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Beautycounter raises $65mn

Bloomberg Counter Brands LLC, parent company of skin-care and cosmetics seller Beautycounter, raised about $65 million in new funding as it seeks to expand, according to a person familiar with the matter. The financing round was led by Mousse Partners and included earlier investor TPG Growth, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. …

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Days after Trump aviation safety tweet, FAA chief to depart

Bloomberg The US agency overseeing aviation safety loses its chief at midnight with no replacement in sight—days after President Donald Trump took credit in a tweet for the airlines’ safest year on record. Federal Aviation Administration head Michael Huerta, who rose unexpectedly to lead the agency in 2011 after the sudden departure of his predecessor, will step down at the …

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Saudi king orders extra pay to offset rising cost of living

Bloomberg King Salman ordered extra pay for Saudi government workers and soldiers this year after the implementation of value-added taxation and a surge in fuel prices stirred grumbling among citizens. Royal orders issued early on Saturday restored an annual pay raise for Saudi civil servants, suspended as part of attempts to rein in a hefty public-sector wage bill. The king …

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