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• 'Hate speech' tweets painted at Twitter HQ in protest

  08-08-2017 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A German satirist paints offensive tweets outside Twitter HQ after the firm failed to delete them.
  
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• Dow 22,000 Struck - How Much Higher Can It Go?

  08-08-2017 20:08
  By Mike Golembesky,ElliottWaveTrader.netI have now been writing for several weeks now that I was looking for an ideal shorter-term target zone of the 21,971 -22,429 zone on the Dow Jones Industrial Average prior to seeing a top in the index. Last week the Dow moved over 22,000 for the first time and is now
  
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• VW offers German customers discounts to trade in old diesels

  08-08-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers in Germany are being offered up to 10,000 euros as an incentive to trade in old diesel cars.
  
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• Investors Are Keeping An Eye On Q2 Earnings

  08-08-2017 18:38
  Dow futures are down in the pre market this morning roughly 20 points after hitting a new record high for 10 straight days as of Monday s close The S amp P 500 also hit a new record high yesterday and is down marginally in today s pre market Not that Q2 earnings season is creating a drag
  
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• Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill

  08-08-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A gated private road is snapped up at a tax default auction, much to residents' surprise.
  
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• Buffett's Bet On Retail With Store Capital - Brad Thomas' Idea Of The Month

  08-08-2017 17:37
  By Brad Thomas ByBrad Thomas See also First Cash Management Has Several Opportunities To Execute And Drive Value on seekingalpha comSee alsoFirst Cash Management Has Several Opportunities To Execute And Drive Value on seekingalpha
  
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• Bank of England covered up failed WW1 loan deal

  08-08-2017 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  There were fears that revealing lack of investment would have damaged the morale of the British people.
  
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• Would you get on a pilotless plane?

  08-08-2017 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Remotely controlled planes could save more than £20bn in costs, a survey says, but passengers are wary.
  
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• Hackers 'could target electricity grid' via solar panel tech

  08-08-2017 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A Dutch security researcher says the flaw could be used in an attack on the electricity grid.
  
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• Using Crytpocurrencies To Cope With Uncertainty: Q&A With Author Simon Dudley

  08-08-2017 15:46
  By Michael Scott Simon Dudley has long been a voracious reader of books and an acute observer of life. He speaks of the unprecedented changes taking place in our world, all at a rate never witnessed before in history. Historical patterns, he believes, can be used to help prepare for the future. Those who have the
  
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• Ignore Politics; Focus On The Fed Instead

  08-08-2017 14:44
  Despite saying it many times, I feel the need to restate a simple fact. Politicians have a limited, if any, effect on financial markets. If they try really hard they can destroy an economy, see Hugo Chavez for example, but usually markets do their thing in spite of, not because of the actions of politicians.That is
  
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• Hull telecoms firm KCOM fined over 999 call failures

  08-08-2017 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  KCOM has been fined by Ofcom after Storm Eva flooding led to the failure of 74 emergency calls.
  
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• Should Trump Set A Floor Under Oil Prices?

  08-08-2017 14:36
  I had an interesting email inquiry from a reader over the weekend. I don't know if he'd want to be identified by his full name, so let's just refer to him as Sergio. The email poses an interesting question that has not received much, if any, public discussion, so I decided to address it here.The note was fairly
  
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• Entente still cordiale for French in UK

  08-08-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The Office for National Statistics finds the French and British cross-migrate in roughly equal numbers.
  
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• Pension jackpot for many baby boomers

  08-08-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 45% of retired households received income from a private pension in 1977, compared with 80% last year.
  
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• Federal Cedar: UK barley shipped to southern Spain

  08-08-2017 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The ship can carry more than 10% of the UK's predicted barley harvest.
  
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• Real deal

  08-08-2017 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  As well as playing for trophies, the Spanish football giants are competing off the pitch for fans.
  
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• The tiny Spanish town luring top designers

  08-08-2017 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Why some of the world's best-known designers come to Ubrique to get their leather products made.
  
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• Spanish skills

  08-08-2017 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  How a small town in southern Spain has become the place where top brands source their leather goods.
  
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• From meds to medals

  08-08-2017 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  How tech is helping chronically ill people relying on repeat prescriptions for medications.
  
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• Will EURO Hit New Highs?

  08-08-2017 00:31
  It has been an exceedingly quiet day in the foreign exchange market with currencies trapped in tight 40, 50 pip ranges. The high for USD/JPY was 110.92 and the low was 110.60.  EUR/USD had a slightly wider range of 48 pips while GBP/USD fluctuated within a 45-pip range.  Forex traders may have to get used to these
  
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