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Custom cleats stolen from Hialeah warehouse

Marcus Rivero said the burglary happened early Tuesday morning at his Hialeah warehouse. "I mean, I started this on my couch in my house," Rivero said. "It was just one shoe and one cardboard box. I never imagined getting to where I've gotten." ... >> view original

Court: Miami-Dade's Hialeah Park eligible for jai alai permit

The ruling by the 3rd District Court of Appeal stemmed from an application by South Florida Racing Association — which operates Hialeah Park — for what is known as a "summer" jai alai permit. That application was based on a state law that addresses ... >> view original

Japan's Amari: TPP member nations clash over intellectual property issue

LAHAINA, HawaiiJapanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said on Friday each nation's interests clashed over an intellectual property issue and they could not reach a Pacific Rim trade deal. He also said trade ministers from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific ... >> view original

Yahoo to acquire Polyvore in shopping-advertising push

Yahoo chief executive officer Marissa Mayer is pushing to add more news, entertainment and shopping information to the Web portal in order to draw a bigger audience and sell advertising. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Yahoo Inc. is buying ... >> view original

Stocks down for the day, but benchmarks post July gains

U.S. stocks, which went on a wild ride this month due to global crises in Greece and China, fell slightly Friday, but Wall Street closed out a volatile July with monthly gains. Wall Street was confronted with a trio of risks this month, ranging from ... >> view original

U.S. paychecks grow at record-slow pace in 2nd quarter

The employment cost index rose just 0.2 percent in the April-June quarter, the Labor Department reported. By Christopher S. Rugaber The Associated Press. Posted: 08/01/2015 12:01:00 AM MDT. WASHINGTON — U.S. wages and benefits grew in the spring ... >> view original

UPS to buy Coyote for $1.8 billion to ease peak cargo crunch

United Parcel Service driver Marty Thompson gets a signature from Celine Akyildiz while making a delivery in Cumming, Georgia. UPS is buying Coyote Logistics to help improve holiday-season shipping performance. DAVID GOLDMAN/Associated Press file. >> view original

Four Years in, Consumer Protection Agency Has Plenty to Do

The nation's youngest government agency recently celebrated its four-year anniversary, and it's still got plenty to do. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was born out of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law that passed in 2010 and started a ... >> view original

Mark Karpeles, Chief of Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange, Is Arrested in Tokyo

TOKYO — The Japanese police on Saturday arrested Mark Karpeles, the head of a bankrupt Bitcoin exchange that was once the largest trading hub for the virtual currency, on suspicion that he manipulated transaction records to illicitly add $1 million to ... >> view original

Twitter stock plunges as user growth stalls

However, even though revenues and EPS stood by its side for this quarter, it looks like that plague which struck Twitter's active users growth rate is here to stay. The company posted a net loss of US$137 million, or US$0.21 per share, as it spent ... >> view original