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| 12/10/2015

› Icahn bumps up Hertz stake
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has upped his ownership in Hertz. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, he revealed that he purchased another 11,786,678 shares in the rental car giant on Monday.

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› Jacksonville's CSX to move stock trading from New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq
On the heels of having its stock value downgraded by financial institutions, Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. announced Wednesday it is shifting its stock offerings from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market after the market close of trading on Dec. 21.

› Secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap raising $827 million
Magic Leap wants to change your reality. And apparently they need a lot of money to do it. The secretive augmented reality startup–think Google Glass meets Oculus Rift–is raising $827 million in a new Series C round, according to a Delaware filing.

› Senate again focused on Uber driver insurance
The Senate isn't ready to match a House proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating popular app-based transportation services, such as Uber and Lyft.

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