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This Atomic Clock Will Transform Deep Space Exploration. It was 2:30 in the morning when astronautical engineer Todd Ely watched as a little atomic clock—the size of a four-slice toaster—was launched into space on a satellite attached to one of the most powerful rockets in the world. (Katrina Miller via WIRED)
The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks. The wealthiest 10% of Americans now own 89% of all U.S. stocks, a record high that highlights the stock market's role in increasing wealth inequality. The top 1% gained over $6.5 trillion in corporate equities and mutual fund wealth during the… (Robert Frank via CNBC)
Joe Manchin Is About to Make Life Worse for His Own Constituents-and the Planet. Although Joe Manchin has been holding up Joe Biden 's infrastructure plans for a while now over the price tag, the West Virginia senator has been somewhat cagey about his actual demands. (Eric Lutz via Vanity Fair)
Procter & Gamble to Raise Prices on More Staples. Procter & Gamble Co. is raising prices on a host of household staples as costs for freight and raw materials rise faster than the consumer-product giant anticipated. (Sharon Terlep via Wall Street Journal)
Boris Johnson Sees 'Extremely Tough' Global Climate Talks in Glasgow. Boris Johnson said the global climate talks the U.K. is hosting at the end of the month will be “extremely tough,” as he made a last-ditch call on world leaders to take concrete steps to protect the planet. (Emily Ashton via Bloomberg)
It Didn't Have to Be This Way. A brilliant new account upends bedrock assumptions about 30,000 years of change. (William Deresiewicz via The Atlantic)
Challenger bank N26 raises $900 million at $9 billion valuation. Fintech startup N26 has raised a $900 million Series E round at a $9 billion valuation. That represents a big jump from the company's Series D valuation of $3.5 billion. (Romain Dillet via TechCrunch)
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