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Apple Accused of Allegedly Stealing Design of New Shortcuts App Icon
The startup Shift wants Apple to pay $200,000. …read more […]
Month: June 2018
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Germany’s Merkel offers way to solve trade row at tense G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday floated an idea to set up a way to resolve trade disputes between the United States and its allies, a French official said as consensus appeared to elude G7 leaders at a summit in Canada.
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GOP risks fallout from Justice Department move on health law
The Trump administration’s decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law’s popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove risky for Republicans in the midterm elections — and nudge premiums even higher. The Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, beginning with the unpopular requirement that people carry health insurance, but also including widely-supported provisions that guarantee access for people with medical problems and limit what insurers can charge older, sicker adults. …read more […]
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Google Looking at More Fines in the EU
Some media reports are saying that Google could be fined up to $11 billion over Android. …read more […]
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UK steps into G7 trade dispute, warns of tit-for-tat dangers
LA MALBAIE, Canada (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday warned both U.S. President Donald Trump and the European Union of the dangers of entering a tit-for-tat trade war over tariffs, urging both sides to instead focus on China’s excess steel production.
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U.S. Justice Department, AT&T await nail-biter of a court decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge will decide next week whether AT&T , which owns DirecTV, will be allowed to buy Time Warner , home to CNN and March Madness basketball, for $85 billion.
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Wall Street ends higher as investors set aside trade concerns
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Friday as investors shrugged off concerns about global trade tensions, but trading volume was relatively light ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings.
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G7 struggles to salvage summit as Trump holds firm on trade dispute
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday floated an idea to set up a mechanism to resolve trade differences with the United States and prevent future ones, a French official said as consensus appeared to elude G7 leaders at a summit in Canada.
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Wall Street rises, investors eye Fed decision, summit fears ebb
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes edged higher in a choppy trading session on Friday as investors placed bets ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings and appeared to shrug off concerns about global trade.
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3 Dividend Stocks That Pay You Better Than ExxonMobil Does
Here are three stocks — in energy, food, and property — that meet important needs and whose payouts exceed that of ExxonMobil. …read more […]
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Mueller issues second superseding indictment against Mana…
CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the latest developments in the case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. …read more […]
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Airbus nails down Bombardier CSeries deal in boost to jet
(Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus SE has finalized a rescue deal for Bombardier Inc’s CSeries jet and is expected to flex its cost-cutting and marketing muscle to revive the money-losing Canadian venture.
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Porsche to name all-electric model Taycan
STUTTGART (Reuters) – Sport car maker Porsche will name its first all-electric car model the Taycan, it said on Friday, a year before it plans to launch serial production of a vehicle that will compete with Tesla’s Model S.
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Wall Street inches up as investors eye summits, Fed decision
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes edged higher on Friday as investors placed bets ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings and some traders cited a shift out of emerging markets most exposed to higher oil prices and global trade tensions.
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Comcast to win unconditional EU okay for Sky bid: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. cable company Comcast is set to gain unconditional EU antitrust approval for its bid to buy European pay-TV company Sky , two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.