial response to a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.

"Why am I here? I am here just for this reason," Cohn said during a White House press briefing on Thursday afternoon. "Think about the opportunity... Читать дальше...

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Gary Cohn, the White House economic adviser and chair of the National Economic Council, repeatedly sidestepped questions Thursday on whether President Donald Trump's recently released tax plan would benefit the president or his businesses.

Numerous elements proposed in the tax plan, such as the repeal of the alternative minimum tax and a lower pass-through business rate, could shrink Trump's tax bill.

"How can you say this is not going to help him?"... Читать дальше...

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Stocks were little changed on Thursday, the day after booking strong gains on the release of President Donald Trump's tax plan.

The S&P 500 barely cracked a new all-time high, while the Dow Jones industrial average also gained. The Nasdaq finished up by less than one point.

We've got all the headlines, but first, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 22,381.20, +40.49, (+0.18%)
• S&P 500: 2,510.06, +3.02, (+0.12%)
• Nasdaq: 6,453.45, +0.19... Читать дальше...

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Presidents Cup attendees in Jersey City on Thursday got a rare glimpse of three former US presidents at once. Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton were all present to help tee off the biennial golf tournament.

Each of the three presidents had presided over the tournament as honorary chairmen while they were still in office, according to NJ.com.

The Presidents Cup features a series of matches between American golfers and their international rivals. Читать дальше...

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Earlier this week, Twitter announced it would begin testing 280-character tweets, a significant increase from its longstanding 140-character limit.

The new limit will be tested out on a small subset of Twitter users and will not include Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, because it's possible to convey more meaning in fewer characters in these languages.

For example, less than 1% of Japanese tweets hit the 140-character limit, while nearly 10% of English tweets did, according to Twitter. Читать дальше...

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Hugh Hefner, who passed away Wednesday evening at 91, is survived by his wife Crystal Hefner.

Hugh Hefner has been romantically linked to many women, but he's only had three wives. Crystal is Hugh's third and final wife.

The pair married back in 2012, when Crystal was 26, and Hugh was 86.

Hugh and Crystal were married for five years, and appeared to have had a happy marriage together during that time. However their road to the altar wasn't so smooth. Читать дальше...

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Twitter informed US congressional investigators on Thursday that it found 201 fake accounts linked to the same Russian actors previously disclosed by Facebook.

The company disclosed the existence of the accounts in a blog post just hours after it met behind closed doors with the committee responsible for investigating Russian interference with US elections.

Twitter said all of the 201 known accounts linked to Russia have been suspended and that none were registered as advertisers on its platform. Читать дальше...

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Republican Sens. John McCain and Mike Lee introduced legislation Thursday to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act shipping law.

The senators say the Trump administration's decision Thursday to grant a 10-day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico does not go far enough to help rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth on the bankrupt island.

"While I welcome the Trump administration's Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico... Читать дальше...

James Kiernan

The Fall without question is my favorite season. The weather cools off allowing for us to pull out the layers and Fall boots. As a sports fan, NFL and College Football kicks off and MLB playoffs are in full swing. And with each Fall, a new class of recent grads infuses the industry with renewed enthusiasm, energy and a welcome wave of optimism. To those of you in this category, congrats and welcome to the biz!

Now you just have 40+ years until you can sniff retirement so you might as well make the most of it. Читать дальше...