These incredible images show how Wall Street traded before the Bloomberg terminal

These incredible images show how Wall Street traded before the Bloomberg terminal
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Here's how much you need to earn to be in the top 1% for the 15 largest cities in the US

Not everyone in the 1% was created equal.
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Protests as McDonald's opens in Vatican

A branch of the fast-food chain McDonald's has opened in Vatican City, the seat of the Catholic Church, despite protests from residents and cardinals. The branch opened in a building belonging to the Holy See that rented out rooms to the US giant just metres from St Peter's Square.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/world-business/protests-as-mcdonalds-opens-in-vatican-20170101-gtkgr8.html?source=Snapzu

Tesco cuts price of women's razors so they cost the same as men's

Tesco has reduced the price of women’s standard razors to match that of men’s in the latest victory in the battle to eliminate gender discrimination in high street products. A newspaper investigation at the start of last year showed that women were paying an average of 37% more for gender-targeted items, ranging from toys to beauty products. Razors were found to be among the more marked-up products, with women often paying a premium just because the product was a different colour – pink.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/01/tesco-cuts-price-of-womens-razors-so-they-cost-the-same-as-mens?source=Snapzu

How the Democratic Party Failed By Repudiating Their Legacy as ‘The Party of the People’

As the Democrats and their acolytes in the media pivot towards hysteria against ‘the others’ to explain their failures, let us not forget what has happened over the past thirty years, culminating in the stunning election of 2016... [Sam Seder interviews Thomas Frank.]
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Rising food bills to dent UK high street spending, says top thinktank

Retailers will struggle in 2017 as rising food price inflation leaves shoppers with less to spend on discretionary items such as clothing and homeware, according to a leading industry thinktank. Prices could rise by between 2.5% and 3% next year, led by an expected 2.4% rise in the price of food and groceries, the highest level since 2013, according to the Retail Thinktank, a group backed by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and analysts at advisory firms KPMG, Verdict, Nielsen and Ipsos Retail Performance.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/29/rising-food-bills-to-dent-uk-high-street-spending-warns-top-thinktank?source=Snapzu

Spokane man claims ageism after being banned from Starbucks for hitting on teen barista

A Spokane man took to Facebook after he was banned from a Spokane Starbucks. The man, who we will not identify due to the fact he has not been charged with a crime, said last week he was at Starbucks on Main Street in Downtown Spokane. He said wrote a note asking out a barista. He said she is 16 years old. He is 37 years old. “I was flirted with by a barista. For some reason she thought I was funny. Said I was funny.
Read more: http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/spokane-man-claims-ageism-after-being-banned-from-starbucks-for-hitting-on-teen-barista/380786430?source=Snapzu