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Stadium bring 47 college basketball games exclusively to Facebook

Getty Images UC Davis Aggies Guard Siler Schneider (5) changes direction with his dribble upon seeing the double team defense of Kansas Jayhawks Guard Josh Jackson (11) and Kansas Jayhawks Guard Devonte’ Graham (4) during the Kansas Jayhawks game versus the UC Davis Aggies in the first round of the …

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Singapore suspends trade relations with North Korea

MANAN VATSYAYANA | AFP | Getty Images The North Korean flag is seen at mast past the barbed wire fencing of the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur “Singapore will prohibit all commercially traded goods from, or to, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),” the city-state’s customs said in …

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Rockwell Automation shares surge after Emerson hikes takeover bid

Getty Images Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Busch Series RoadLoans.com 200 at Dover International Speedway on September 22, 2007 in Dover, Delaware. Shares of Rockwell Automation jumped 8 percent in the premarket Thursday after Emerson Electric increased its takeover bid of the …

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Buy Tesla shares ahead of big semi truck unveil, ‘major’ autopilot update: Analyst

Wall Street is eager to see Tesla’s new semi truck and hear updates on its autonomous driving technology ahead of the company’s event Thursday. Tesla’s leadership in autopilot technology and the semi truck’s success is critical for one analyst at Nomura, who reiterated his buy rating on CEO Elon Musk’s …

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US import prices rose 0.2% in Oct, vs 0.4% increase expected

Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. Oakland cargo ship is guided into the Port of Oakland by an AmNav tug boat. U.S. import prices rose less than expected in October as an increase in the cost of imported petroleum and capital goods was …

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Bill Franke calls flyers teenage spoiled brats after Airbus deal

CNBC’s David Reid Bill Franke, Managing Partner of Indigo Partners (L) and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft (R) Veteran airline investor Bill Franke has claimed that U.S. travelers are spoiled and need to be better educated about no-frills travel. Franke’s private equity firm, Indigo Partners, …

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Volkswagen to spend billions to build China electric cars

Christian Charisius | Reuters New cars of several brands of German carmaker Volkswagen AG are covered with protective covers before they are loaded for export on a transport ship at the harbour of the Volkswagen plant in Emden, Germany. Volkswagen Group said on Thursday it plans to spend 10 billion …

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More Chinese firms are coming to list in the US — but don’t expect a flood, Nasdaq says

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Richard Liu, founder and chairman of JD.com, during an IPO ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on May 22, 2014. Although U.S. investors may be more familiar with China’s big-name tech players like Alibaba and JD.com, the IPO market is …

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North Korea defector may have worked for a state official: Chosun Ilbo

Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks toward the north from an observation post inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 17, 2017. “Only drivers are allowed to operate vehicles and go to Panmunjom through the demilitarized zone,” a former North …

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Chinese investors are stealthily pouring money into India

Sheng Jiapeng | CNSPHOTO | VCG | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Daci’en Temple on May 14, 2015 in Xi’an, China. If you go by official Indian government figures, Chinese direct investments into the country this century hit a paltry $1.6 billion …

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