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A surveillance camera outside the restaurant captured the man, clad in khaki shorts and a light-colored baseball cap, pulling up to the restaurant in a silver h...

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CNBC reports that clues left behind by the hackers suggest they were employed by Chinese government intelligence. The data stolen in the hack , which was f...

Stock buyback: Facebook adds $9 billion to share buyback effort

Earlier on Friday, the stock closed at $137.42 in NY. The new program is in addition to a share buyback plan of up to US$15-billion announced by the company a...

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Moderna mulls upsizing largest biotech IPO since 2016

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Facebook Says Internal Documents Published by UK Parliament Are Out of Context

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Crypto crash accelerates, sending Bitcoin to lowest level in a year

The regulatory body, in August, delayed its decision to late-September. "Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19 (b)(2) of the Act, designates Febru...

Pet Dietary Supplements Market Research Report by QYResearch

The study is the result of extensive primary and secondary research and some of the key vendors that are mentioned in the report and driving the market are ...

New Brunswick adds 1,700 jobs, but unemployment rate jumps in November

Employment in the professional, scientific and technical sectors has grown in Ontario and Quebec, while in Ontario the number of jobs also grew in healthcare an...

Azmin Ali: Malaysia to cut oil output by 15000 barrels per day

OPEC and its partners, which together account for around half of global output, agree that a glut in the market had led to oil prices falling by more than 30 pe...

Coinbase consider listing 30 altcoins including XRP

The cryptocurrency community seemed excited about the Coinbase announcement on Twitter, to add about 30 digital assets. However, the blog also stated that it ...

Amazon cashierless store may take flight in airports

Instead, consumers install a mobile app which tracks their movement through the store, while in-store cameras track what they pick up. You'll be charged once yo...

UK's Annual House Price Growth Slows to 0.3%

Halifax managing director Russell Galley says: "While this is the lowest rate of growth in six years, it remains within our forecast range of 0 per cent to 3...

Bloodhound's 1000mph land-speed record bid scrapped after firm's collapse

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Dow closes 2.2% lower to finish bad week for U.S. markets

The latest wave of selling erased more than 550 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average , bringing its three-day loss to more than 1,400. "So what the mar...

Uber files for IPO, just days after ride-hailing rival Lyft

Uber has reportedly received proposals from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, which value it around $120 billion - much larger than Lyft, whose market value is ...

Facial Recognition Needs to be Regulated — Microsoft President

We will advocate for safeguards for people's democratic freedoms in law enforcement surveillance scenarios, and will not deploy facial recognition technology ...

CDC says nine more people added to E.coli infection investigation

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Unemployment rate remains at 3.7% as 155K jobs added in November

Economists had anticipated seeing around 200,000 jobs added last month. The Federal Reserve has offered some relief by signaling it will consider slowing th...

China to 'immediately' apply measures agreed in trade truce with US

The Ministry of Commerce said Thursday China will immediately start implementing agreements on agricultural products, energy and cars that were reached at...

Dollar weak as U.S. Treasury yield curve inversion sparks recession fears

The dollar, which started the week on a weak footing as a thaw in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing sapped demand for the safe-haven greenback, exte...

New Skoda Scala drops the boot badge

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Bank of Canada keeps rates steady, more cautious on pace of hikes

Canada's central bank chief indicated during a news conference in Toronto on Thursday that he may not be able to do much to lift markets, which have slumped thi...

Sears' biggest holder bids $4.6B for rest of bankrupt chain

Many retailers that have filed for bankruptcy in recent years, including toy seller Toys R Us Inc and department store Bon-Ton Stores Inc, have liquidated aft...

Korea's Tax Burden Ranks Low in OECD

The OECD on Wednesday released preliminary 2017 data on its 36 member countries' tax revenue in comparison to gross domestic product (GDP). Another interestin...

The Coal Industry Is At Its Lowest Point Since 1979

President Trump campaigned on a promise to bring back coal jobs and lift regulations he said were throttling the USA economy. The rule change is not likely ...

Ride-hailing firm Lyft files for IPO, beating rival Uber

Uber is aiming for an IPO in the first half of the year, people familiar with the matter have said. Ride-hailing companies have attracted billions in ventu...

Nissan hit by new inspection scandal after Ghosn arrest

Several employees admitted they carried out "improper" tests on brake and other systems before shipment, the newspaper said, without specifying how many cars we...

Despite Trump's tariffs, USA trade deficit at 10-year high

Asked to confirm whether Beijing promised to buy American goods immediately, Gao said China will "immediately implement the consensus reached by the two sid...