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Measles cases reported in 12 states. Outbreak spreads in Brooklyn

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Mill Valley, California. Measles cases have cropped up across 12 states over the last ten weeks — nearly two decades since the highly contagious disease was said to …

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This group of tech stocks is in a ‘must-own industry’: Oppenheimer

One slice of the tech space is outperforming. The IGV tech-software sector ETF, which holds stocks such as Salesforce.com and Oracle, is up more than 18 percent in 2019, better than the 15 percent gain on the broader XLK technology ETF. Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, calls …

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Trump says planes too complex after crash of Boeing jet in Ethiopia

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks at the debut of the Boeing South Carolina Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., February 17, 2017. In the wake of the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia, President Donald Trump said Tuesday …

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Honda to recall about 1 million vehicles in US to replace defective Takata airbags

Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees perform quality control inspections on Honda Accord vehicles at the Honda of America Manufacturing Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio, on Dec. 21, 2017. Honda said on Tuesday it would recall about 1.1 million Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States …

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Brexit clarity could spark a rare dual asset rally, strategist says

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS | AFP | Getty Images An anti-Brexit activist flies an EU flag during a demonstration outside of the Houses of Parliament in London on February 28, 2019. A “real change in clarity” regarding Brexit could cause a rare rally for both sterling and U.K. stocks, one strategist told …

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Germany will set own standards on Huawei, Merkel says

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel speeches during her meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at Meseberg governmental house August 18, 2018 in Gransee, Germany. Germany will define its own security standards for a new 5G mobile network, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, when …

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Joe Biden gives clearest signal yet about 2020 run

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters conference in Washington, DC on March 12, 2019. Former Vice President Joe Biden gave one of his clearest signals yet that he may be on the verge of announcing …

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Bank of America lays out bull and bear cases

Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple launch event in the Brooklyn borough of New York, October 30, 2018.  Bank of America has laid out the bull and bear cases for Apple, a day after upgrading the stock and raising the firm’s price target to …

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Search trends in China show interest in iPhone down nearly 50%

Greg Baker | AFP | Getty Images Customers look at products in an Apple store in Beijing on December 11, 2018. Chinese interest in Apple’s iPhone seems to be waning as fewer consumers look up the smart phone online, according to Longbow Research. The number of iPhone searches on Chinese …

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Facebook removed Elizabeth Warren’s ads calling for its break up

Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Dirksen Building titled Domestic and International Policy Update, on May 18, 2017. Facebook removed some of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign ads calling for its …

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