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U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 fell 0.20 percent, or 14 cents, to $69.71 a barrel. "I think that is going to remain the theme for the next six we...

Amazon makes headway in breaking up Facebook and Google's digital ad duopoly

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