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Apple's iPad is still the world's best-selling tablet

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Exports of energy products, which had been hit by pipeline disruptions in November, expanded by 6.2 percent to hit the highest level in more than three years....

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An Amazon spokeswoman is guarded about explaining exactly why, saying only, "We do alter our Alexa advertisements ... to minimize Echo devices falsely r...

Near term Outlook For Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV)

An M-Score lower than -2.22 indicates that the company will not be a manipulator. They issued a "hold" rating and a $9.50 price objective on the stock. Fisher...

NJ governor signs executive order for state net neutrality

It means broadband companies like Comcast and Verizon would not be able to block lawful websites and services or put those who pay more in a "fast lane". But th...

Lexington Realty Trust's (NYSE:LXP) Sentiment is 1.33

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RBA reveals cash rate decision

The RBA aims for consumer-price growth of between 2 percent and 3 percent, and both headline and core inflation are below the bottom of that band. It attaches...

Birmingham is the third most congested city in the UK

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Best Buy Is Saying Goodbye to CDs

Best Buy has agreed to pull all CDs off of shelves by the end of Summer 2018. According to Business Insider , Target is now demanding that music suppliers p...

Dividend plays on slippery ground as bond yields steepen

How severe will the back up in bond yields be? The Dow was up over 26 percent from January 2017 to January 2018. It was news that sparked a wave of selli...

Australia's central bank upbeat on economy, keeps policy unchanged

Paul Hollingsworth from Capital Economics said: "In order to bring inflation back to target within its forecast horizon, there would need to be more tightenin...

Jerome Powell sworn in as new US Federal Reserve chair

His predecessor Janet Yellen is the first chair of the Fed since World War II to serve only one four-year term, and also the first woman to hold that position...

Bon-Ton files bankruptcy

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'Messi harder to defend than Ronaldo', says PSG's Thiago Silva

If Diario Gol are to be believed, he is clearly not content with the attitudes of his teammates at Los Blancos . Number of goals scored from Feb 2nd 2017...

Sensex plunges more than 1200 points on global markets carnage

The Nifty closed the day at 10,666.55 losing 94 points or 0.87 per cent while the Sensex closed the day at 34,757.16, down 309.59 or 0.88 per cent. While the ...

Bitcoin has halved in value since 2018 began, plunging below $6000

At today's open, Litecoin was more than 50% down on its 16 December value at $125.01. The value of Bitcoin has dropped below $6,000 - the lowest level since m...

Ryanair expects "localised disruptions" as it recognises pilot unions

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Samsung boss freed as sentence suspended in appeal trial

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean appeal court gave him a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for corruption in con...

Bank of America to bar customers buying cryptocurrencies with credit cards

It is concerned it could end up footing the bill for unpaid debts should the price continue to fall. A growing number of big US credit-card issuers are decidi...

Can Magellan Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:MMP) Create Value For Investors?

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What Yellen's Fed tenure will be remembered for

The Fed has a twin mandate to promote full employment while keeping a lid on inflation . But the bank estimated that its total earnings could drop by as much...

The Union Budget is popular, not populist, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

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'NK uses Berlin embassy to get missile parts'

Preview information of the film suggests that North Korea used offices in Germany to facilitate its clandestine nuclear and weapon procurement operations. No on...

Tesla Set to Create the Largest Virtual Power Plant in the World

Those homes would be knitted together into what is being referred to as a 'virtual power plant'. South Australia is already home to the world's biggest batter...

Lindsey Vonn notches 80th World Cup win

It was the American's third straight triumph in the discipline after winning on the same hill the day before and in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, two weeks ago ....

IShares Currency Hedged MSCI South Korea (HEWY) Rises 2.5004% for Feb 1

Ledyard National Bank now owns 1,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,572 shares during the period. A number ...

Aubameyang on Arsenal pal Mkhitaryan: A good friend, like a brother

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Shell Profit Triples but Cash Flow Disappoints

Anglo-Dutch oil supermajor Shell more than doubled its profit in the fourth quarter of past year, delivering continued momentum in its transformation, boosted b...

Americans to eat 1.35 billion wings during Super Bowl weekend

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Dow Plunges 450 on Soaring Rates, Disappointing Earnings

The S&P 500 is still up 3.2 percent for the year. Asian markets swung yesterday with some recovering from early losses but traders remain on edge over a rise ...

Stocks plunge, Dow loses more than 600 points

Visa Inc (NYSE:V) is down 1.4% ahead of the bell, despite posting fiscal quarterly earnings above estimates, as traders cast a wary eye on the company's newly...

UPS shares slide on 2018 outlook

It has underperformed by 3.50% the S&P500. Zacks Investment Research upgraded United Parcel Service from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $1...