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Dow Jones posts fake headlines claiming ‘Google to buy Apple’

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The silhouette of Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., is seen as he exits the stage during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. Dow Jones newswires sent several fake headlines shortly after the market opened for …

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 4: Remain Klingon

We learn from Voq that it’s been six months since the war started. For some reason, Voq and the rest of T’Kuvma’s followers were left adrift and starving after the Battle of the Binary Stars, while the rest of the Klingon Empire (which was united by T’Kuvma), takes on the …

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Sell Apple supplier Jabil on ‘downside risk’ to iPhone sales: Goldman

Jim Stem | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee works on a circuit board at Jabil Circuit’s facility in St. Petersburg, Florida. A large Apple supplier is going to disappoint investors, according to a top Wall Street firm. Goldman Sachs lowered its rating for Jabil shares to sell from neutral, …

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Puerto Rico is still in survival mode after Maria: private investor

Getty Images Arian Rodriguez covers himself with a tarp as residents wait in the rain to register with FEMA more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit the island, on October 9, 2017 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. A recovery is not the top item on many Puerto Ricans’ minds after …

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New York Architects Chosen for Major New London Concert Hall

Photo The Center for Music will be built on the current site of the Museum of London, near the Barbican Center. Credit Rex Features, via Associated Press LONDON — The high-profile American architectural practice Diller Scofidio & Renfro has been chosen to design the Center for Music, a future home …

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Russian firm launches version of Amazon Alexa

Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images A customer uses the Yandex.Taxi online app on a smartphone to scan for available taxi cabs in Moscow, Russia The Russian technology company Yandex has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant called “Alice”. Yandex, Russia’s largest search engine, said in a press release …

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Trump calls for tax law changes for NFL over protests: Twitter post

Getty Images Members of the Detroit Lions take a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to the start of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field on September 24, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for changes to U.S. tax law …

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The Fed’s plans are making one technical analyst bet against a tumbling ETF

Investors are expecting the Fed to hike rates in December, and Todd Gordon says that means you want to bet against the Japanese yen. Bond prices have been falling as expectations of a December rate hike have risen, and the yen’s correlation with Treasury prices has the TradingAnalysis.com founder predicting …

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Uber riders in Dubai can now select electric-powered Tesla

studioEAST | Getty Images News | Getty Images A man holds an Apple iPad Mini as he uses Uber app on October 6, 2017 in Hong Kong. The U.S.-based ride-hailing app launched the UberONE option on Tuesday in partnership with Dubai Taxi Corporation, which added 50 Tesla Model X and …

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Exuberance near a 40-year high, but no telling how long it will last

Stock valuations are high, but not in bubble territory. Investor optimism is plentiful but not exuberant or extreme. The bull market will not end until buying becomes euphoric. Anecdotal statements such as these are plentiful when bull markets are aged, but hard evidence to support them is rarely provided. Here’s …

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