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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96

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With her reign beginning in 1952, the queen became one of the best-known and most-beloved leaders in the world during her more than 70 years on the throne. Continue reading →

Why super long mortgages won’t be a thing, and why that’s good news

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Longer loans, including a 50-year concept recently floated in the U.K., are sometimes framed as a way to improve housing affordability. But the experts aren’t convinced. Continue reading →

Company that creates electricity from footsteps raises $3.2M

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Pavegen, a company that generates both electricity and data from footsteps, has raised more than $3 million in a successful crowdfunding campaign. Continue reading →

Is Purplebricks on the verge of being taken over?

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Berlin-based Axel Springer publishes a number of European newspapers and also owns U.S.-based website Business Insider and its offshoots. The company previously invested $177 million in Purplebricks, which was used to fund the brokerage’s expansion bey… Continue reading →