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Trump will address nation before visiting southern border amid shutdown

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump (C) inspects border wall prototypes in San Diego, California on March 13, 2018. President Donald Trump said Monday that he will address the nation at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday to discuss the standoff over his proposed border wall that has …

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Amazon Key garage delivery coming this year

Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Amazon has a new way to prevent thieves from stealing packages. In …

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Amazon passes Microsoft in market value, becomes largest

Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.  Amazon is now the largest company by market value, overtaking Microsoft’s hold …

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Microsoft, Kroger take on Amazon with futuristic grocery store pilot

Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella smiles during the question and answer portion of the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., on Nov. 28, 2018. Microsoft and Kroger are taking on Amazon’s cashierless stores with their own futuristic grocery store pilot. The move deepens the partnership …

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Bridgewater’s Pure Alpha fund posts nearly 15 percent gain in 2018

J. Countess | Getty Images Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund, posted returns for 2018 that not only outperformed benchmark indexes for various asset classes, but also many of its peers. The firm’s flagship Pure Alpha fund finished the year returning 14.6 …

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Government shutdown becomes the third-longest ever

Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images GP: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (2nd-R), D-CA, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd-L), D-NY, Rep. Steny Hoyer (L), D-MD, and Senator Dick Durbin (R), D-IL, exit the White House after meeting with US president Donald Trump to discuss the partial government shutdown, January …

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Three options strategies for the week: January 7, 2019

The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Carter Worth recommends buying Gold Shares calls and Verizon. Mike Khouw recommends an April call spread in Verizon. Dan Nathan recommends a July call spread in Intel. Trader disclosure: Dan Nathan is long FB Jan / …

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Netflix wins big at the Golden Globes

Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gives a keynote address, January 6, 2016 at the CES 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Netflix raked in five Golden Globes Sunday night, proving its investment in original content is paying off in critical acclaim. The …

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Nissan’s executive Munoz takes leave of absence in wake of Ghosn arrest

Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Pedestrians walk in front of a monitor showing an image of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn in a news program on December 10, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.  A senior executive of Nissan Motor, Jose Munoz, has taken a leave of …

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Trump’s asking for a recession if ‘he doesn’t resolve China,’ strategist says

Jim Young | Reuters President Donald Trump leads a Cabinet meeting on day 12 of the partial U.S. government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2019. “If (Trump) doesn’t resolve China, he is asking for a recession, I think that’s a given because you can’t have …

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