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Trump calls Facebook Russia ads ‘a hoax’

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 18, 2017. President Donald Trump on Friday called reports of Facebook ads that were purchased by fake Russian accounts a “hoax,” less than a day after Facebook CEO Mark …

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First Solar surges to 52-week high after favorable trade ruling

Shares of First Solar surged on Friday after a U.S. trade agency made a preliminary ruling that cheap imported solar panels had harmed American manufacturers. The stock was up nearly 6 percent at $51.52 after the decision, after earlier spiking to a new 52-week high of $53 a share. The …

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A Third of the Three Tenors, José Carreras Exits on His Terms

Is it melancholy to think of this being your last Carnegie performance? I was thinking today, the first time I ever sang here was in Verdi’s “I Lombardi,” with Eve Queler, and that was December ’72. It sounds scary, but it’s true! Photo Teresa Stratas, left, and Mr. Carreras in …

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Strategist predicts bitcoin, digital currency trading volume will ‘soon surpass’ Apple’s

Digital currency trading is exploding and daily volume could “soon” surpass that of Apple, according to a strategist closely followed by hedge funds. “Cryptocurrency trading volume is now more than of $3bn/day on average, and will likely soon surpass that of the world’s most liquid stock: Apple ($4bn/day),”Jens Nordvig, founder …

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Trump administration readies new order to replace travel ban: Report

Jewel Samad | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. The Trump administration is preparing to replace its controversial travel ban with a new order tailored on a country-by-country basis but affecting slightly more than the …

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Finish Line shares sink following underwhelming earnings report

Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employee Vanessa Suriel, foreground, assists customer Matthew Kaiser as he purchases new shoes at a Finish Line store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Finish Line shares are tumbling again after the retailer reported second-quarter financials on Friday morning that underwhelmed the Street. The retailer’s stock …

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Alternative Movie Posters: Fan Art We Love

Many creators have become so popular that they’re also working for studios, on everything from variant posters (Tracie Ching’s prints for “The Jungle Book”) to Blu-ray covers (Marie Bergeron’s illustrations for Takeshi Kitano films). Last year, the illustrator Kyle Lambert created the official “Stranger Things” poster, his homage to classic …

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Buy Apple because more expensive $1,000 iPhone X will boost its profit: Analyst

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee takes a photograph of the Apple Inc. iPhone X during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Apple’s roll out of two major new iPhone models this year will pay dividends …

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Refinery demand, not OPEC, is the key to keeping oil prices above $50 a barrel, analysts say

Now, there are signs three years of oversupply are coming to an end. Brent has flipped into backwardation, meaning prices for immediate delivery are higher than contracts for future shipment. That is a sign traders believe the market is tightening. It also helps to empty stockpiles by encouraging traders to …

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From Storm to Ultra, music festivals are growing in popularity in China

Courtesy: A2LiVE A view of the main stage at Storm, an electronic dance music festival, in Shanghai, China. One other well-known name in the outdoor music festival segment is Storm, a homegrown live electronic dance music festival. The festival has seen its number of attendees rise from 24,000 at its …

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