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Alzheimer’s disease, dementia cases to double by 2060

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Police block off roads after an unidentified assailant opened fire at a warehouse complex September 20, 2018 in Aberdeen, Maryland, killing and wounding multiple people, authorities said. The number of people projected to have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in the United States is …

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‘Trading near all-time low valuations’

Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Randall Stephenson, CEO, AT&T UBS raised its rating of AT&T to buy from neutral on Thursday, citing a coming turnaround in the company’s operating performance and “an overly negative outlook” on AT&T shares, the firm said. “We believe the stock is trading …

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Frontier Airlines starts offering passengers free date changes

Matt Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ground operations employees prepare to unload baggage from a Frontier Airlines plane at Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado. Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines, which charges passengers for advanced seat assignments and carry-on luggage, is trying a new tack to attract travelers: lowering …

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FDA chief Gottlieb worries about teens using marijuana

David A. Grogan | CNBC Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaking at the CNBC Healthy Returns Conference in New York on March 28th, 2018. Marijuana legalization is making pot look safe to use and easier for teens to get, and that worries Food and Drug Administration …

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Eventbrite (EB) IPO: Stock starts trading

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz (C) and her husband Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Eventbrite ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, September 20, 2018.  Online ticketing company Eventbrite soared as much as 60 percent on its first day of trading on the …

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JP Morgan lowers GE price target to $10 per share

Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images A GE turbine is transported to a power plant in Belfort, France, on June 29, 2015. J.P. Morgan lowered its price target on General Electric stock to $10 per share from $11 per share on Thursday, calling a recent gas turbine failure in …

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Pilots on Indian flight forget to switch on cabin pressure

Raveendran | AFP | Getty Images An Indian security official looks on as an aircraft of Jet Airways taxies after landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. Around 30 passengers on a domestic flight in India suffered ear pain and nose bleeding after pilots “forgot” to flick …

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Jamie Dimon isn’t concerned about emerging markets

Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., sits ahead of a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the JP Morgan Global China Summit in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Jamie Dimon isn’t worried about emerging markets — …

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Facebook reportedly hasn’t complied with EU consumer rules yet

John Thys | AFP | Getty Images Global activists of Avaaz, set up cardboard cutouts of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, on which is written ‘Fix Fakebook’, in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels, on May 22, 2018. Facebook may face sanctions because it has yet to comply with …

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Alibaba is no longer planning to create 1 million U.S. jobs

Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Jack Ma (R), founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, and President-elect Donald Trump pose for the media after their meeting at Trump Tower January 9, 2017. Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, says that the company …

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