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What you need to know on Wall Street right now

Finance Insider is Business Insider's midday summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.

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Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.

Barclays, the 300-year-old British financial institution, is doubling down on investment banking in the US.

Elsewhere on Wall Street, hedge fund traders from a legendary desk at Goldman Sachs have lost billions of dollars. And the statue of the "Fearless Girl" will stare down the Wall Street bull for another year.

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  • How "Trumpcare" went up in flames — and why it should worry the GOP about the future
  • Wall Street already knows how to spin Trumpcare's ugly collapse — but it's missing the point
  • There's a reason why it's "been decades since significant tax reform has passed"
  • Here's the next hill Trump, Ryan and House Republicans could die on
  • Here's who has the most to lose if the government starts negotiating drug prices

In markets news, one of Wall Street's favorite Trump trades is rewarding investors that bet against it. Hospital stocks are popping after the demise of "Trumpcare." Wall Street is getting one of its biggest calls of the year all wrong.

In economics, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says AI taking US jobs is "50-100 more years" away — but it's already beginning to happen. And seeing how the highest and lowest-earners spend their money will make you think differently about "rich" vs "poor."

he YouTube advertiser boycott will cost Google $750 million, according to one analyst. And a Bitcoin civil war is threatening to tear the digital currency in two — here's what you need to know

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Brexit is already hurting London's reputation as a financial centre - London has seen its standing as a financial center slip as Britain prepares to trigger its departure from the European Union, according to a survey released on Monday, although rival European cities still lag far behind.

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We got a peek inside a $20 million apartment in the latest skyscraper to dramatically alter Manhattan's skyline - Madison Square Park Tower is changing Manhattan's skyline. The 65-story glass skyscraper is the tallest in its Flatiron District neighborhood, and because of various zoning laws surrounding it, its fantastic views will never be obstructed.

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