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Microsoft’s Alain Crozier on US tech firms in China

Dave Zhong | Getty Images Alain Crozier, CEO of Microsoft Greater China Region, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 2 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 28, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China.  American technology companies that want to succeed in China need to …

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Volatility charts suggest now is the time to buy into stocks

After inspecting the charts of the Cboe Volatility Index — a market measure sometimes referred to as the “fear gauge” or the VIX — volatility expert Mark Sebastian thinks that the market could soon exit its bearish phase. Stocks have been trading choppily since early October, mainly on uncertainty surrounding …

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SEC wants key upgrades in crypto markets before approving bitcoin ETF

Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jay Clayton, chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting the approval of what would be the first-ever bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF. But the man largely behind greenlighting one — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton …

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Amazon is working to mine patient records to diagnose disease

Bloomberg | Getty Images Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at the AWS Summit in San Francisco on April 19, 2017. Amazon confirmed on Tuesday that it’s launched a project to mine data from electronic medical records, as the company pushes deeper into the health-care market. Coinciding with …

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Deutsche Bank reportedly considers ousting two senior managers 

Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Christian Sewing, CEO of Germany’s Deutsche Bank, addresses the audience during the bank’s annual meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, May 24, 2018. Deutsche Bank, the troubled German financial institution, is mulling the ouster of a pair of key executives, according to Dow Jones. Sylvie Matherat, the bank’s …

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Salesforce earnings Q3 2019

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Marc Benioff, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Sept. 25, 2018. Salesforce shares rose in extended trading on Tuesday after the cloud software company reported fiscal third-quarter results that …

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China citizens are proud the country can compete with the US on AI, venture fund manager says 

Dave Zhong/Getty Images for CNBC International Edith Yeung, Head of Greater China & Partner of 500 Startups China, speaks during Fireside Chat on Day 1 of CNBC East Tech West at LN Garden Hotel Nansha Guangzhou on November 27, 2018 in Nansha, Guangzhou, China. The venture fund manager was also …

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Active shooter drill at Walter Reed military hospital sparks fear

Oliver Contreras | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center stands in Bethesda, Maryland, on  May 14, 2018. WASHINGTON — Alerts about an active shooter at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland caused patients and a U.S. congressman to fear the worst on Tuesday, …

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China’s economy may be bending, but it’s not breaking: JP Morgan

Dave Zhong | Getty Images for CNBC International Jing Ulrich, MD & Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific for J.P. Morgan Chase, speaks during CNBC’s East Tech West in Nansha, Guangzhou. On top of those factors are concerns about trade tensions between China and the U.S. The two countries have announced …

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Amazon says it had its biggest shopping day ever on Cyber Monday

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., laughs during a discussion at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.  Amazon said Tuesday it had its biggest shopping day …

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