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Trump's China hawks prepare to swoop as trade talks go nowhere
L.A. Times - 25 Aug 2018 03:30The Videogame Industry Reaches for the Cloud
Barron's - 25 Aug 2018 05:39
How streaming could provide a boost to the profits of game makers like Electronic Arts and challenge console manufacturers.
Dollar General is on a path to dominate in America. Here's how it keeps its prices so low. (DG)
Business Insider - 25 Aug 2018 18:08
AP Dollar General is bucking the retail trend and expanding rapidly in the United States. It plans to open 900 new stores by the end of the year. The retailer is capitalizing on a growing trend toward more cost-conscious...
Tesla abandons Elon Musk's plan to delist company
BBC - 25 Aug 2018 08:52
The electric car maker's share price dropped 20% since Elon Musk said he wanted to take it private.
Paul Singer's hedge fund lobbies against Dell's $22B deal
New York Post - 25 Aug 2018 06:03
Paul Singer's Elliott Management is talking trash about Michael Dell's attempt to buy the VMware tracking stock for $22 billion, The Post has learned. The hedge fund has reached out to owners of the tracking stock, which...
U.S. stock fund investors show no fear of King Dollar
Reuters - 25 Aug 2018 05:22
U.S. fund investors are in no rush to shore up defenses against the strong dollar.
Brexit deal or no deal: What about my pension?
BBC - 25 Aug 2018 04:28
The Brexit no-deal papers raised questions over expats' pension payments. So how else could retirement be affected?
Netflix Earnings: Where Accounting Meets Showbiz
Barron's - 25 Aug 2018 03:13
Content accounting will become increasingly important to the entertainment industry's reported earnings as more companies spend on programming.
Trump suggests US close to 'big' trade agreement with Mexico
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 18:15
President Donald Trump says the United States is close to a "big Trade Agreement" with Mexico and he's citing improving ties between the two countries. Trump says on Twitter the …
Data from states shows thousands of Amazon employees are on food stamps (AMZN)
Business Insider - 25 Aug 2018 17:09
AP/Alex Brandon Amazon is one of the top employers of those who receive SNAP benefits, otherwise known as food stamps, in at least five states. Nearly one in three Amazon employees in Arizona and 1 in 10 in Ohio were on ...
Restaurant spending: U.S. cities where people go out to eat all the time
USA Today - 25 Aug 2018 15:53
According to a 2018 survey by restaurant rating guide Zagat, Americans go out to eat an average of 5.9 times a week.
Trump's bad week: A growing list of allies turn against him
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 08:21
On one of the worst days of his presidency, Donald Trump was chatting aboard Air Force One when the conversation took a detour into gallows humor. Trump was returning from …
NC collector finds 'Holy Grail' of arrowheads in front yard
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 08:01
Gordon Godwin loves arrowheads. He has about 1,000 in his collection gathered from fields around Alamance and Caswell counties, but to find the prize of his collection -- a Clovis …
Struggling MoviePass pulls the plug on annual subscriptions
New York Post - 25 Aug 2018 06:10
Movie subscription service MoviePass has pulled the plug on annual subscriptions, telling those subscribers that they will have to adhere to the same terms as monthly subscribers. The service made the announcement Friday...
Fed's Bullard warns of recession risk in raising rates
Reuters - 25 Aug 2018 05:13
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Friday raised new alarm bells over the U.S. central bank's plan to keep raising interest rates, warning that even one more rate hike could set the stage for reces...
Court dismisses casino mogul defamation case against AP
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 04:41
A Nevada judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter based on a report about two womens' accounts to …
Will the US stock market boom continue?
BBC - 25 Aug 2018 04:41
The US market rally has stock indexes at or near record highs. Are there clouds on the horizon?
Utah comic convention ordered to pay $4M in trademark case
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 04:36
A federal judge has ordered organizers of Salt Lake City's annual comic convention to pay nearly $4 million in attorney fees and costs to San Diego Comic-Con after losing a …
Italy's Bond Woes Could Still Roil Global Markets
Barron's - 25 Aug 2018 04:28
Foreign investors are fleeing Italy's bond market--the world's third-largest, owing to the country's huge debt load--ahead of a crucial budget test for its coalition government
Mississippi factory moves, investing $9.5M and hiring 250
Miami Herald - 25 Aug 2018 04:28
A commercial kitchen equipment company will relocate a factory in Mississippi, investing $9.5 million and creating 250 jobs. Unified Brands, a unit of Dover Corp. of Downers Grove, Illinois, made …
S&P 500 Gains 0.9% to Break Its Record--at Last
Barron's - 25 Aug 2018 04:19
It took nearly seven months, but it was worth it. How long will the elation last?
House of Fraser rescue details emerge
BBC - 25 Aug 2018 04:11
The deal Sports Direct's Mike Ashley is trying to pull off with landlords is key to turnaround plans.