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Lebanon murder suspect is Uber driver, security source says

Mohamed Azakir | Reuters A view of the hospital where British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes’ body is believed to have been transferred in Roumieh Village, near Beirut, Lebanon December 18, 2017. This story is developing. Please check back for updates. The Lebanese man detained on suspicion of murdering a British …

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US Justice Department, AT&T settlement talks failed: Court filing

Getty Images Jeffrey Bewkes, (R), CEO of Time Warner, and Randall Stephenson (L), CEO of AT&T, listen to testimony during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard testimony regarding a proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner. The U.S. Department …

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Twitter shares jump after JPMorgan upgrades the stock

Francois Durand | Getty Images Jack Dorsey attends the ‘#SheInspiresMe: Twitter celebrates female voices & visionaries’ event in Cannes, France. JPMorgan upgraded Twitter to overweight from hold on Monday, boosting shares of the social media stock which have been on the comeback trail this fall. “We are upgrading TWTR shares …

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Cryptocurrencies could be worth $1 trillion in 2018: Blockchain CEO

Paulo Duarte | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peter Smith, chief executive officer of Blockchain Ltd. The total value of all cryptocurrencies in the world will hit $1 trillion in 2018, the CEO of one of the world’s largest digital wallet platforms told CNBC Monday. There are over 1,300 cryptocurrencies in …

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Toronto homicide police probe billionaires’ deaths

Lisa Rapaport | Bloomberg | Getty Images Barry Sherman poses with a bottle of clopidogrel tablets, August 14, 2006 at company headquarters in Weston, Ontario, Canada. Canadian homicide detectives on Sunday took the lead in investigating the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, a day …

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Buwog agrees to be taken over by Vonovia in $6.1 billion deal

Martin Leissl | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sign stands outside the headquarter offices of Vonovia SE in Bochum, Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Vonovia failed to get enough shares to acquire Deutsche Wohnen AG after a four-month takeover battle between Germany’s largest property companies, ending what would have …

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Japanese prosecutors raid more firms over maglev train contracts

Robert Gilhooly | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kajima Corp.’s head office is seen against blue skies in Tokyo on Monday Jan. 22, 2007. Shares of Kajima Corp. and Obayashi Corp. led declines among Japan’s largest builders after their offices were raided in a crackdown of possible illegal bidding in Japan’s …

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South Korea ready to begin renegotiating US free trade deal

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump shares a toast during a state dinner hosted by South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea November 7, 2017. The trade ministry said in a statement that Monday’s report completes South Korea’s own process to begin renegotiations …

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CME, world’s largest futures exchange, launches bitcoin futures

CME, the world’s largest futures exchange, launched its own bitcoin futures contract Sunday under the ticker “BTC.” The futures moved just slightly higher in early trading following the highly-anticipated launch, a stark contrast from the 19 percent surge in CBOE bitcoin futures during their first day of trading a week …

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John McCain will return to Arizona after hospitalization, miss GOP tax vote: CBS

Getty Images Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) makes remarks after receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (not shown) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Republican Sen. John McCain is returning to Arizona after being hospitalized for side effects from …

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