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Charlie Rose, the television news icon, is facing accusations of lewd and inappropriate behavior leveled in eight accounts provided to the Washington Post.
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Three women have told Business Insider of their experiences while interning for Rose, or seeking to work for him, in 2005, 2008 and 2010. You can read our story here.
Back on Wall Street, it's not looking good for Wall Street bond traders. Wall Street has had a dismal year - and the latest business-by-business report card confirms it. And hedge-fund manager Barry Rosenstein put his Hamptons beach house on the market for $70 million.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will be stepping down from the central bank's powerful board of governors after President Donald Trump refused to reappoint her to a second term.
And AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson responded to the US government's attempt to block it's acquisition of Time Warner, citing giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Netflix as examples of companies with expanding clout.
In news and views:
- There's a cheap way for traders to protect against tax reform failure
- RBC: CVS' Aetna deal is more than just a defense against Amazon
- The 3 best ways to trade Amazon's retail dominance
- Amazon could supercharge its biggest weapon by getting into healthcare
- Chinese tech giant Tencent has surpassed Facebook in market value
- Starbucks is using the oldest trick in the book to boost its stock price
- Square is taking on the big cryptocurrency exchanges - and it represents a $30 million opportunity
- BUCKLE UP: Tesla is going to face extreme volatility in 2018, Morgan Stanley warns
Lastly, the Ford GT is a spectacular supercar that left us wanting more.