The past six months have been pretty great for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) as investors warmed up to the semiconductor company and the stock shot 60% higher. The bulls have been flooding into AMD stock in recent months as the firm’s latest chip offerings steal market share from major competitors. AMD stock has spent the…
Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson identified as the 2 victims who died in the Madden shooting in Jacksonville
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A mass shooting at a Madden NFL video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday left three dead, including the gunman, and 11 injured. Officials identified the two victims who died as Elijah Clayton, 22, and Taylor Robertson, 27. The suspected gunman David Katz, a 24-year-old gamer attending the tournament, died from a self-inflicted gunshot,…
Mexico, U.S. likely ‘hours’ away from agreement on NAFTA – minister
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U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators are “hours” away from squaring away bilateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) but work with Canada is likely to stretch into September, a top Mexican official said on Sunday. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo told reporters that work with Canada, which has sat out the latest…
The memoir by Steve Jobs' daughter makes clear he was a truly rotten person whose bad behavior was repeatedly enabled by those around him (AAPL)
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It’s been well-established that Apple cofounder Steve Jobs often acted like a jerk. The newly revealed anecdotes add color to the many stories of how Jobs was mean or rude to employees and business partners. The net effect is that Jobs looks like a truly terrible person.
Is This the Biggest Reason Ford's Car Sales Are Plunging?
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Don't let the overall prices of used cars fool you — the value they present compared to new vehicles could be crippling new car sales.
Better Buy: AbbVie Inc. vs. Merck & Co., Inc.
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Which pharma stock is the best vehicle for riding the demographic megatrend that's lifting both drugmakers right now?
A ton of Tesla employees are getting poached by Apple, which Elon Musk once called the 'Tesla graveyard' (AAPL, TSLA)
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Tesla and Apple compete for the same talent in fields like software, batteries, supply chain, and mechanical engineering. So there has always been a lot of employees that jump from one company to the other.But recently, the flow has been going from Tesla to Apple, according to CNBC, which says that the iPhone maker has poached…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claim on South African farms off mark
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump is claiming that South Africa is seizing farms and that high numbers of farmers are being killed in the country. His comments have intensified an ongoing controversy over the government's plans to redistribute land to blacks who had been forced off their land during the previous system of racial…
Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration
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A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stance partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — has sued the state over its opposition to his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition, his attorneys said Wednesday. Jack Phillips, owner of the…
Inside the Hong Kong billionaire enclave name-dropped in 'Crazy Rich Asians,' where Alibaba founder Jack Ma may have bought a $191 million mansion
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Hong Kong’s most expensive neighborhood is The Peak. You may have heard of it in Kevin Kwan’s novel “Crazy Rich Asians,” which was turned into a summer blockbuster. The Peak is a gorgeous, secluded neighborhood that overlooks Hong Kong and is home to bankers, expatriates, business magnates, celebrities, and millionaires and billionaires.
McDonald’s MacCoin: 10 Things to Know About the Big Mac 50th Anniversary Promotion
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Here are a few things to know about the promotional event. The new promotional event from McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) will start on Aug. 2, 2018. This event gives customers the chance to pick up one McDonald’s MacCoin with the purchase of a Big Mac.
U.S. pending home sales rise, supply constraints remain
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Contracts to buy previously owned homes unexpectedly rose in June after two straight monthly declines, but the housing market remains hobbled by a dearth of properties available for sale. The National Association of Realtors said on Monday its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed last month, increased 0.9 percent to a reading of…