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How a Savvy Royal Wedding Guest Turned Her Gift Bag Into $28,718
A spectator went from invited guest to entrepreneur. …read more […]
Year: 2018
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Netflix’s stock market value eclipses Disney’s for first time
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Netflix’s stock market value ballooned to a record $153 billion on Thursday and eclipsed Walt Disney Co for the first time, making it the world’s top entertainment company and underscoring a monumental shift by viewers away from cinemas and cable television.
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Electric vehicles seen driving cobalt crunch by mid-2020s
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The increasing popularity of electric vehicles may create a crunch for supplies of cobalt in the early-to-mid 2020s, miners and analysts say, adding that small operators trying to start up mines outside Africa could play a bigger role over time in satisfying demand for the metal used in rechargeable batteries.
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Amazon Echo recorded a conversation and sent it to a random contact
A Portland, Oregon family has claimed that their Amazon Echo recorded a …read more […]
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Wall Street dips after Trump cancels North Korea summit, targets car imports
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday, but were well off the session lows hit after President Donald Trump canceled a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and threatened to impose tariffs on auto imports.
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U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe
(Reuters) – A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country’s main business lobbying group, which warned of a “staggering” blow to the industry and the prospect of a global trade war.
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President Trump on why he canceled North Korea meeting
President Trump speaks at the White House about his decision to cancel his highly anticipated meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. …read more […]
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Kroger’s meal kit deal reheats Blue Apron shares
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Blue Apron climbed on Thursday after Kroger said it was buying Home Chef to broaden its menu in the home meal kit market while stock of Calavo Growers, whose unit partnered with Kroger on another meal kit service, slumped.
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Trump realized he was walking into a trap with North Kore…
Former CIA Analyst Sue Mi Terry and Sung-Yoon Lee of Tufts University discuss factors contributing to President Trump canceling the summit in June with Kim Jong Un. …read more […]
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Sanctions-hit tycoon Deripaska asks Kremlin to buy some of his aluminium: source
ST PETERSBURG, Russia/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian aluminium producer Rusal has asked the Russian government to purchase some of its output, a government source said on Thursday, in an effort to alleviate the pain inflicted by U.S. sanctions.
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UAW accuses Musk of threatening Tesla workers over unionization
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has filed a complaint accusing Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk of illegally threatening to take away benefits from workers who join the union.
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Wall Street slips as Trump cancels North Korea summit, targets car imports
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after President Donald Trump canceled a planned historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and threatened tariffs on auto imports while trade tensions with China simmered.
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Union accuses Tesla CEO Musk of threatening workers
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers International Union (UAW) has filed a complaint accusing Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk of illegally threatening to take away benefits from workers who join the union.
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COLUMN-Ideology threatens to trump facts in official Medicare handbook
In September, the federal government will mail a handbook on Medicare enrollment to 43 million households. “Medicare & You” is an important, authoritative source on a wide array of plan options for the annual enrollment period that runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and it has been mailed out to beneficiaries each year since 1999. The Medicare Rights Center and two other groups (Justice in Aging and the Center for Medicare Advocacy) argue that the draft contains inaccurate, ideologically tinted descriptions of the tradeoffs between original fee-for-service insurance …read more […]
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Wall Street sinks as Trump cancels North Korea summit, targets car imports
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday after President Donald Trump canceled a planned historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, heightening concerns over his latest protectionist move as trade tensions with China simmer.