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Small-business optimism dips over fears of an economic slowdown

John Elk III/Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images People walk down historic Main St. in Deadwood, South Dakota. Although tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks this year fueled small-business optimism to hit its highest level in decades, the latest CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, released Monday, reveals that small-business confidence is starting to cool. …

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China court grants Qualcomm injunction against Apple

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A customer inspects two Apple iPhones at an Apple Store in Shanghai, China. A court in China has granted Qualcomm an injunction against Apple. The court has banned the import and sale of nearly all iPhone models in China, according to a statement …

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GoPro is moving camera production out of China over tariff concerns

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nick Woodman, founder and chief executive officer of GoPro Inc., speaks during an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. GoPro announced Monday it is pulling camera production out of China by summer 2019 to avoid being caught …

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Three options strategies for the week: December 10, 2018

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Dan Nathan suggests a put spread in the Utilities ETF. Mike Khouw and Carter Worth suggest a call spread in Costco. Mike Khouw also suggests a call spread in Tesla. Trader disclosure: Dan Nathan is long …

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Deutsche Bank thinks Facebook is an ‘extremely attractive’ stock

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., smiles during a news conference at the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Facebook is Deutsche Bank’s top pick among large internet stocks, with an “extremely attractive” valuation and a bevy of potential, the …

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UK banks may have been used for Iran payments related to Huawei: WSJ

Jane Wolsak | Reuters Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested on an extradition warrant, appears at her B.C. Supreme Court bail hearing along with a translator, in a drawing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 7, 2018. British banks Standard Chartered and HSBC were reportedly among financial institutions misled …

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Sterling plummets on reports UK government could pull Parliament’s vote on Brexit

Victoria Jones – PA Images | PA Images | Getty Images Prime Minister Theresa May leaving 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions.  Reports that Tuesday’s Brexit vote in the U.K. parliament has been delayed by Prime Minister Theresa May has sent sterling reeling. The pound fell to …

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Macron expected to promise economic change but is it too late?

Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 24: The french gilets jaunes protest turns out to be a revolution against President Macron today as thousands riot on the Champs Elysees on November 24, 2018 in Paris, France. PHOTOGRAPH BY Kiran Ridley / Barcroft Images (Photo …

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Facebook ramps up ad transparency ahead of India’s 2019 elections

David Paul Morris |Bloomberg | Getty Images Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, left, speaks as Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook, listens during a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. Advertisers in India who want to run political ads …

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