FILE PHOTO: The logos of Airbnb are displayed at an Airbnb event in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo (Reuters) – Home rentals giant Airbnb said it plans to list on stock exchanges in 2020, making it one of the most high-profile market debuts next year. (bit.ly/2mqasWw) Earlier this week, Airbnb said that […]
Read MoreBanker tells German fraud trial he made millions from ‘astronomical’ trades
BONN (Reuters) – A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he earned millions of euros from deals involving “astronomical” trades that prosecutors say were a means to make bogus tax reclaims. FILE PHOTO: State Prosecutor Anne Brorhilker puts on her robe before a trial against two […]
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Trump’s National Security Officials to Meet on Possible Iran Options
WASHINGTON — Senior national security officials from across the government are scheduled to meet Thursday to refine a list of potential targets to strike in Iran, should President Trump order a military retaliation for missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil fields last weekend, officials said. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Joseph […]
Read MoreBurger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
A plastic toy recycling box is seen inside a Burger King restaurant in Manchester, Britain, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble (Reuters) – Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was launching an amnesty for customers to return any freebies in a bid to tackle the […]
Read MoreMicrosoft drives S&P 500 near record high
(Reuters) – Gains in Microsoft shares pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within striking distance of its record high, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but played down hopes of further monetary easing. FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo […]
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The Best Golf Club Sets for Kids
This story was written in collaboration with Forbes Finds. Forbes Finds covers products and experiences we think you’ll love. Featured products are independently selected and linked to for your convenience. If you buy something using a link on this page, Forbes may receive a small share of that sale. Children need a set of clubs […]
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The Black Friday Of Home Buying Is Approaching
Seattle skyline panorama at sunset as seen from Kerry Park, Seattle, WA Getty The Black Friday week of homebuying is fast approaching. Realtor.com crunched the numbers with a variety of data points. It’s conclusion–the week of September 22 is the best week to buy a home and get the best deal for the remainder of […]
Read MoreSI’s NBA All-Decade Team: First Team
With the 2010s coming to a close, The Crossover takes a look back at the decade that was. Welcome to the All-Decade Team, which reflects on the last 10 years and the players who defined them.
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Trump pushes tweet falsely claiming Omar partied on 9/11 anniversary
President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The inaccurate video provoked new Twitter criticism of the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota, who has regularly faced […]
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How The President Of Dr. Seuss Enterprises Preserves The Legacy Of Ted Geisel
In an ever changing world, there is one constant: the nostalgia of the beloved Dr. Seuss stories. Whether reenacting The Cat in the Hat at a school play or reading Sam-I-Am to classrooms filled with children or in need of inspiration from Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss remains a household name. The company […]
Read MoreHuawei hails own apps in Mate 30 challenge to iPhone 11
MUNICH (Reuters) – Huawei [HWT.UL] directly challenged Apple’s (AAPL.O) new iPhone 11 with its new Mate 30 smartphone range on Thursday, highlighting its own apps brand while sidestepping the critical issue of access to Google (GOOGL.O) services. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group, launches the Mate 30 smartphone range at the Convention Center […]
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Overstock’s Former CEO Patrick Byrne Unloads His Entire Stake
Overstock founder and former CEO Patrick Byrne TIM PANNELL FOR FORBES Overstock founder Patrick Byrne, who resigned abruptly as CEO last month, has sold his entire stake in the online retailer. Byrne unloaded close to five million shares, worth about $90 million before taxes, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday evening. He no longer has […]
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WWE NXT Results: News And Notes After Roderick Strong Beats Velveteen Dream For North American Title
Roderick Strong defeated Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship Credit: WWe.com WWE NXT aired a hot show featuring a North American Championship change as Roderick Strong defeated Velveteen Dream at the close of the first hour. Meanwhile, Lio Rush made a surprise return to defeat Oney Lorcan in a fantastic match. Rush is […]
Read MoreWalmart chief to chair CEO group Business Roundtable
FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Walmart Doug McMillon takes part in a strategic and policy CEO discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Eisenhower Execution Office Building in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon will chair the Business Roundtable, the CEO trade […]
Read MoreBMW CFO wants to cut 5,000-6,000 jobs by 2022: Manager Magazin
FILE PHOTO: Nicolas Peter, CFO of German luxury carmaker BMW attends the company’s annual news conference in Munich, Germany, March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Michael Dalder FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW’s (BMWG.DE) finance chief Nicolas Peter wants to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs by 2022, mostly at the carmaker’s Munich headquarters, a German magazine reported on Thursday. […]
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Residential Solar: Becoming Increasingly Cost-Effective And Customer-Friendly
EnergySage just released its 9thSolar Marketplace Intel Report. Relying upon millions of transaction-level data points from the EnergySage Solar Marketplace between July 2018 to June 2019, the report provides a great thumbnail sketch of the U.S. residential solar industry. Key take-aways: average installed costs have fallen below $3 per Watt for the first time, and the […]
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NTT Docomo moves up Japan-wide 5G to June 2020, offers early access
Shortly after smaller rival Softbank said that it is accelerating its Japanese 5G network deployment by two years, targeting 60% population coverage by 2023, top carrier NTT Docomo confirmed that it’s also pushing up its 5G rollout plans. It now plans to have 5G base stations in all 47 Japanese prefectures by the end of […]
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Texas Hit by ‘Catastrophic Flooding’ From Imelda; Hundreds in Need of Rescue
Tropical Depression Imelda continued to deluge southeast Texas on Thursday, pounding some areas with up to 35 inches of rain and causing devastating flooding that shut down highways, forced chaotic evacuations and left stranded residents waiting for rescue by boat or by air. The storm, which passed over Houston on Wednesday, slammed the area around […]
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Supp AI uses machine learning to identify supplement interactions
In 2015, The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence — the research organization founded by late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen — released Semantic Scholar, a public AI search engine capable extracting figures from over 173 million computer science and biomedicine journal papers. It received a warm reception, but researchers at the Institute wondered if its underlying […]
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Total War Saga: Troy will debut in 2020
Sega Europe confirmed leaked news that Total War Saga: Troy is Creative Assembly‘s next Total War game coming in 2020. After the debut of Total War: Three Kingdoms, the team is due to launch a smaller Total War game, as the Saga series has come to mean. The game will cover the Trojan War, as […]
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