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Russia says UK led ‘staged’ Syria gas attack

STRINGER | AFP | Getty Images A picture taken on April 8, 2018, shows Syrian Army soldiers gathering in an area on the eastern outskirts of Douma, as they continue their fierce offensive to retake the last opposition holdout in Eastern Ghouta. The Russian military said that an alleged chemical …

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Bitcoin jumps above $8,000, bringing gains this week to more than 18%

Bitcoin climbed again Friday, reaching its highest since late March. The cryptocurrency briefly rose more than 6.5 percent over the last 24 hours to a high of $8,204, its highest in more than two weeks, according to Coinbase. Bitcoin traded near $8,111 as of 11:56 a.m. ET Friday, up 18.9 …

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Netflix could jump 10 percent on earnings. Here’s how one trader is playing the stock

Streaming giant Netflix is set to report earnings after the bell on Monday, and one options trader is betting the stock could soar to new heights following the results. The options market is implying a move of 10 percent in either direction for Netflix on earnings, and that’s more than …

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Comcast to include Netflix in cable bundles

Mike Blake | Reuters Comic con fans gather at the Netflix booth at Comic Con International in San Diego, California, July 19, 2017. Comcast will begin offering Netflix subscriptions within its cable bundles this month, the companies announced Friday. This is the first time that Netflix has been included in …

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Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to suppress information found in FBI raid

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Michael Cohen, personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to appear before Senate Intelligence Committee staff as the panel investigates alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 19, 2017. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael …

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Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee on what it means to be a leader

Ragnar Singsaas | WireImage | Getty Images Joint winners Yemeni journalist Tawakul Karman, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hold up their prizes at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at Oslo City Hall on December 10, 2011

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Russia could stop exporting titanium to Boeing in retaliation to Trump sanctions

David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Boeing Co. 737 MAX 9 jetliner sits on the production floor at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. The aircraft industry is increasingly reliant on titanium as a strong but lightweight material for use in …

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Wells Fargo beats on earnings but still faces big regulatory settlement

Spencer Platt | Getty Images People walk by a Wells Fargo bank branch on October 13, 2017 in New York City. Wells Fargo’s earnings beat expectations Friday as the bank reported a 5.5 percent gain in first-quarter profit as it tries to move past its regulatory troubles. Profit of $1.12 …

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Not sure I believe Trump’s denials about Russian prostitutes

Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images FBI Director James Comey looks on during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on March 20, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Former FBI Director James Comey said he is not sure …

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