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Gender pay gap at Tenet revealed

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As a result, it is still unknown where these six new locations might open their doors, but speculation is stirring about Seattle, its original home, in additi...

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Oil reverses course and rises as dollar backs off highs

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Stock Soars on Q4 Earnings Beat

About 50.90M shares traded or 62.53% up from the average. It has underperformed by 2.01% the S&P500. (NYSE: CHK ) opened at $2.73 on Tuesday. A P/B ratio of les...

Toys R Us to close additional 200 stores, reports Wall Street Journal

There is no list of stores expected to close in the new round yet. The store closings began this month. If the almost 400 Toys R Us closures are realized,...

Bahrain human rights activist Nabeel Rajab jailed for five years

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Raj Nair, Ford's President of North America, Exits Company

On June 1, 2017 , he was named as Ford's executive vice president and the head of the North American division. When the AP contacted Nair by phone, he said he...

BC to seek reference case in courts over pipeline dispute

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The Olympic women's figure skating event just got interesting

The Olympic Athlete from Russian Federation scored 82.92 points and moved into first place ahead of compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva , who had earlier scored 81.61...

World's Second Richest Man Fails Grocery Price Quiz

Bill Gates must be so used to seeing numbers with extra zeros at the end that he has forgotten how much everyday items cost. So when he appeared on " The Ell...

Wall Street falls as Fed minutes send bond yields higher

Participants in the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting pointed to the tax cuts and improved global economic outlook as factors suppor...

The Final Countdown to Net Neutrality's Death Begins Today

Once it goes into effect, the FCC's "Restoring Internet Freedom Order" will undo an Obama-era regulation that allowed the FCC to enforce net neutrality-a princi...

All the Places With Cheap Margaritas Today for National Margarita Day 2018

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CBI arrests PNB GM, seals Nirav's Mumbai farmhouse

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Quarles, who was named to the central bank's board by President Donald Trump, said recently enacted tax changes and bipartisan budget deals could help susta...

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Speaking at an energy conference in London, Mazrouei, who holds the OPEC presidency this year, said the exporting group was not targeting a specific oil price b...

Florida legislature has options when it comes to strengthening gun laws

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Fed officials: Stronger economy boosts chance for rate hikes

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Barclays delivers on dividend despite 2017 disappointment

Pretax profit, excluding litigation costs, rose slightly to £334 million, missing the average £570 million average estimate of 14 analysts compiled by the bank....

Provident Fund Interest Rate At Five-Year Low, Reduced To 8.55%

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Wait, McDonald's is Releasing a Szechuan Sauce Podcast Now?

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Vipul Ambani, a senior official in Nirav Modi firm, arrested by CBI

The arrest came a day after the agency grilled Ambani in connection to the Rs 11,400 crore financial scandal involving the Punjab National Bank (PNB ). In the ...

US Stocks Decline With Treasuries, Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap

Market participants probably interpreted the Fed minutes as leaving open the possibility that the central bank could raise interest rates four times this year...

Pacific cruise liner brawl sends guests fleeing to cabins

George Barkho (pictured left and right) was left the cruise ship with family. Vision of brawl on board the Carnival ship Legend. "About 1.30 p.m. (Friday), ...

Existing home sales drop as inventory remains depressed

After decline in December, the sales were 4.8 percent lower than a year ago and at the slowest pace since last September's 5.37 million units. The inventory o...

The Buzz About 13 Digit Mobile Number - True but Faintly Misinterpreted!

The government is planning a 13-digit number for SIM-based machine to machine (M2M) communication, which will be used for controlling various devices including ...

Relx (REL) Receives Buy Rating from Liberum Capital

Danaher Corp Del now has $68.00 billion valuation. The stock decreased 3.40% or GBX 104.5 during the last trading session, reaching GBX 2968. About 276,530 sh...

Dish Reports 2.2 Million Sling TV Subscribers

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