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Boeing lost $26.6 billion of market value since Sunday’s 737 Max crash

Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Batik Air Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 aircraft, operated by Lion Air, center, sits on the tarmac at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cenkareng, Indonesia, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Boeing investors lost $26.6 billion in the first two trading days this week …

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Paul Manafort indicted by NY prosecutors after federal sentencing

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse after a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, May 4, 2018. New York prosecutors Wednesday announced the indictment of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, only minutes after …

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Canada to ban 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft from flying in Canadian airspace

Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images An American Airlines Boeing 737 800 sits at a gate at Los Angeles International Airport on May 24, 2018. The Canadian government said Wednesday it is temporarily grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes and barring them from the country’s airspace, …

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Boeing, Aurora Cannabis, Vera Bradley & more

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 30, 2018. Check out the companies making headlines midday Wednesday: Aurora Cannabis — Shares of Aurora Cannabis rose 10 percent in midday trading after the company announced that billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz will …

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Amazon removes books touting debunked ‘autism cures’

Leonard Ortiz | Digital First Media | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, speaks to a group of Amazon employees that are veterans during an Amazon Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 12, 2018. Amazon removed two books that promote unscientific “autism cures” after Wired published a …

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VW says it will not pursue Traton IPO for now due to market conditions

Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Traton International LT A26 haulage truck sits on display on the Volkswagen AG (VW) Traton heavy-truck division exhibition area at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would not pursue an …

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal-scoring heroics sends Juventus shares soaring

Marco Rosi | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus acknowledges the fans as he celebrates after winning the Italian Supercup match between Juventus and AC Milan at King Abdullah Sports City on January 16, 2019 in Jeddah. “This was why Juventus brought me here,” remarked Portuguese …

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Pelosi will block Senate plan on Trump national emergency declaration

Alex Edelman | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019. The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as …

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Aurora Cannabis chairman describes Nelson Peltz partnership

Aurora Cannabis Executive Chairman Michael Singer told CNBC that the company’s new partnership with activist investor Nelson Peltz is one of many strategic relationships it hopes to foster as it works to broaden its product portfolio. “He may have a reputation as the hedge fund activist, but I can tell …

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Sen. Warren has zero sympathy for parents in college admissions scam

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during the press conference on the Fair Shot Agenda to lower interest rates on student loan debt on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski that she has “zero” …

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