October 19, 2021
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Twitter needs to get its sh*t together; China looking for scapegoat; Hedge fund losses; "One-Wheeled 'Hoverboard' Rolling Onto Market"; and more.
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$$$China’s Searching for Stock Market Scapegoats [Bloomberg]

$$$Twitter CEO Search Gains Urgency as Stock Slips, Executives Exit [Bloomberg]

$$$Inside Uber’s Fight With Its Chinese Nemesis [WSJ]

$$$Christie's Chases Another Record Season With Modigliani Nude [Bloomberg]

$$$One-Wheeled 'Hoverboard' Rolling Onto Market [HP]

$$$Hedge funds feel the heat after ‘flat’ August [NYP]

$$$Pornhub Is Now Offering a $25K College Scholarship [Jezebel]

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