Mid-day Update

Big banks team up to create digital currency

David Brancaccio Aug 24, 2016
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Mid-day Update

Big banks team up to create digital currency

David Brancaccio Aug 24, 2016
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about a decline in stock market volatility over the summer; a collaboration between four big banks to create an alternative to Bitcoin; a labor ruling that’s granted graduate students from private colleges the right to unionize; and the return of Fugitive Tech CEO Kobi Alexander to the U.S. 

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