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Target pulls costume critics say evoked blackface, minstrel shows

Target pulled a Halloween costume from its online marketplace Monday after critics said it looked like a minstrel show character. The image of “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume” was shared side-by-side with racist imagery popular in the 19th century, with social media users pointing out the similar hand gestures, clothing styles and…

Billionaire investor: US Treasury buybacks hurt credibility

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller on Monday criticized the Treasury Department’s buyback expansion plan, arguing it represents an artificial attempt to interfere in the bond market. In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Druckenmiller noted bond yields dipped after the Treasury Department unveiled the plan on Wednesday but rose back to their previous levels the next…

Paramount, California attorney general scrap meeting over merger legal battle

Officials at Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s (D) office canceled a meeting set for Monday as tensions hold between the two sides over a planned mega-merger the media conglomerate is pursing with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a statement on Monday, Bonta accused Paramount of leaking the details of a previous meeting to media…

What to know about US-Canada trade war impacts

The burgeoning trade war between the U.S. and Canada will impact a slew of products that businesses in both countries import from one another. After trade talks between Trump administration officials and their Canadian counterparts broke down late last week, President Trump’s 50 percent levies on $20 billion worth of goods imported from America’s northern…