Warren Buffett reportedly loses a big takeover battle
Warren Buffett didn’t become the world’s fourth-wealthiest person by getting outbid on deals. The Oracle of Omaha reportedly made a…
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Solid China economic data helps Asian markets creep higher
Asian markets advanced Monday after a couple of economic reports showed some signs of promise for China’s manufacturing sector. Manufacturing…
Continue Reading Black Friday pulls in a record $7.4 billion in online sales, as many turn to mobile orders
This year’s Black Friday shaped up to be the biggest yet. Americans spent $7.4 billion online on Black Friday and $4.2 billion on Thanksgiving…
Continue Reading Former Bloomberg editor says the news organization should cover Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 bid ‘aggressively’
Kathy Kiely left Bloomberg News in 2016 over the organization’s strategy for covering its owner, Michael Bloomberg, as he was considering a bid…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen 2’ nabs highest-grossing weekend in Thanksgiving history
Another week, another box office record broken by Disney. “Frozen 2,” the studio’s sequel to the 2013 animated phenomenon, set the…
Continue Reading Will 2019 produce the biggest IPO ever?
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Continue Reading Huawei CEO says his daughter should be proud she became a ‘bargaining chip’ in the trade war
Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has been called the face of the US-China trade war. But to Huawei founder and…
Continue Reading Fiat Chrysler and UAW reach tentative labor agreement
The United Auto Workers union and Fiat Chrysler have reached a tentative labor deal, marking the last round of contract negotiations with the three…
Continue Reading 8 tech gadgets that work offline
It’s been a brutal year for data breaches and tech gadget hacks. Technology has unquestionably made life easier in many ways, but being…
Continue Reading Singapore just used its fake news law. Critics say it’s just what they feared
Singapore just showed the world how it plans to use a controversial new law to tackle what it deems fake news — and critics say it’s just…
Continue Reading Black Friday kicks off with $4.2B Thanksgiving online shopping feast
Americans with a hearty appetite for online deals pulled out their smartphones and, for the first time, shelled out more than $4 billion on…
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Borderland shops look to cash in on ‘Small Business Saturday’
EL PASO, Texas — Long lines at retail giants such as Best Buy or Walmart on Black Friday have become second nature. Many retailers offering enticing…
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How smartphones are causing kids to experience anxiety, depression and low self-esteem
EL PASO, Texas — No parent wants their child to suffer from anxiety, depression or low self-esteem, but new studies show that unlimited access to…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen 2’ could break even more box office records for Disney this weekend
Disney has a lot to be thankful for this weekend. A week after “Frozen 2” crushed box office records as the biggest global opening for an…
Continue Reading Buyer beware! These are the tricks online stores use to get you buying more stuff
There’s a reason you fall into the rabbit hole of online shopping. A new study breaks down a few wily ways digital retailers sucker shoppers…
Continue Reading The RealReal CEO stands up for the company’s authentication policy
The CEO of luxury goods reseller The RealReal is defending the company’s authentication process after it was accused of selling counterfeit…
Continue Reading America’s stock market is shrinking. NYSE has a plan for that
America’s stock market is shrinking. The number of public companies has been cut roughly in half over the past two decades, mostly by choice.…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen 2’ nabs a record box office for Disney
Five Disney films have made more than $1 billion at the box office this year. After this weekend, it looks like “Frozen 2” is on its way…
Continue Reading The car industry’s electric upheaval claims another 10,000 jobs
Daimler, the owner of Mercedes-Benz, is cutting at least 10,000 jobs around the world, making it the latest carmaker to shed workers as the industry…
Continue Reading India’s economic growth rate has halved in just three years
Three years ago, India was enjoying economic growth of about 9%. Now the rate of expansion has slumped to just half that. The country’s gross…
Continue Reading For the next 26 days, retailers will be after your wallet
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Continue Reading Twitter boss Jack Dorsey says he’s going to live in Africa
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has capped a whirlwind tour of Africa by pledging to move to the continent for several months in 2020. Dorsey…
Continue Reading Alibaba spiked nearly 13% in its debut week in Hong Kong
Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares stumbled past the finish line Friday as they wrapped their first week of trading in the Asian financial hub. But the…
Continue Reading Gold cards for everyone. How a bank for the forgotten made its investors very rich
How do you get a stock to increase 144,000% in less than two decades? For one South African bank, the answer is a relentless focus on customers…
Continue Reading South Korea didn’t buy any beer from Japan last month
Beer guzzlers are feeling the impact of the South Korea-Japan trade war. Japanese trade data released on Thursday showed beer exports to South Korea…
Continue Reading Facebook and Instagram service restored after Thanksgiving Day outage
Facebook says it has fixed an issue that left some users in the United States unable to post photos or answer messages on Facebook or Instagram…
Continue Reading Apple slammed by Ukraine for marking Crimea as part of Russia
Apple is facing a backlash from Ukraine after marking the disputed territory of Crimea as a part of Russia in its apps for Russian users. CNN…
Continue Reading Why Millennials are buying more Christmas trees than ever
Christmas tree sellers across the country are expecting an influx of new and returning customers this holiday season after experiencing a surge in…
Continue Reading Brexit could cut UK car production in half
UK auto production is already plummeting and Brexit could make things even worse, limiting annual output to just 1 million cars, about half what the…
Continue Reading China’s pork crisis may be easing but price rises are still in the cards
China says the worst of its pork crisis might be over, but some analysts say it’s still too soon to give the all-clear. The number of breeding…
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