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Money and loyalty: A look inside dramatic Trump-Cohen rift

For Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, it’s always been about money and loyalty. Cohen brokered deals for the Trump Organization, profited handsomely from a side venture into New York City’s real estate and taxi industries and worked to make unflattering stories about Trump disappear. Money and loyalty also drove Cohen to make guilty pleas this past week in a spinoff from the swirling investigations battering the Trump White House. …read more […]

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John McCain, Republican Senator and Vietnam War Hero, Dies at 81

John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and Vietnam War hero who was a senior voice on defense and foreign policy in the U.S. Senate, has died. McCain died at 4:28 p.m. Saturday, his office said in an emailed statement. In July 2017, McCain was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. …read more […]

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Barron’s Picks And Pans: Electronic Arts, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Tesla And More

The cover story in this weekend’s Barron’s examines how the industry is taking video games to the next level. Other featured articles include picks from a value investors club and how to catch an emerging markets rebound. “The Videogame Industry Reaches for the Cloud” by Jack Hough takes a look at why the future of video gaming could arrive sooner than many players expect, with important implications for investors. …read more […]

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Benzinga’s Bulls & Bears Of The Week: Alibaba, Apple, Nike, Tesla, Verizon And More

Benzinga has featured looks at many investor favorite stocks over the past week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrials eked out fractional gains this the past week, and the Nasdaq again managed to rise about 1.5 percent for the week. As usual, Benzinga continues to feature looks at the prospects for many investor-favorite stocks. …read more […]

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Tesla CEO Musk drops pursuit of $72 billion take-private deal

The decision to leave Tesla as a publicly listed company raises new questions about its future. Tesla shares have been trading well below their Aug. 7 levels, when Musk announced on Twitter that he was considering taking Tesla private for $420 per share, as investors wondered what this meant for Musk’s ability to steer the company to profitability. …read more […]