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PennyMac Financial Services, a consumer direct lending business, will invest $ 3.9 million to create a new mortgage origination center in Franklin. GANNETT Syndication Service
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” shattered pandemic box office records this weekend, opening with an estimated $ 253 million in ticket sales. U.S. News
ABL Space on Monday announced the close of a $ 200 million round of funding from existing investors, at a $ 2.4 billion valuation. U.S. News
“Halloween Kills” generated an estimated $ 50.35 million in ticket sales during its domestic debut despite also being made available on Peacock. U.S. News
The Southeast Asian country has struggled to tame a surge in Covid-19 cases despite implementing multiple rounds of restrictions and a state of emergency. International: Top News And Analysis
After embracing bitcoin and Dogecoin, Elon Musk withdrew from plans to sell a tweet as a non-fungible token, or NFT, on Tuesday — despite a bid over $ 1 million. U.S. News
As the global death toll from the coronavirus approaches 1 million people, the World Health Organization said it’s “not impossible” that the number could double. International: Top News And Analysis
The number of reported Covid-19 cases across the globe have surpassed 25 million, with the U.S., Brazil and India leading the total count, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. News
by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a one-year, $ 34-million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a nationwide study…
Oil prices moved higher on Thursday as some of the world’s largest producers prepare to hold a meeting on oil production policy. International: Top News And Analysis