Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
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Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise.
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Eddie Brennan, the 44-year-old president and CEO of Beak & Skiff farm, which is known for its hard cider brand, 1911, and CEO of Ayrloom, the best-selling cannabis company in the Empire State, watches as his employees lug the bags of cannabis towards the door of the extraction lab.
The American composer’s latest album of field recordings and fourth-wall slippage is an engrossing travelogue from the outskirts of experimental music.
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Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Don’t miss this thoroughly engrossing catalog of the coolest people of the era and the rise of the hipster.
Some of the Northanger team said they were owed tens of thousands of pounds, with sources speculating that the total debt could be worth as much as £200,000.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
The tall double door marked a new photo backdrop for the couple, with some speculating that it was captured at Forest Lodge, their family's new home.
Sánchez’s musician brother, David, is currently on trial in the city of Badajoz, near the Portuguese border, accused of influence peddling in his appointment to a position nine years ago.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Cole spent February driving around the country for impromptu fan meets, peddling CDs from the trunk of his pre-stardom Honda Civic.
Shacks, of which there were nine along the peninsula, would compete to outdo each other, lighting bonfires on the beach, supplying endless kegs, and inviting live bands.
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Curbed editors,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
That demand is profitable and far more profitable than supplying chips for a $50 smartphone.
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