The scope of the Google-Apple deal has long been a mystery among analysts. AFP/Getty Images Inside Google, they called the scenario “Code Red,” so stark was the prospect of losing the search engine’s lucrative pipeline from Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Now that possibility is officially on the table. Google’s partnership with Apple is at …
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A top White House official recently traveled to Damascus for secret talks with the Assad regime, marking the first time such a high-level U.S. official has met in Syria with the isolated government in more than a decade, according to Trump administration officials and others familiar with the negotiations. Kash …
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Wirecard, headquartered in Aschheim near Munich, this fall faced a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of payments provider. Christof Stache/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images This year, $ 2 billion is missing at a German fintech company, $ 300 million of sales has been found to be fabricated at a Chinese coffee chain …
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Until Election Day, and maybe for a few weeks afterward if voting results are disputed, expect warnings about stock market volatility. But history has shown the market tends to rally after elections. Charles Lemonides showed that following the past nine presidential elections, the stock market staged long rallies no matter …
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I’ve been working on something exciting with my friend Jade from BFF Print Shop & now I need your help! I’ve been wanting to create a gallery wall up our staircase for so long and I wanted to get you guys involved too. Jade is the queen of all gallery …
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Politics weighed heavily on Wall Street this week as investors’ uncertainty about the upcoming election grows. The first round of presidential debates was particularly vicious. That led many investors to worry about potential controversy extending well past the November 3 election day. Then, two events that happened late Thursday threw …
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Devon Energy Corp. and WPX Energy Inc. are in talks to combine, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that could help the energy companies weather a prolonged industry slump. The companies are discussing an all-stock deal that would create an entity with a combined current market …
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In a word, housing is booming. Data released this week shows sales of newly-built homes at a 14-year high. The Census Bureau’s August report shows an eye-popping 43% year-over-year increase in the sale of newly-built homes. Recently, the National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes also increased …
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