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Dow tumbles 300 points as biotech gets crushed.

As banks retreat, private equity rushes to buy troubled home mortgages.

Alcoa to split into two companies; aluminum maker joins list of firms seeking to break up to perform better.

U.S. and Russia clash over working with Syria’s Assad.

Titleist golf unit reported to be contacting banks for possible U.S. IPO.

Whole Foods is cutting 1,500 jobs.

Volkswagen’s ex-CEO is being investigated for fraud amid the automaker’s huge emissions scandal.

Ev Williams’ Medium raises $57 million for the “best stories and ideas on the internet.”

Samsung Pay launches in the U.S. at more merchant locations than Apple Pay or Android Pay.

Facebook goes down for the third time in three weeks.

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