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Twilio, Tripadvisor, Boston Beer, Roku and more

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twilio — Shares jumped 19% after Twilio beat revenue expectations in its most recent quarter. The communications firm posted revenue of $1.02 billion, slightly better than the Refinitiv consensus estimate of $1 billion. related …

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Eli Lilly recruits Black patients for Alzheimer trial as drugmakers seek diversity in clinical studies

Sharon Kimbrough went to the Black Women’s Expo in Atlanta to sell her memoir. Getting tested for Alzheimer’s was the furthest thing on her mind, but when nurses from Eli Lilly approached her about the company’s new trial, she decided to let them draw her blood. “I had two family …

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Bluetooth tracker Tile has new approach for stopping thieves, stalkers

Tile has a bunch of tracker sizes and shapes. Tile Life360’s Bluetooth tagging device Tile is launching a new anti-theft mode designed to get around a tricky issue: criminals knowing when an item they’ve stolen is being tracked. The new anti-theft mode makes a user’s Tile undetectable in Scan and …

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DOJ’s Lisa Monaco warns against TikTok use, citing security concerns

Nominee to be Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 9, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters A high-ranking official at the Department of Justice on Thursday warned against the use of the popular short-form video app …

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No. 1 job interview question every candidate should ask right now

Without a crystal ball, you can’t predict if — and when — you might lose your job. 2023 kicked off with massive layoffs in Big Tech, finance, real estate and beyond, leading some economists to warn that a “white-collar recession” is on the horizon. Newer employees are often among the …

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Paramount plans streaming price increases

07 December 2022, Berlin: Pam Kaufman, President & CEO Paramount, joins us for the Paramount+ launch event. The Paramount+ streaming service is now available in Germany. Jörg Carstensen | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Paramount Global said it saw its streaming business grow during the fourth quarter, and announced plans …

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Sanctions on Russian oil are having the ‘intended effect,’ IEA says

Russia announced that it would cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day in March after the West slapped price caps on Russian oil and oil products. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bans and price caps targeting Russian oil are having the “intended effect” despite surprisingly resilient …

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Standard Chartered ‘absolutely not’ for sale, bank CEO says

LONDON — The CEO of Standard Chartered said the bank was “absolutely not” for sale following speculation of a takeover bid. Bill Winters told CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore Thursday that a potential sale is not what the company is focused on. “On the right terms, somebody wants to come and thinks …

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ECB digital currency aims to counter potential threats from China, US

European officials have for several years been debating the need to be more autonomous and less reliant on other parts of the world, but talks intensified in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and then again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images The European …

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A ‘cocktail’ of sticky inflation and a tight labor market boosts Bank of England rate hike bets

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, attends the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report Press Conference, at the Bank of England, London, Britain, February 2, 2023.  Pool | Reuters LONDON — A tight labor market and comparatively slow return to earth for inflation means the Bank of England …

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