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Monthly Archives: November 2018

dialogue with the European Commission will go on

Simona Granati | Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 04:Economy Minister Giovanni Tria speaks during the presentation of the ASviS 2018 Report ‘Italy and the Objectives of Sustainable Development’ at the Chamber of Deputies, on October 4, 2018 in Rome, Italy.  The Italian government will …

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Entrepreneur Devika Wood on standing up to sexual harassment

Courtesy of The Telegraph Brenda Trenowden, Nuala Walsh and Devika Wood, at The Telegraph’s “Women Means Business” Live event in London. Speaking on the Telegraph’s “What are the real roadblocks to women’s success?” panel, Wood admitted that when she began this business journey, faced with mostly male investors, she had …

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Alibaba pledges to help China buy $200 billion in goods in next 5 years

Bloomberg | Getty Images Daniel Zhang, chief executive officer of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., speaks during a news conference in Shanghai, China. SHANGHAI, China — E-commerce giant Alibaba announced Tuesday it plans to help global businesses sell $200 billion in goods to China in the next five years. A day …

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Under Armour employees no longer allowed to expense strip club visits

Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive officer of Under Armour Inc., speaks during the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Under Armour says it is “committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace,” …

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ELF Beauty, Booking Holdings, Avis, Marriott and more

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Tarang Amin (C), Chairman and CEO of cosmetics company e.l.f. Beauty Inc., rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate his company’s IPO in New York City, U.S. September 22, 2016.  Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: E.L.F. …

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American makes it tougher to reach top frequent-flyer status 

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A traveler walks past an American Airlines Group Inc. aircraft at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. If you want to hit the top-tier frequent flyer status on American Airlines, you’ll have to spend more money. The airline is raising the …

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Facebook rejects ‘sensational’ Trump caravan election ad

Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.  Facebook on Monday said it would not allow President Trump’s reelection campaign to run advertisements urging Americans to vote for Republicans to stop thousands of immigrants …

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Top technician says charts point to a rally for classic tech stock Oracle

As the tech wreck rages on, one top technician says Oracle could rise above the carnage. The classic cloud stock has had a turbulent year and is now down around 8 percent from its all-time closing high of $52.97 in March. However, Carter Worth, head of technical analysis at Cornerstone …

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Supreme Court declines to take on net neutrality challenges

Ronen Tivony | NurPhoto | Getty Images Supporters of net neutrality protest outside a Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on November 28, 2017.  In a setback for industry groups, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced that it would not take up challenges to Obama-era “net neutrality” regulations that …

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Goldman sees three things weighing down stocks, but likes these names

After analyzing third-quarter earnings conference calls, Goldman Sachs found three major worries cited by corporate executives that could weigh on future profits. “Tariffs, wage inflation, and rising interest rates pose three key risks to all-time high S&P 500 profit margins,” said Goldman’s David Kostin, the firm’s chief equity strategist. But …

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