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AT&T loses bid to force the disclosure of White House communication about Time Warner deal

Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump listens to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson during the ‘American Leadership in Emerging Technology’ event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 22, 2017. A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request …

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Stylish Queen Elizabeth II makes first Fashion Week visit

Paul Hackett | Reuters Caroline Rush (L), Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue attend the Richard Quinn show at London Fashion Week, in London, Britain February 20, 2018. Queen Elizabeth II has always dressed with style and flair — …

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Fogo de Chao shares rally on sale to Rhone Capital

Evy Mages for the Washington Post | Getty Images Fogo De Chao, a brazilian restaurant in Washington, D.C. Shares of Fogo de Chao skyrocketed more than 25 percent after the company disclosed it was being acquired by Rhone Capital in a deal worth $560 million. Rhone will pay $15.75 per …

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Dow slides more than 100 points as Walmart shares tank nearly 10%

BRYAN R. SMITH | AFP | Getty Images Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2017 in New York. “The equity markets snapped back from a deeply oversold condition last week,” Bruce Bittles, chief …

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Galaxy S9 coming soon, so don’t buy a new Samsung phone yet

Getty Images DJ Koh, president of mobile communications business at Samsung, holds up the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 smartphone during a launch event for the new product, August 23, 2017. Don’t buy a new Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ right now. Samsung will introduce the successors to those devices …

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Citi downgrades Snap, cuts price target as users lash out over redesign

Snapchat users are livid over the app’s recent redesign, prompting a barrage of criticism on social media. Wall Street is taking notice and growing concerned over the company’s user numbers and financial results. In a note Tuesday morning, Citigroup warned clients that it downgraded Snap’s stock to a sell rating, …

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Update your iPhone, Apple just fixed a big text message bug

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) takes a picture with David Casarez (R) who just purchased the new iPhone X at an Apple Store on November 3, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. Apple has released a software update that prevents a text message bug from crashing …

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‘I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama’

Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump (L) chats with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017.

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South Korean cryptocurrency official found dead at home, reports say

Seung-il Ryu | NurPhoto | Getty Images A Screen shows the prices of bitcoin at a virtual currency exchange store in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean government official who helped regulatory efforts to limit cryptocurrency speculation has died, according to multiple reports. Jung Ki-joon, head of economic policy coordination …

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Greece has a tricky decision to make that could see market repercussions

Francois Lenoir | Reuters Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos attends a eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2017. Greece and Europe both want to see the former exit its bailout program as scheduled in August. But that brings about a difficult decision on how that should take …

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