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Jose Manuel Barroso
In Second Opinion, online lender Social Finance is seeking to raise $500 million in funding, EU officials are furious with their former boss Barroso for taking a job at Goldman Sachs, and Apple unveils the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus but there's a catch: It has no headphone jack.
Chicago skyline
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that for-profit ITT Technical Institute will close after the government cut off funding, Enbridge will be buying Spectra Energy for $28 billion and the Windy City racks up 500 murders for 2016 after a deadly Labor Day weekend.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that a slow jobs report might delay the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates, Ireland is teaming up with Apple to fight the EU for ordering the tech icon to pay $14.5 billion in taxes and potential First Lady Melania Trump is suing the Daily Mail for $150 million after the British tabloid alleged she worked as an escort in the 1990s. Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that the EU says Apple must pay Ireland $14.6 billion in back taxes, Uber hires a senior Target executive to lead its global operations and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has veoted a minimum wage bill.
Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton
In Second Opinion, Apple will unveil its latest iPhone on September 7, nearly 10,000 workers sue Chipotle for unpaid wages and top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin dumps husband Anthony Weiner after his latest sexting scandal.
Richard Branson
In Second Opinion, troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry plans on raising $600 mln in funding, Richard Branson survives brutal bike crash and North Korea says it can nuke the U.S. mainland.
Uber, venture capital
Second Opinion wraps up the day with news that Uber reportedly lost at least $1.2 bln in the first half, Tesla gets greenlight to acquire SolarCity and the world's best students are ditching UK for countries with friendlier student visa policies.
Chipotle
To end your day, Second Ops has news that a judge clears Fitbit of stealing trade secrets, Democrats have 60 pct chance of retaking Senate and Chipotle can no longer fire employees for complaining on Twitter.
In Second Opinion, Best Buy stock soars as online sales surge, online retailer One Kings Lane, which was once valued at $900 mln, sells for less than $30 mln and Bill Gates is currently worth $90 bln.
Burkini
In Second Opinion, Hillary Clinton releases her tax returns, revealing that she and Bill made $10.6 million last year while paying 35 percent in taxes, the NBA is reportedly close to inking a $250 million data deal with Sportradar and don't plan on wearing a burkini to a beach the next time you're in the French Riviera. It's not a good idea.
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