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The House is likely better prepared

Getty Images Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mark Zuckerberg is going before Congress for a second time Wednesday — and members of the …

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Ruble falls after Trump tweet raises stakes with Russia over Syria

Bloomberg | Contributor | Getty Images Elvira Nabiullina, Russia’s central bank governor, pauses during a news conference to announce interest rates in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, June 16, 2017. The ruble has shed more than 11 percent in value against the dollar this week and the Financial Times has reported …

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Gold, oil and Treasurys jump as Trump warns Russia missiles ‘will be coming’ at Syria

Gold, oil and Treasury prices jumped on Wednesday after President Donald Trump warned Russia that missiles “will be coming” to Syria via Twitter. Trump said in a tweet: “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and …

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Mark Zuckerberg was ready to slam Apple in his testimony over privacy

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook have exchanged words over …

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Reddit bans 944 accounts linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency

Horacio Villalobos | Corbis | Getty Images Steve Huffman CEO, Reddit, delivers remarks on ‘Redesigning Reddit’ during the third day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 08, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Reddit has banned almost 1,000 accounts linked to a controversial Russian firm accused of using online propaganda …

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France’s Macron locked in an ‘existential battle’ against trade unions, strategist says

Chesnot | Getty Images President of the political movement ‘En Marche !’ (Onwards !) and French presidential election candidate Emmanuel Macron meets strike employees of Whirlpool on April 26, 2017 in Amiens, France. “Our organizations do not share the objectives pursued by the government, which involve reducing the scope of …

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Tesco shines in home market, beats annual profit forecast

Jeff J Mitchell I Getty Images A Tesco supermarket in Glasgow, Scotland. Tesco beat expectations with a 28 percent rise in full-year profit on Wednesday, helped by a strong end to the year in its home market, underlining the recovery of Britain’s biggest retailer under Chief Executive Dave Lewis. The …

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China to allow more foreign investment in financial sector by year-end

Lintao Zhang | Getty Images Yi Gang on March 12, 2016 in Beijing, China. China laid out a clearer timetable on Wednesday for opening its financial sector to more foreign investment by the end of 2018, as Beijing looks to fend off growing criticism from the United States and others …

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Mark Zuckerberg Senate hearing notes

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg brought notes to his U.S. Senate hearing on …

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Senator to Zuckerberg: ‘Your user agreement sucks’

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee joint hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 10, 2018. Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana confronted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg …

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