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• 'Aquaman' is now the top worldwide grossing movie in the DC Comics Extended Universe, taking in over $940 million

  06-01-2019 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  With a worldwide box office total of $940.7 million, "Aquaman" is now the biggest global earner ever of any DC Comics Extended Universe release.
  The movie passes previous leader, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($873.6 million).
  "Aquaman" isn't doing bad domestically either, with a $30.7 million take this weekend it has won the box office for three-straight weeks.Warner Bros. is finally cashing in on its DC Comics Extended Universe (DCEU) — and it's the most unlikely superhero that's
  
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• Salesforce’s CEO sets $20 billion sales target for 2022 (CRM)

  06-01-2019 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s founder, chairman and co-CEO, said he’s targeting $20 billion in sales by 2022 in an interview with CNBC.
  Salesforce had $10.48 billion in sales in 2018, nearly a 25% increase from 2017.In March, Salesforce acquired MuleSoft, a tech company that allows developers to connect different apps together, in a deal valued at $6.5 billion.The calendar might have just flipped to 2019, but Salesforce’s Marc Benioff already has expectations for 2022.The founder,
  
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• The blowout jobs report seems to 'make a mockery' of recession fears, economist says

  06-01-2019 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The employment report out Friday flew past economist expectations.
  That contrasted with recent talk of an imminent downturn.Now, questions have emerged surrounding whether concerns about the economy are overdone.
  Eyeing a burgeoning labor market, some are rethinking warnings of an imminent downturn.
  The December employment report out Friday showed the US added the most jobs since February and that wage gains accelerated at their fastest pace since 2009, raising questions on whether concerns abou
  
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• Warren Buffett may be getting ready to pounce on more Apple shares (AAPL)

  06-01-2019 13:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said in May he'd like to see the Apple's share price fall so he could step in and buy more.
  Buffett said he'd "love to see Apple go down in price" at his annual shareholder meeting last May, and endorsed the company's buyback program.
  The stock is down 21% since his comment, and down nearly 40% since the stock's all-time high last October.
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  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said in May th
  
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• Apple just sounded the alarm on a slowdown in China. Staying away from these 20 stocks could help you avoid the pain, Goldman Sachs says.

  06-01-2019 13:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple on Wednesday lowered its first-quarter revenue guidance, attributing a sales slump at least partially to a slowdown in China.
  Shares were down more than 9% on Thursday.
  The tech giant's warning indicates that companies with heavy exposure to China are facing headwinds. 
  Goldman Sachs previously identified 20 stocks that were particularly exposed to China.
  Apple shares were under pressure Thursday after the tech giant lowered its first-quarter revenue guidance and blamed slumping iPhon
  
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• 'The age of technology is over': One market expert explains why tech stocks are doomed to keep crashing

  06-01-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index has taken a serious beating since reaching a record high in late August, falling 17% from its peak. And that includes Friday's big rally.
  Vincent Deluard, a macro strategist at INTL FCStone, explains why tech-sector pain is just getting started — and why the sector is "no longer special."Don't let Friday's torrid rally fool you. Tech stocks are in a whole heap of trouble.
  Sure, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index soared as much as 5% on Friday, but i
  
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• The government shutdown is now in day 15 and is now the fourth-longest on record

  06-01-2019 02:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The government shutdown is now in its 15th day.
  This is the 21st time the federal government has had a funding lapse since the modern budgeting process began.
  Most of those times the shutdown has been short and not involved employees being sent home, but that has changed in recent years.After aides for both Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump met on Saturday, the partial shutdown of the federal government remained ongoing.
  Trump's sudden reversal on a bipartisan funding extension befor
  
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