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Amazon has suddenly become a big marketplace for selling genetic tests

Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anne Wojcicki, chief executive officer and co-founder of 23andMe Inc., speaks during the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. As if Amazon hadn’t become a big enough part of our lives, the website is …

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‘Robust demand’ for Boeing aircraft to push shares even higher

Natalie Naccache | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates vice president and prime minister, center blue sandals, passes a Boeing Co. 787-10 passenger aircraft, operated by Emirates Airlines, during the 15th Dubai Air Show at Dubai World Central (DWC) in Dubai, United Arab …

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Stock that’s up almost 120 percent this year has way more room to run: Technician

Chip stocks have been on fire this year, and one technician says the hottest name in the group is showing no signs of cooling off. Micron is the best-performing technology stock this year, up nearly 120 percent, and according to Rich Ross of Evercore ISI, the stock has could rally …

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Trump NAFTA trade deal raises fears among small-business manufacturers

Yuri Gripas | Reuters (L-R) Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal make statements to the media after a NAFTA trilateral ministerial press event in Washington, October 17, 2017. Edina, Minnesota-based PGC is 67 years old and exports …

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Apple iPhone X reportedly assembled by illegal student labor

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foxconn employees on the assembly line in Longhua, Shenzhen, China. The company reportedly employed students working overtime at its iPhone factory in Zhengzhou. Apple supplier Foxconn has been illegally employing students to work overtime in order to assemble the iPhone X, the Financial …

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Billionaire Mark Cuban says the ‘big losers’ of the move to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger are Facebook and Google

Jonathan Daniel | Getty Images Owner Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks watces as his team takes on the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on January 15, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes Facebook and Alphabet’s Google unit will be “big losers” of the Department …

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China property rules to tighten up against bubble risk

Brent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man walks in front of advertisements for residential property in the glass facade of a real estate agency in Guangzhou, Guangdong province of China. Chinese authorities have said they will head off the risk of a property market crash by stiffening regulation …

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NAFTA nations lock horns on US auto demands as fifth round ends

Chris Wattie | Reuters Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo (L-R), Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer arrive for a trilateral meeting during the third round of NAFTA talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 27, 2017. Negotiators from the …

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Turmoil is good for Angela Merkel

Kai Pfaffenbach | RT German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) for the upcoming general elections, holds a vegetable during a campaign rally in Freiburg, Germany, September 18, 2017. The ongoing political turmoil in Germany could actually benefit Chancellor Angela Merkel, a political analyst …

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Tencent surpasses Facebook in valuation

Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ma Huateng, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent Holdings Ltd., speaks during the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Chinese internet giant Tencent has surpassed Facebook in terms of market value just a …

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