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Bloomberg’s alt-data head is starting up a new business at retail consultant Ascential — and it shows how firms can cut out middlemen and sell information directly to hedge funds Times Square

Bloomberg’s alt-data head is starting up a new business at retail consultant Ascential — and it shows how firms can cut out middlemen and sell information directly to hedge funds

Ascential Alternative Data Division was started by Jeremy Baksht, who used to be Bloomberg's global head of alternative data. The London-based company helps consumer companies, like clothing lines, understand everything from their brand to their customers to their price points. The new division will focus on selling the datasets already created…
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January 22, 2020
Nik Wallenda Will Walk High-Wire Across Active Volcano on Live TV: ‘I Must Admit It Is Scary’ Times Square

Nik Wallenda Will Walk High-Wire Across Active Volcano on Live TV: ‘I Must Admit It Is Scary’

Nik Wallenda has landed on his next extreme tightrope challenge. The high-wire stuntman, 40, announced on Tuesday that he plans to traverse the mouth of the active Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. Airing live in March as part of a two-hour special on ABC, the spectacle puts Wallenda across an 1,800-foot stretch…
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January 14, 2020
Commuter Hell… Times Square

Commuter Hell…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A water main break flooded part of the Upper West Side for the morning commute.The main ruptured around 5:30 a.m. near Lincoln Center at 63rd Street and Broadway. Crews were able to stop the flow of water about two hours later. Meanw…
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January 13, 2020