Technology


France Approves Digital Tax On American Tech Giants, Defying US Trade Threat

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President Trump ordered an investigation into France's planned "digital tax" on tech companies on Wednesday. Read more

Osram Shares Up After Bain, Carlyle Takeover Offer

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Shares of Osram Licht AG (OSR.XE) rose Thursday morning after the German lighting group said Wednesday it received a bin... Read more

Unlike Anderson Cooper, Millions Of Americans Are Counting On Their Family Inheritance

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The estate of socialite and businesswoman Gloria Vanderbilt is estimated at $200 million. Read more

This Guy Racked Up $16,000 In Credit-card Debt — 7 Ways He Found Financial Freedom

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Financial experts share tips to climbing out of debt. Read more

FA Center: Heres What Apple, Facebook And Other Big Tech Investors Can Learn From IBMs Antitrust Ordeal

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IBM beat the government, while AT&T was broken up. Guess which stock made more money. Read more

Market Snapshot: Bargain Hunters For Stocks, Gold And Bonds Face One Simple Fact: A Synchronized Rally Means Nothing Is Cheap

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Richly priced assets has left many investors wrestling with some tough questions: what to buy if everything is trading a... Read more

Snap Shorts Are Down $1 Billion In Paper Losses This Year

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Snap Inc.’s recent rally has burned short sellers, who have been rushing to cover their bearish positions as shares of... Read more

Mastercard Will Allow Transgender Customers To Use Their Preferred Names On Debit And Credit Cards

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Consumers who take advantage of the new policy could encounter hiccups. Read more

Amazon Prime Day For July 15-16 Sparks Deal Frenzy From Ebay, Target And Walmart

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Amazon’s competitors will host sales of their own around Prime Day. Read more

Travel Unicorn Lands $250 Million In Funding

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Corporate business-travel platform TripActions just announced $250 million in Series D funding from venture firms Andree... Read more

What Is The Outlook For FTSE Dividends?

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AJ Bell's latest Divided Dashboard report shows that consensus analyst forecasts for FTSE 100 dividends have fallen aga... Read more

Need To Know: Why These First Half Lessons Are Crucial For Investors, Says Wealth Manager

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Our call of the day from David Donabedian, chief investment officer at CIBC Private Wealth Management, says with the yea... Read more

M&G's Rhodes: 'Expensive' US Market Offers Plenty Of Cheap Stock Opportunities

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Fears of a full-blown trade war and slowing economic growth appear at odds with the progress being made by companies ar... Read more

Andrew Neil: Cold War Will Be The New Normal Of The 2020s

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The deteriorating relations between the US and China are not a trade war, but the early phase of a cold war that will b... Read more

James Anderson: Investors Need More Access To Private Companies

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Savers should be provided with exposure to private companies, despite the fallout from the suspension of the LF Woodfor... Read more

Need To Know: When These Two Signals Flash Red, Start Worrying About Stocks, Says Invesco

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Our call of the day from Brian Levitt, senior director of investment strategy at Invesco, thinks the Fed will keep a saf... Read more

MoneyGram And Blockchain Company Ripple Strike A Deal That Has MoneyGram Stock Jumping

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MoneyGram International Inc. is officially getting on the blockchain, and will be rewarded handsomely by a prominent com... Read more

Facebook Launches Cryptocurrency Libra Coin, Stock Jumps

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Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it will roll out its highly anticipated digital currency next year, intended to be used to ma... Read more

Amazon Responds To Ocasio-Cortez's Claim That It Pays Workers 'starvation Wages'

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Amazon reacted to Ocasio-Cortez's claim it pays warehouse workers "starvation wages" in a tweet saying it pays $15 an ho... Read more

Cryptos: Facebooks Cryptocurrency Foray Leads Bitcoin To Its Best Trading Stretch In 3 Weeks

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Reports that Facebook Inc. is about to roll out a cryptocurrency as soon as next week have helped bitcoin to notch its b... Read more