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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here’s what’s happening on Wednesday.1. US-backed forces have reclaimed the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS. After a four month offensive, Syrian Democratic Forces recaptured the ISIS stronghold,...
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Xi Jinping declares China's intent to be a 'leading power' by 2050
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will be a leading nation in terms of national power and global impact by 2050.Xi announced a two-stage plan to become a “great modern socialist country”, split...
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Domino’s just became the leading pizza chain in Germany
Domino’s Pizza has bought 170 stores in Germany from Hallo Pizza, the largest independent pizza chain in the country, for 32 million euros ($37.7 million).The deal puts the Australian company in a...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here’s what’s happening on Friday.1. Spain will start suspending Catalonia’s autonomy on Saturday in response to independence claims from the region’s leaders. This “nuclear option” has never...
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The reason KFC's Twitter follows just 5 women and 6 men will blow your mind
The Twitter account of the global fast-food giant KFC has more than 1.2 million followers, but it follows only five English women and six men in return. They're all certified accounts.The women include...
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Someone figured out why the KFC Twitter account follows just 11 people — it's...
The Twitter account of global fast-food giant KFC has more than 1.2 million followers, but it follows only five English women and six men in return. They’re all certified accounts.The women include...
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The gloom surrounding the US dollar looks like it's slowly starting to lift
After months of selling, it appears that the gloom surrounding the US dollar is slowly starting to lift.According to data released by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), traders...
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Lexus is building an automated car with artificial intelligence
Lexus unveiled the LS+ Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show.The company plans to fully automate the LS sedan using artificial intelligence.The technology will automate merging into highway traffic, lane...
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Australia is in chaos after deputy PM loses his seat — here's what happens next
Barnaby Joyce, the leader of junior coalition partner the National Party and Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, is ineligible to sit in Parliament because he holds dual citizenship.The High Court ruled...
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A $460 billion investment chief at JPMorgan has an unexpected worry about the...
We talked to Nick Gartside, the international chief investment officer at JPMorgan’s $460 billion bonds and commodities business about everything from populism to North Korea.He’s upbeat — unusually so...
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Peter Thiel says people are still underestimating bitcoin
Billionaire Peter Thiel says he's optimistic about bitcoin but skeptical of other cryptocurrencies.He says he views bitcoin as reserve form of money, like gold. Peter Thiel is the latest big name from...
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How to win an argument, even when you're wrong
I was coaching an executive on influencing skills this week.I taught him a technique that I have found incredibly powerful. So powerful, you can even use it to great effect, with evil intent.I'm not...
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One of Australia's most famous landmarks is banning people from climbing it
One of Australia’s most famous landmarks, Uluru, is a tourism icon.The traditional Aboriginal owners of the land have asked people not to climb Uluru for more than 30 years.Now an official ban will be...
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A 'regime change' is about to hit currency markets
The currency market is typically controlled by the U.S. dollar.One strategist believes that control will shift from the U.S. dollar to a cross asset correlation.This change in the currency markets will...
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A sign outside Amazon's new Australian warehouse reminds everyone how Jeff...
A sign outside Amazon's first Australian warehouse reads "It's still day one!"Since Amazon's IPO, CEO Jeff Bezos has used the "day one" mentality to motivate employees and shareholders to make the...
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China just announced a key step in opening its markets to foreign investors
China has announced plans to relax foreign ownership restrictions on Chinese banks.There has been little reaction in Chinese stocks to the announcement.China has announced plans to relax foreign...
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Pea prices are going nuts in India
Yellow pea prices are up more than 25% in India after the government introduced a 50% import tax.The tax is a response to increased competition, mainly from Canada. There’s unlikely to be an asset...
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The push to revive the controversial trade deal that Trump pulled the US out...
Talks to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the landmark free-trade agreement between 11 nations, fell apart Friday in VietnamCanada did not show up for the talksThe US pulled out of the agreement...
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While everyone was watching bitcoin cash, the fifth largest cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin cash prices rocketed over the weekend.So too did Dash coin.The fifth largest cryptocurrency almost doubled in value.Bitcoin had a wild weekend, as prices for bitcoin (BTC) got smoked while...
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China's latest batch of data has undershot expectations
Growth in Chinese industrial output, retail sales and fixed asset investment in October missed to the downside in October.China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said industrial output grew by 6.2%...
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