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Snap to lay off 10% of its engineers
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All New Cars Sold In The U.S. Will Cost More If The Administration Imposes An Auto Tariff.
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T-Mobile and Sprint to merge
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Argentina’s Economic Crisis And The Case For Bitcoin
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Gold is Gold: 'Perfect Environment' Seen Keeping Gold Above $1,400/oz In 2020
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ECB Sees Global Economic Slowdown In 2019
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Hills are For Losers
Who wants to live on a hill? They're inconveniently high and hard to climb. Also, most hills are really ugly like this one: https://envirobites.org/2019/04/22/saving-the-scrub-in-defense-of-ugly-landscapes/ Stay away...- Zhong Lu Replied
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Trump Threatens Sanctions against Shell, Uniper
... and also Engie, OMV, and Windershall--all companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 project. Now, I shouldn't say this but I would really...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Credit card by Apple $ Goldman Sachs
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Oxford Economics: Trade War Tops List of Global Risks
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End of Status Quo? EU Sends WTO Reform Proposals To Break U.S. Deadlock
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What Happens When We Hit Peak Bitcoin?
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WTI-Brent Spread Over $11 for First Time in Years
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U.S. job openings hit record high...
...and more workers are quitting. U.S. job openings surged to a record high in March, suggesting that a recent slowdown in hiring was probably the result...- Nigerian Price Replied
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Amazon to split second HQ
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Venezuela Considers Selling Its ”Oil-Backed” Cryptocurrency With a 60% Discount
The advisors of the Venezuelan government have recommended that the country’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, be sold in private placements at a discount of...- venezuela crypto
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Good sign: Merkel Ready To Back Lower EU Tariffs On U.S. Cars
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So No One Cares about a Weak Dollar Anymore?
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Facebook Shares Plummet
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Pompeo Says China Trade Deal Has 'Got To Be Right'
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Buy Now. S&P
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I Love Hills
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Trump Says Finishing U.S. Study On Tariffs On Cars From EU
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Bitcoin prices manipulated-STUDY
Bitcoin’s massive price run-up late last year may have been the result of a price manipulation campaign, according to a new study released. According...- Hajga Loma DK Replied
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India’s Economy Surges 8.2 Per Cent In Best Quarter Since Cash Ban
India’s economy grew 8.2 per cent in from April to June of this year, its fastest pace of expansion since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...- Pavel Replied
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Bitching About Millennials - Part II
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U.S.-China Trade Deficit Was More Than $375 billion Last Year
According to data out this morning, the US trade deficit with China last year was $337 billion, up 9 percent from 2016! In his...- damirUSBiH Replied
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Crossroads -Turning From China, Mnuchin Says U.S. Focused On EU Pact
U.S. trade officials will immediately focus on resolving steel and aluminum tariff issues with the European Union, while a broader trade agreement between the...- 50 shades of black Replied
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Can the Petro really be an alternative for Venezuela?
Much fanfare has been heard and done by the venezuelan government and people connected with it about the so called Petro, "the first sovereign...- venezuela
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