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Banks surge after getting Fed’s blessing to unleash record buybacks

Shares of large U.S. banks jumped higher in the premarket Thursday after the Federal Reserve cleared their capital return plans. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America all traded at least 1 percent higher before the bell. The U.S. central bank did not object to any …

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In Detroit, Artists Explore the Riches of the 99-Cent Store

Mr. Pruitt has laid out 48 gradient poster boards to create a massive color-field wall hanging. Mr. Israel made a Calder-ish mobile. Ms. Meckseper created a shelf assemblage of engaging mirrored items not dissimilar to those she typically explores in her art. Mr. Baldessari, on the other hand, considered a …

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Apple’s iPhone turns 10, bumpy start forgotten

Getty Images Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPhone that was introduced at Macworld on January 9, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Apple’s iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and …

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How Siri got on the iPhone

Photo courtesy of Adam Cheyer Adam Cheyer, co-founder of Siri and Viv Labs That’s why in 1993 Cheyer, who was then working at the SRI International research lab, built the first prototype of what would one day become Siri. Over two decades, Cheyer built 50 versions of his Siri technology. …

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ECB might be seriously confusing markets, but most bets suggest tightening in 2018

Peti Kollanyi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A television monitor shows Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaking during a news conference to discuss monetary policy in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Investors and markets may have shown some confusion regarding the future policy of …

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Chinese TV star Jin Xing on home-ownership in China and what she invests in

Visual China Group | Getty Images Dancer and TV personality Jin Xing in Shanghai, China on February 18, 2017. Jin, who professes to not being an expert in managing money, said her investments center on her children’s education, health insurance for her family and “some small property in Europe” due …

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Theresa May is a leader on borrowed time: Lord Patten

Getty Images British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May speaks at the declaration at the election count at the Magnet Leisure Centre on June 9, 2017 in Maidenhead, England. Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong and member of the U.K. House of Lords for the Conservative Party, …

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Review: ‘Despicable Me 3’ Suggests a Franchise Running on Fumes

Photo The brothers Dru, left, and Gru (both voiced by Steve Carell) in “Despicable Me 3.” Credit Universal Studios The latest animated “Despicable Me” outing shows signs of wear even as its energy level escalates. This time, the reformed villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is in domestic bliss with …

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Unease in Brussels over Trump’s Poland visit

MANDEL NGAN | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on June 9, 2017. A trip to Poland by U.S. President Donald Trump next week may feel like a diplomatic coup for …

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