'Straight Out of a James Bond Film.' Richard Branson Says He Was the Target of a $5 Million Scam

'Straight Out of a James Bond Film.' Richard Branson Says He Was the Target of a $5 Million Scam

Richard Branson has faced not one, but two instances of million dollar scams, he recounted on his blog this week. Branson explained that six months
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Ethereum Founder: Central Banks Are a Long Way From Digital Currency

Vitalik Buterin, the 23-year-old creator of the world's second biggest digital currency, Ethereum, isn't worried about coming competition from the central
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How Apple and GE Plan to Keep Track of Jet Engines and Power Plants on iPhone and iPad

Apple and General Electric say they are working together to make it easier to write software that can track power plants and jet engines on Apple's
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Why Amazon Buying Whole Foods Might Not Shake Up the Grocery Industry Like You Might Expect

Most U.S. shoppers are fiercely loyal to local food stores, calling them better than online options, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that raises
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Consumer lending company Qudian surges on opening trades

Qudian Founder & CEO Min Luo speaks to “Squawk Alley” following the online lender's first trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
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And the Next Fed Chairman Is …

The other finalists are current Fed board member Jerome Powell, National … The President was asked during a news conference if there were other
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Home Builder Confidence Hits Five-Month High

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes took a four-point ascent to a level of 68 in October on the National Association of
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'We Talk About Women Being Raped, Not Men Raping Women.' Meet the Man Behind the Viral …

However, Katz tells Fortune that they are actually a transcription of a speech he made at Middlebury College five years ago. “I have been doing and
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Four People Charged In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – A real estate investor, a builder, a mortgage loan officer, and a real estate settlement attorney were arrested today and charged with
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Nielsen Says It Can Measure Netflix Viewership Now, But Netflix Disagrees

Audience measurement company Nielsen said on Wednesday that it's finally able to track how many people are watching Netflix shows like Stranger
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Meet Ryan Liess

Ryan Liess is no stranger to the Butler County community, as he has been an asset to the INTRUST Bank commercial lending team for more than 15
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Refinance loans rise on lower interest rates in September

The percentage of refinance loans rose to 38% in September as interest rates dipped to their lowest level in 2017, according to Ellie Mae's Origination
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Most Republicans Think the US Has Done Enough for Gender Equality

Subscribe: The Broadsheet, Fortune's newsletter on powerful women. “[T]he country is sharply divided over how much work remains to be done [on
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Why Apple Watch Series 3 Is a 'Game Changer'

The new Apple Watch Series 3, the first from the company to support cellular connectivity, could be boosting smartwatch sales in a big way, one
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Allergan's Mohawk Patent Defense Strategy Is Eyewash, Court Rules

A U.S. court ruling on Monday invalidating Allergan's patents on its blockbuster $1.5 billion dry-eye medicine, Restasis, has cast doubt on the
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Warren Buffett Mortgage Firm Opens Commercial Lending Division

The new division will offer commercial financing in select states, with a lending range between $1 million to $5 million. The division's borrowers will be
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Here's How Much Amazon Prime Customers Spend Per Year

Amazon Prime subscribers numbers are growing—and financially, that's a good thing for the e-commerce giant. The tech giant now counts 90 million
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Why At Least One AI Expert Isn't Worried About AI taking Over

This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. Sign up here. The machines are coming after us. Elon Musk
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Housing Starts Down in September

Single-family housing starts in September were at a rate of 829,000, which is 4.6 percent below the revised August figure of 869,000, according to new
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Overseas lenders held $72B worth of US commercial loans in Q2

Foreign banks held $71.6 billion worth of commercial real estate loans backed by U.S. properties during the second quarter of the year, a sign many
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