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Macy's shares fall on sales miss, retailer slashes outlook
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:49 GMT
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Macy's reports its first same-store sales decline in two years, casting blame on warmer weather and weak traffic at some shopping malls.
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Charles Schwab is in talks to buy TD Ameritrade, source says
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:38 GMT
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A deal between Schwab and TD Ameritrade would consolidate an industry going through massive disruption.
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US futures point to slightly lower open
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:23 GMT
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U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower on Thursday morning.
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Treasury yields tick lower amid US-China trade tensions
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:22 GMT
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U.S. government debt prices were higher Thursday morning, amid further uncertainty over U.S.-China trade.
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Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:39 GMT
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President Donald Trump hosted a previously undisclosed dinner with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook board member Peter Thiel at the White House in October, the company told NBC News on Wednesday.
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Here are the top moments from the fifth Democratic debate
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:20 GMT
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Biden, Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg and other contenders took to the debate stage after a momentous day of Trump impeachment testimony.
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Joe Biden says he would let Justice Department decide whether to prosecute Trump
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:05 GMT
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Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would not order his administration to investigate Donald Trump if the former vice president is elected in 2020.
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Elizabeth Warren pushes her wealth tax plan as a way to unite the country during Democratic debate
Created: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:00 GMT
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Asked about what she would do to unite the country, Elizabeth Warren pointed to her wealth tax plan and other proposals targeting the rich.
Ukraine inquired about aid same day Trump asked Zelenskiy about Biden probe, Defense official says
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:53 GMT
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Laura Cooper testified in a impeachment hearing that members of her staff showed her emails from the State Department, both of which were received the afternoon of July 25.
Google is taking the middle ground between Facebook and Twitter on political advertising
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:51 GMT
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Google said Wednesday it would accept political advertising, but police ads with false claims, and would let advertisers target ads only on very broad categories.
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Police used Google location data to find an accused bank robber. He says that's illegal.
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:27 GMT
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"Cases like this aren't just about criminal defendants," an ACLU lawyer said. "It's about all of our rights under the Constitution."
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Apple's Tim Cook and President Trump toured a Texas computer factory to tout US manufacturing
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:16 GMT
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"When you build in the United States you don't have to worry about tariffs," Trump said on Wednesday.
Tesla and Uber draw scrutiny at Senate hearing on self-driving cars: 'That's not safe!'
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:29 GMT
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The heads of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) faced questions from senators who were, in turns, excited by the promise of self-driving cars, but concerned about safety.
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Congress passes Hong Kong rights bill as Trump tries to strike China trade deal
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:10 GMT
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Trump faces a dilemma about whether to sign the pro-Hong Kong human rights bill, which has drawn China's ire.
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Watch: Laura Cooper and David Hale testify in fourth day of public impeachment hearings
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:21 GMT
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The fourth round of public impeachment hearings continues with Defense Department official Laura Cooper and State Department official David Hale, who are slated to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
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UAW board acts to remove union president Gary Jones from office amid corruption probe
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:20 GMT
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Jones took a leave of absence on Nov. 3, after being implicated in a federal investigation into corruption in the UAW. Jones has not been charged.
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A Burger King franchisee made a discounting error that cost it millions
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:13 GMT
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Burger King's largest U.S. franchisee made a "one-time" discounting error over the summer that cost it millions.
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L Brands CEO Les Wexner's future may be at stake as Epstein ties, falling stock haunt company
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:29 GMT
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Unlike other powerful associates of Jeffrey Epstein, who died this year, Wexner has yet to face consequences for his relationship with the sex offender.
Democrats square off in the fifth 2020 presidential primary debate
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:28 GMT
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The fifth 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate takes place in Atlanta as Biden, Warren, Sanders and Buttigieg jockey for position.
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Fed officials see little need for further rate cuts, minutes say
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:00 GMT
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"Most" Federal Open Market Committee members saw the moves as enough "to support the outlook of moderate growth," the minutes showed.
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How Target became the retail trade of the year, with the stock up nearly 90%
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:23 GMT
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Target's stock has topped even the strong performances of Walmart and TJX Companies.
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Prince Andrew withdraws from public duties over Jeffrey Epstein scandal
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:13 GMT
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Jeffrey Epstein, who died in August in jail while awaiting trial on federal child sex trafficking charges, was also a former friend of Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
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Disney+ review: Great content at a fair price, but it could use a few tweaks
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:12 GMT
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Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, has lots of content (including Baby Yoda) and options for offline viewing, but there are some areas where it can improve.
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'I want nothing!' — Trump denies Sondland's claim there was a Ukraine 'quid pro quo'
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:06 GMT
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Trump also says of Sondland that "I don't know him very well. I have not spoken to him much," but he "seems like a nice guy, though."
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Senators ask Bezos for answers on how Amazon's smart doorbells retain videos and personal data
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:13 GMT
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The senators raised concerns about Ring's reportedly lax rules around how employees in Ukraine could access customers' videos.
Pompeo was 'in the loop' on Trump's Ukraine pressure campaign, Sondland says
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:57 GMT
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Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the pressure effort on Ukraine was not a rogue operation conducted by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
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Wayne Messam, mayor of Miramar, Florida, drops out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:19 GMT
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Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Florida, did not qualify for any of the Democratic debates and was not counted in many major polls.
Elon Musk to face trial over 'pedo guy' tweets after court refuses to dismiss defamation lawsuit
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:06 GMT
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The Vernon Unsworth case is one of several legal actions faced by Tesla and its mercurial CEO in the last few years. A trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 3.
America has spent $6.4 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:47 GMT
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That total is $2 trillion more than all federal government spending during the recently completed 2019 fiscal year.
Why first-class tickets cost so much
Created: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:37 GMT
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U.S. carriers make a lot of their money selling business- and first-class tickets on long-haul, premium-heavy flights. Here's a look at how airlines make money in their premium cabins.