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• Bill Gates says the US has lost its global leadership in nuclear power, and needs to 'get in the game'

  31-12-2018 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bill Gates published a blog post in which he reflected on the last 12 months and shared his thoughts about the year to come. 
  In the post, Gates said he believes the US must spend more on nuclear energy research in order to regain its global leadership leadership in that area.
   Burning fossil fuels causes global temperatures to rise. Renewable energy sources don't emit the same heat-trapping gases, but Gates said breakthroughs in solar and wind energy won't be enough.
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• Stocks book their worst year since the financial crisis and worst December since the Great Depression

  31-12-2018 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  US equity markets rallied Monday after President Donald Trump expressed optimism over the possibility of a trade deal with China.
  Still, the major averages posted their worst December performance since 1931, with the S&P 500 falling 9.2%.
  The benchmark index was down 6.2% in 2018.
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  Stocks soared into the new year, but were unable to stave off their worst December since the Great Depression. 
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 267 points, or 1.16%, while the
  
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• The richest person in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, added more money to his fortune in 2018 than any other billionaire (AMZN, MSFT, FB)

  31-12-2018 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, was the only person in the world in 2018 to amass a net worth that topped $100 billion.
  According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, Bezos has a net worth of $123 billion, which is $24 billion more than his reported wealth at the end of 2017.
  Bezos is the founder of Amazon and the aerospace company Blue Origin, as well as the owner of The Washington Post.In a year when the biggest names in tech were embroiled in scandals, there's at least one executive who managed
  
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• These are the 7 crucial tech stories to watch closely in 2019, according to Business Insider's reporters and editors (AAPL, MSFT, GOOG)

  31-12-2018 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 2018, many of the major tech companies found themselves embroiled in scandal, or otherwise under serious scrutiny.
  But look beyond the headlines: These are the issues and trends bubbling beneath the surface, that will come into play in a big way in 2019. 
  From Apple's struggles in China, to the resurgent Microsoft, to the potential decline and fall of the video game console, here are the issues you shouldn't sleep on in the new year. Tech companies experienced a tumultuous year mark
  
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• 'We live and die by the price of oil': Texas business executives sound off on Trump, tariffs, and more in new survey

  31-12-2018 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The outlook among manufacturing business executives in Texas worsened in December, underscoring frustrations around trade-related uncertainty within the manufacturing sector nationwide.
  The latest survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed both its general business activity index and company outlook index plunged to their lowest levels since mid-2016.
  Data for the survey was collected between December 18 and 26, during a particularly volatile time in the financial markets. 
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• How Uber’s internal safety team handles everything from car crashes to assaults

  31-12-2018 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Uber is quickly growing its safety and investigation team in Phoenix, the Financial Times reports. 
  Of the 600 employees, about 65 investigators handle everything from car crashes to assault — and are tasked with getting both sides of the story.  
  Drivers have previously told Business Insider the system is imperfect, and that often times a single customer complaint could see them suspended from the platform and therefore without a job, pending the investigation. In the 16 mo
  
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• China approves 80 new video games, ending the freeze on new releases that dominated 2018 — but the country's largest game publisher still isn't happy

  31-12-2018 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chinese officials have expressed concerns about the impact of video games on children, fearing the hobby can lead to addiction and decreased productivity. The country halted new releases for months as they reorganized their process for reviewing new games.
  China's Online Game Ethics Committee, a newly formed regulatory body, recently approved 80 new video games, ending the freeze that began in March 2018.
  None of the 80 games approved belong to Chinese corporation Tencent, the world's largest vi
  
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• The rise of subscription e-commerce

  31-12-2018 17:33 via retailpro.com
      Shoppers want personalized experiences that are convenient and easy. Subscription commerce fulfills that need. Of course, for retailers, that one, seemingly simple desire can be filled in a multitude of ways, which can sometimes be at odds with …
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• There's one clear winner in the asset-management business in 2018, and it shows how the industry's changing

  31-12-2018 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  The biggest asset managers keep getting bigger, collecting a record share of capital in 2018.
  BlackRock's exchange-traded-fund platform, iShares, has been the biggest beneficiary of increasing interest in passive strategies, expanding its assets more than 100% in five years, according to Morningstar data.
  Vanguard brought in the most money for US mutual funds and was second to exchange-traded funds for capital this year.The biggest asset managers keep getting bigger.
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• A rising number of young Americans prefer socialism to capitalism, and it promises to reshape US politics

  31-12-2018 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Polling shows a rising number of young Americans prefer socialism to capitalism.
  The main messengers of this coming steamroller are nowhere near the fringe. They're mainstream thinkers with ideas like, "We must rethink the purpose of the corporation" and "The crisis of democratic capitalism."
  In the US, look for this trend to be a primary battleground among Democratic presidential candidates in 2020.
  One of the most important trends likely to drive the 2020 presidential race: A growing dis
  
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• Canada Goose is surging after opening its first store in China (GOOS)

  31-12-2018 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Canada Goose jumped Monday after the winter-clothing manufacturer opened its first China store in downtown Beijing.
  The store, which opened on Sunday, drew large crowds despite freezing temperatures and recent diplomatic tensions between China and Canada.
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  Canada Goose surged 6% Monday, to more than $44.30 a share, after the winter-clothing manufacturer opened its first mainland China store in downtown Beijing.
  The debut came amid tensions between Canada and China r
  
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• Chinese stocks were the worst on Earth in 2018, losing 27% — here's why

  31-12-2018 16:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  2018 was a year characterized by abysmal stock-market performances all over the world, but China took the biscuit.
  The CSI 300, China's benchmark share index, finished trading for the year on Friday, December 28, and at its close had lost nearly 27% of its value.
  That was almost double the fall of its closest rival, Japan's Nikkei 225, which slid 14%.
  Reasons for the slump in Chinese stocks include the trade war with Washington, fears about the health of the Chinese economy, and continued tighte
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg lost more money than any of the world's 500 richest billionaires during Facebook's catastrophic year

  31-12-2018 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Zuckerberg's net worth took a major hit this year after scandals plagued Facebook.
  Zuckerberg's wealth took its biggest nosedive after Facebook's disastrous second-quarter earnings were announced in July.
  Zuckerberg began the year with about $75 billion, but, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, he was worth about $53 billion as of December 30.A disastrous year for Facebook has left a major dent in the wealth of its CEO and cofounder, Mark Zuckerberg, who has lost billions of dollars
  
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• Stories of 2018: Personalisation

  31-12-2018 01:00 via warc.com
  Personalisation has become something of a holy grail for marketers, but it is not only complicated to achieve on a technical level; it requires the permission to get personal with your consumers. Here are WARC’s top personalisation stories of...
  
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