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Jun 27
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🇮🇹 “Bezos Da Vinci” — Venice’s Amazoni...

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Jeff Bezos is getting married in Venice… but did ya know Venice was the Amazon of the Old World?

Nike is pinning its turnaround on a snoafer (a sneaker/loafer)… it’s not a throwback, it’s a flowforward.

NYC democrats just nominated a socialist mayoral candidate… because Wall Street has changed.


Plus, the hottest new $1 unicorn startup… is a tech company for cows.


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