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Google's Larry Page 'floored' an early investor when he predicted it could be twice as big as Yahoo before it even had a business model (GOOG, GOOGL)

In 1999, before Google was a well-known (or well-funded) company, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were discussing their company with a new board member. Page and co-founder Sergey Brin’s goal was to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” recalls venture capitalist John Doerr in his book “Measure What Matters.” But first, Doerr — who had already invested $11.8 million to take a 12% ownership stake and a board seat — had to help them organize their newly incorporated company. …read more […]

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UPS to spend $130 million on new natural gas vehicles, fueling stations

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Package delivery company UPS on Tuesday said it will invest $130 million to buy 730 compressed natural gas vehicles and build five more domestic CNG fueling stations as the industry moves to shift from petroleum-burning vehicles to those that use less-polluting alternative fuels.

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Stocks are getting whacked as Trump moves toward an all-out trade war with China

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an all-out trade war with China by announcing the possibility of tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. US stocks were set to tumble at Tuesday’s open the morning after President Donald Trump threatened an all-out trade war with China. The S&P 500 was set to open lower by about 1% after heavy overnight selling dropped China’s Shanghai Composite (-3.78%) to its lowest level in two years. …read more […]