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Israel seeks early re-tender of mining rights to shore up Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is shrinking at the rate of about a meter a year, leaving behind deserted beaches and sinkholes in a slow-motion environmental disaster.
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U.S. soybean cargo docks in Chinese port after weeks at anchor amid trade dispute
A ship carrying soybeans from the United States docked in the port of Dalian on Saturday, more than a month after it arrived off China’s coast just hours after hefty tariffs were imposed on U.S. goods, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon shipping data.
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Bitcoin – Can the Bulls Prize Out a Late Weekend Rally?
Bitcoin finds support early to hold on to $6,200 levels, though a move through $6,300 levels is going to be needed to avoid a pullback later in the day. …read more […]
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Salesforce.com Could Win Big Betting on Its Einstein AI
The CRM specialist’s latest feature looks like an AI winner. …read more […]
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s PIF has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout
DUBAI/RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $72 billion deal to take the U.S. electric car maker private, despite acquiring a minority stake in the company this year, two sources familiar with the matter said. The 47-year-old investor and engineer stunned financial markets on Tuesday when he said on Twitter that he was considering a take-private deal for Tesla, an auto manufacturing pioneer that developed the world’s first luxury all-electric sedan car. Beyond amassing a stake of just below 5 percent …read more […]
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Rain pouring, Trump rages on Twitter and hangs with bikers
Dozens and dozens of gleaming Harleys, Hondas and other motorcycles descended on the central New Jersey property for what had been billed as an outdoor photo-op with Trump. It was a classic, chaotic Trump scene reminiscent of his ramshackle early campaign. The day began on Twitter at 8:36 a.m. with a broadside against the FBI, which Trump accused of stonewalling a public records request for former Deputy Attorney General Andrew McCabe’s text messages. …read more […]
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Retirement Easier
Why leave your future up to chance? Put some or all of these smart moves into action, and you may end up with tens of thousands — or hundreds of thousands — of dollars more in retirement. …read more […]
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Iran official says gas field contract with Total, CNPC unchanged: SHANA
A gas field development contract with France’s Total , and China’s state-owned CNPC remains unchanged, a senior Iranian oil official said according to the oil ministry news agency SHANA on Saturday – hours after state new agency IRNA quoted him as saying CNPC had taken Total’s share in the project.
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Could This Be Apple's Next Billion-Dollar Business?
For years, Apple has focused on growing the services included in its ecosystem. Here’s one way Tim Cook could kick the division into high gear. …read more […]
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How Did Suicidal Ground Worker Take Alaska Air Plane? It Was Easy.
Step inside the cockpit of an empty commercial aircraft and the pilot controls are yours. The suicide-by-plane Friday at Seattle’s Sea-Tac International Airport, which ended when a rogue airline employee crashed a stolen 76-seat turboprop into an island, has raised fresh questions about aviation security. The first hurdle was easily jumped by the Horizon Air employee who stole and then crashed a Bombardier Q400. …read more […]
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Alibaba's Starbucks Partnership Is Just the Start for Its Newly Acquired Delivery Network
Alibaba’s Ele.me food delivery company has over 3 million employees. If a recent deal is any indication, its ranks will continue to swell over the long-term. …read more […]
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Trump Says He May ‘Get Involved’ to Force FBI on McCabe Texts
Trump Says He May ‘Get Involved’ to Force FBI on McCabe Texts …read more […]
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Why TransEnterix Stock Rocketed Higher in July
Shares of this tiny robotic-surgery company benefited from a positive corporate update last month. …read more […]
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Better Buy: Netflix (NFLX) vs. Facebook (FB)
Facebook’s moat took a hit, but was it enough to give Netflix the nod? …read more […]
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San Francisco's housing market is so out of control, 60% of tech workers say they can't afford homes
The San Francisco Bay Area’s housing market is so bleak, even tech workers are struggling to buy a home there. A survey by Blind found that 59% of employees at Bay Area tech companies said they cannot afford homes. Cisco, eBay, and Intuit had the highest percentage of employees who said home ownership is elusive. …read more […]