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Goldman Sachs expects two Chinese social media stocks to climb double-digits on livestreaming

Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai on March 16, 2017. Goldman Sachs predicts two U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, Momo and YY, will surge double-digits on the rapid growth of the video livestream market there. …

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Berkshire Tour: Formalism Relaxes, Handcraft Goes Digital

This exhibition’s centerpiece, and one of Frankenthaler’s largest paintings, “Off White Square” (1973) is an abstraction in CinemaScope. Anchored by the titular white square, chalky white and slightly sticky, are floods of pink, purple, khaki and blue. As she often did, Frankenthaler placed a lighter shade, here yellow, at the …

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Samsung gets approval from California to test self-driving cars

Chesnot | Getty Images Visitors play a game with the virtual reality head-mounted Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus at Le Grand Palais on December 15, 2016 in Paris, France. Electronics giant Samsung is the latest company to get the go-ahead to test self-driving cars on California’s public roads. That’s …

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Trump administration cuts funding for health care sign-ups

Getty Images Activists hold signs during a Stop ‘Trumpcare’ rally May 4, 2017 in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC. The Trump administration is announcing sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year. In a call with reporters, Health and Human …

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Here’s what Hurricane Harvey victims need to do right now

As Hurricane Harvey moves northeast, it leaves behind an historic level of damage from flooding. So what should people living in Hurricane Harvey’s path do now to start their recovery? One Superstorm Sandy survivor, Tony Kono, recounts his 2012 nightmare to help Gulf Coast residents rebuild. Kono, a senior vice …

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Solange and Other Musicians Join Harvey Relief Efforts

Photo Solange Knowles, a Houston native, has announced a benefit concert for Harvey relief on Sept. 28 at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, with the Sun Ra Arkestra. Credit Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Solange, a Houston native, has announced a benefit concert for Hurricane Harvey relief on Sept. …

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Campbell Soup shares sink to nearly 2-year low on weak outlook

Wall Street hammered shares of Campbell Soup Co. on Thursday for another quarter of lackluster sales. The company’s overall sales fell 1 percent in the fourth quarter from the same time last year. Soup sales fell 4 percent, and profit and revenue fell shy of expectations. Shares of Campbell skidded …

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Robert Longo Installation Will Come to Hunter College

Photo A rendering of Robert Longo’s “American Bridge Project,” coming to Hunter College on Friday. Credit Hunter College Art Galleries Before he shares a billing with Francisco Goya at the Brooklyn Museum next month, Robert Longo will present a public work above Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Mr. Longo’s “American Bridge …

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‘Star Wars’ augmented reality game that lets you be a Jedi launched

Disney | Lenovo The “Star Wars: Jedi Challenges” game requires players to wear the Lenovo Mirage augmented reality (AR) headset. While wearing this, the game will be overlaid onto the real world, allowing players to battle enemies with the Lightsaber controller that comes with the game. Disney has partnered with …

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Here’s how Apple could get people to buy a $1,000 iPhone: Barclays

Drew Angerer | Getty Images A customer views a display featuring Apple Watch Nike+ at an Apple Store in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Wall Street is expecting Apple will roll out iPhone 8 models at prices above $1,000 later this year. Barclays believes the smartphone maker can overcome buyer …

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