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Wynn Resorts shares crater after walk-in business in China slows down

Jerome Favre | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man takes photographs outside the Wynn Macau casino resort, operated by Wynn Resorts Ltd. Shares of high-end hotel operator Wynn Resorts fell more than 6 percent Wednesday after the company said gambling at their tables decreased in Macau. Wynn said mass market …

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‘Rick and Morty,’ With Adult Swim’s Oddest Duo, Returns. Finally.

Photo “Rick and Morty” returns for Season 3 on Adult Swim. Credit Adult Swim Being a “Rick and Morty” fan is a sort of exquisite torture, in several ways. For one thing, merely watching this outlandish animated Adult Swim series can hurt the brain. The tales of Rick, a crazed …

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Amazon goes on hiring spree as labor market tightens

Robert Daemmrich Photography | Corbis | Getty Images Amazon shipping center in Schertz, Texas Amazon has some job openings. Lots of them. The company said Wednesday that it’s looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across the U.S. It’s planning to make thousands of offers on the spot on Aug. …

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UK to tap Mexico after US in ongoing post-Brexit trade pursuit

Carlos Tischler | Getty Images Minister of Economy of Federal Government Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal attends the inauguration of the second stage of the Center for Advanced Engineering on July 11, 2014 in Queretaro, Mexico. Mexico is also currently investing heavily in its infrastructure, including building a new airport in Mexico …

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Auschwitz Artifacts to Go on Tour, Very Carefully

The exhibition — announced on Wednesday by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the organizer, the Spanish company Musealia — will include pieces from the museum such as a barracks; a freight car of the same type used to transport prisoners; letters and testimonials; and a gas mask, a tin that …

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Amazon sees Grail as a special opportunity for its cloud business

Christophe Morin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attendees stand near Amazon.com Web Services signage during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. A health start-up called Grail is developing one of the most ambitious technologies in Silicon Valley. And Amazon wants a …

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AMD says sales this quarter will top Street by $100 million

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices leaped 8 percent in premarket trade Wednesday after reporting strong guidance and better-than-expected earnings. The chipmaker said late Tuesday it expects third-quarter revenue to increase 15 percent year over year, implying $1.5 billion in sales, about $100 million more than what analysts polled by Thomson …

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After 26 Years, Munich Settles Case Over a Klee Looted by Nazis

“Through the story of this painting over the last 26 years,” he said in an interview, “we can trace the change of mentality not just in the museums, but also in the legal approach, the way we think about law and justice. Law and justice are not always the same …

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Shares of Roomba maker iRobot jump 20% after sales surge on Amazon

Credit: iRobot Corporation Roomba, by iRobot Corporation iRobot shares jumped more than 20 percent in premarket trading Wednesday, after raising guidance on the heels of a stronger-than-expected Amazon Prime Day earlier this month. The company also said second-quarter revenue increased more than 45 percent year over year to $183.1 million, …

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The charts are pointing to a comeback for crude oil: Trader

The crude comeback is far from over, according to Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com. WTI crude oil jumped to a seven-week high on Tuesday following bullish supply news from Saudi Arabia and OPEC. The commodity broke above $48 per barrel for the first time since early June. “The crude oil market …

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