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Google will start showing relevant video clips in search results

Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Digital Unlocked Google event at Taj palace on Jan. 4, 2017, in New Delhi, India. Google is adding a bunch of new features to its namesake search engine, executives said at an event in San Francisco on …

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Discovery, AMC, other small media companies will wait for M&A now

Getty Images Robert Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co. and Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman and CEO. The biggest media companies still want to eat, but first, they’re going to need a break to digest. Comcast, Disney and AT&T have all made their giant media acquisition plans …

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Kavanaugh vows not to withdraw nomination

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018.  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday lashed out at a report detailing a …

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British Prime Minister Theresa May says she trusts Donald Trump

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, the prime minister’s country residence, on July 13, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that she trusts President Donald Trump, citing …

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Trump trade war spooks CEOs into curbing investing: Business Roundtable survey

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technicians work on machinery at the Applied Materials facility in Santa Clara, California. Companies are reining in their plans for capital investment amid growing anxiety over President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to an industry survey released Monday. The Business Roundtable found …

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GE shares drop to 9-year low

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images A worker cleans a part of a gas turbine on the assembly line at the General Electric energy plant in Greenville, South Carolina. General Electric shares fell to a new 9-year low on Monday, dropping to levels not seen since July 13, 2009, …

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A handful of traders actually think the Fed could hike a half-point this week 

Mary F. Calvert | Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress,” at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018.  Everyone knows the Fed is virtually a lock to approve a quarter-point …

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RBC predicts nearly 30% gain for AMD: ‘Notable discount’ to Nvidia

RBC Capital Markets began coverage of AMD on Monday, saying the steady demand for gaming chips and the company’s solid gains in the server market makes the stock underrated. “While we think the stock will remain volatile, we note that AMD trades at a notable discount on a sales basis …

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Euro rises sharply as ECB’s Draghi views tighter labor market

DANIEL ROLAND | AFP | Getty Images Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) arrives for a press conference following the meeting of the Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on September 13, 2018. The euro has risen to a session high and yields have risen after …

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Singapore Airlines takes delivery of a plane to fly world’s longest direct route

The first A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range), which has an extended range of up to 9,700 nautical miles, was delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines in September 2018. Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of a new plane that will perform the world’s longest commercial non-stop service by miles flown. The Airbus …

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