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CBS and AT&T are in a contract dispute that affects subscribers of DirecTV Now and other services. Although CBS is a broadcast network, pay-TV companies still...

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Barrick Gold reaches deal for Acacia Mining after raising offer for company

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United States security advisor Bolton to visit Japan, S.Korea

President Donald Trump said he would help resolve tensions between Seoul and Tokyo if the two countries needed him to do so. Reports from the Jongno Fire St...

Oil rises after US Navy destroys Iranian drone

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi denied the loss in a tweet, joking the United States might have shot down a drone of its own. Oil recove...

Amazon accidentally sold camera gear costing $13,000 for $100 on Prime Day

Prime members in the US received tens of millions of dollars in savings at Whole Foods Market on Prime Day. In response to Prime Day, major players such as Wal...

Trump administration, Congress agree on spending levels - Mnuchin

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Microsoft posts record results despite gaming decline

Net income in the quarter was US$13.2 billion, or US$1.71 a share. CEO Satya Nadella even said in a call with investors that "our commercial cloud busines...

Governor Cuomo signs new climate act into law

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Chevy Corvette Gets A New 2-Trunk Design

That's all properly dazzling but perhaps the greatest shock from our first look at the 2020 Corvette is the price. George Borke, a member of Village Vettes Co...

Asia stocks gain, dollar sags as Fed reinforces rate cut expectations

Financial markets quickly reacted, with Fed fund rate futures at one point pricing in nearly 70 per cent chance of a 50 bp cut at the month-end meeting. Asian s...

PepsiCo buys Pioneer Foods for $1.8 billion in aggressive Africa push

PepsiCo Inc. said Friday it has reached an agreement to acquire South AFrica's Pioneer Foods in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.7 billion. PepsiCo ...

Bernard Arnault Surpasses Bill Gates As Second Richest Man In The World

However, Pony Ma is still in the fight to overtake Jack Ma for the title this year. Bernard Arnault has taken the second place, as Gates now occupies the thir...

AB InBev sells Carlton & United Breweries to Asahi for $16bn

Key Points Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to sell its Australian operations to Japan's Asahi. The AB InBev statement quoted chief executive Carlos Brito as s...

Toys R Us plans to reopen stores before Christmas

Unlike numerous old Toys" R " Us stores, the new locations will be "in high traffic locations and mostly in mall locations", according to Phillip Raub, Co-Found...

MG ZS EV: first 1000 UK buyers receive £7000 discount

The MG ZS EV , as it will be called in the United Kingdom, is priced from 21,495 Pounds, going up to 23,495 Pounds (around ₹ 18.36-20.07 lakh), after the 3500 ...

KLM rebuked after mom told to hide breastfeeding

KLM tweeted that the company "apologizes for any distress the tweet may have caused" and "will be reviewing our Twitter protocol to better ensure appropria...

Pricey gear sold for just $94.48 in Prime Day glitch

Photographers made off big this Amazon Prime Day - a k a digital Black Friday for the retail behemoth - when a pricing mishap discounted many expensive came...

Engined Corvette to be named Stingray

The Chevrolet Corvette has been around since the 1950s and this eighth generation will be its most significant update as it will also be offered as a mid-en...

Microsoft's Revenue Climbs up Into the Cloud

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House passes bill that would raise min. wage to $15 an hour

Lifting a young girl into her arms, Pelosi said, "This is what it's all about". "I was House Majority Leader the last time we raised the minimum wage, and I'm...

Rents not affordable for many workers

Rent-wages in the report is calculated by binning hourly wages, which were supposed to employees who work full time to afford to rent the average one-or two-bed...

The $3.1 million Lotus electric hypercar doesn't have door handles

The company also claims its battery and motors combined are the lightest and most energy dense on the market. It's the world's first fully electric British ...

G7 ministers ‘agree in principle’ on deal taxing digital giants

CHANTILLY, France , July 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday urged his G7 counterparts to make a comprehensive assessment of Facebook...

Westpac: "Very hard to see" jobs reaching RBA target

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Prime Day might be over - but you can still shop these deals

Amazon added more new Prime members on July 15 than on any previous day. In the United States, the top-selling items were said to be the LifeStraw Person...

Bank of Korea cuts key interest rate as risks to economy grow

Sees 2019 inflation at 0.7% vs 1.1% seen previously. The decision to trim the benchmark rate also came as the BOK slashed its growth outlook for the local eco...

Google suspends Viagogo from its paid-search results

A spokesman said: "When people use our platform for help in purchasing tickets, we want to make sure that they have an experience they can trust". Google sa...

Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP) Given Buy Rating at Cowen

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Bank Of Korea Cuts Key Rate For First Time Since 2016

The central bank followed the rate cut by lowering this year's economic growth forecast to 2.2%, just three months after it cut the projection to 2.5% from 2....

Bison burgers recalled due to E. coli risk

The institutions that have bison burgers and ground bison in their inventories with production dates from February 22, 2019, to April 30, 2019, should contact t...

Bank of America Q2 profit beats estimates, Companies & Markets

If the Fed goes through with expectations for two rate cuts in 2019 and another in 2020, net interest income could be shaved by another one percent, Donofrio sa...

Oil prices gain, USA crude trails Brent after inventory data

The barrel of WTI fell to fresh weekly lows of $ 57.08 after the latest data released by the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed a smaller-than-expected d...

Celebrating National Hot Dog Day

Show this coupon to a cashier at a Love's convenience store on Wednesday, July 17 , and you can get a free hot dog. Plus, get free delivery at all location...

Trump hopes for trade deal even though ‘China is letting us down’

He continues to insist incorrectly that tariffs are paid by China rather than by United States companies and consumers, and again accused Beijing of devalui...