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Cryptocurrencies are plunging, led by ripple

Digital currencies fell broadly on Monday, with ripple and bitcoin leading the charge lower. Ripple traded 12.6 percent lower on the Bitstamp exchange. Coinmarketcap.com showed its price down nearly 30 percent, but it appeared that may be due to the site excluding certain prices from Korean exchanges. Bitcoin was off …

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Seagate shares surge after speculation over its Ripple ownership size

Chris Helgren | Reuters The logo of blockchain company Ripple is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. Seagate shares rallied Monday after a report speculated on the size of its early investments in cryptocurrency company Ripple. Seagate is an investor in …

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US to end protected status for many Salvadoran immigrants

Getty Images Stephen Miller, White House senior advisor for policy, listens during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, and congressional leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will not renew …

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China holds key to future of Airbus A380 superjumbo

Philippe Wojazer | Reuters An employee works on an Airbus A380 plane inside the Air France KLM maintenance hangar at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France, May 31, 2016. Hugely popular with passengers but less so with airlines, after just 10 years in the sky, …

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KeyBanc Capital Markets says iPhone X sales are ‘worse-than-expected’

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The iPhone X is displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on Sept. 12, 2017 in Cupertino, Calif. Recent reports of meager Apple iPhone X sales may be accurate, according to one Wall Street firm. Taiwan’s Economic Daily reported in late …

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The 10 best places to find a job in 2018

Stan Badz/PGA TOUR | Getty Images Golfers in Chandler, Arizona. Chandler, Arizona topped WalletHub’s list, thanks to high scores for the strength of its job market as well as favorable socioeconomic conditions for workers. The largest employer in Chandler is Intel. In fact, four cities in Arizona made it into …

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It’s Kim Jong Un’s birthday — Here are some of his most memorable quotes

STR | AFP | Getty Images This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 12, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) attending a photo session with teachers who volunteered to work at branch schools on islands and schools in forefront line …

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Pandora shares slip after Morgan Stanley downgrade

Getty Images A banner for Pandora Media, the online-radio company, hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Pandora fell more than 4 percent in the premarket Monday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock and raised concern about the company’s revenue growth for 2018. “Growing ad revenue …

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UK said to be seriously preparing for a Brexit ‘no deal’

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, leaves number 10 Downing Street to make a statement on the terror attack in London, U.K., on Sunday, June 4, 2017. The U.K. now looks to be seriously contemplating the idea that it could leave the EU without …

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Donald Trump reportedly set to unveil trade crackdown

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping leave after an opera performance at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. President Donald Trump will unveil plans for an aggressive trade crackdown over the coming weeks, according to a report by Politico. The White …

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