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Amazon To Buy Whole Foods Market Before Move To Harlem For $13.7bn
Whole Foods plans to open a store in Harlem this summer, but Amazon, the world’s most powerful online retailer, has taken a giant stride into traditional retailing, spending $13.7bn to take over organic food chain Whole Foods Market. Continue Reading →
After 42 years, Swarthmore’s 1975 Class President From Harlem Graduates
When Charles “Kip” Davis was supposed to graduate Swarthmore College in 1975, the Vietnam War had just ended and Bill Gates had just founded Microsoft. Continue Reading →
Understanding Harlem The Ghetto Starts With The First Jewish One, Says Author
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the opening of the Venetian Ghetto, where the city’s Jews were forced to live for nearly 300 years. Continue Reading →
Crowdfunding For Internet Stock Approved By SEC
Bloomberg reports that startups and other small businesses from Harlem to Hollywood will be free to raise money by selling stock over the Internet under new rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue Reading →
