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• Everyone is focused on the wrong area of tech right now (AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA)

  25-12-2017 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  The world is focused on augmented reality right now when they should be paying more attention to machine learning.
  Both are exciting, but machine learning is the tech powering AR and will make our lives simpler and easier.
  Everyone is focused on the wrong area of tech right now.
  Augmented reality is arguably the hottest trend in the sector, and it's one of the most exciting features of Apple's recently announced iPhone X. Microsoft, Google, and Apple all have their own AR platforms and countles
  
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• Amazon has a secret weapon that is crushing the competition (AMZN)

  25-12-2017 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amazon is taking over the world, and it has one secret weapon making its conquest possible.
  The online retailer blows its competition out of the water when it comes to customer loyalty. In a recent survey from RBC Capital Markets, 93% of the 2,200 Americans surveyed said they use Amazon more than any other online retailer over the past year. That's quite the market penetration.
  Amazon isn't just good, it's getting better. In 2015, the gap between Amazon and the next closest retailer, 
  
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• Venezuela is 'a target-rich environment' for more US sanctions — but it could backfire

  25-12-2017 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Venezuela is 'a target-rich environment' for more US sanctions — but it could backfireSEE ALSO: Venezuela is 'a target-rich environment' for more US sanctions — but it could backfire
  Join the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: Venezuela was Latin America’s richest country and now it is in complete crisis — here’s how it fell apart
  
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• Bitcoin's wild volatility could soon start creeping into other markets

  25-12-2017 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite bitcoin's wild price moves, it's still not considered a risk to the financial system.
  But it could start to matter a lot more to the coal market, according to Jordan Rochester, an FX strategist at Nomura.
  China is the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, and it hosts more than half of the world's bitcoin-mining pools.On a normal day, bitcoin can shed or gain several thousand dollars of its value with double-digit percentage moves.
  While experts debate bitcoin's role in a world
  
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• The '12 Days of Christmas' gifts would set you back $35,000

  25-12-2017 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every year, PNC calculates the real-world prices of all the gifts in the "12 Days of Christmas" carol. 
  Their so-called Christmas Price Index rose 0.6% this year, driven by higher costs of pear trees, more demand for gold rings, and higher wages for Lords-a-leaping.  
  While it's frivolous, PNC's index mirrors some of the underlying trends in the US economy. 
   
  A partridge in a pear tree and all the other 11 gifts would set you back $34,558.65 this year.
  That's slightly
  
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• MIZUHO: Apple investors should pay attention to just 2 things in 2018 (AAPL)

  25-12-2017 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple has had a great year, outpacing the general market and remaining the most valuable company by market cap.
  But demand for the iPhone may be slowing and its services business could fail to launch, according to a Mizuho analyst.
  Watch Apple's stock trade in real time here.Apple has had a great 2017, growing its share price by about 50% and while adding $275 billion to its market cap.
  Apple didn't get there by accident. In 2017, it released a brand new iPhone, Apple Watch, and 
  
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• Facebook’s music deal could give a big boost to its video effort (FB, GOOGL)

  25-12-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Thursday, Facebook and Universal Music Group signed a multi-year deal that will allow Facebook users to upload music licensed by Universal Music on Facebook, Instagram, and Oculus. 
  The agreement is the first Facebook has made with a high-profile music company. 
  The deal could help bolster Facebook's nascent video effort, which it sees as key to its future.Facebook just took a major step to boost its nascent video effort.
  On Thursday, the social networking and Universal Music Group
  
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