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• 3 tech execs who tried to create new smartphone and PC operating systems explain why Huawei’s plan to build an Android replacement will be almost impossible (AAPL, GOOGL, FB)

  01-06-2019 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Huawei's effort to develop and establish its own smartphone operating system to replace Google's Android could be doomed from the start. 
  Building the operating system itself isn't a huge challenge, say executives who have experience with upstart platforms.
  The much more daunting task would be for it to replicate the apps and services that Google has created or can be found in the Google Play store, they say.
  Without such apps and services, they explain, its operating system has little chan
  
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• This VC and his firm don't focus on particular technologies or sectors. Instead, they look for startups with a kind of network potential. Here's why.

  01-06-2019 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pete Flint and his team at venture-capital firm NFX try to find startups with the potential for network effects.
  A network effect is a phenomenon where a product or service becomes more valuable, the more people that use it.
  Flint and his partners have experience with network-effect companies. Flint, for example, was the founder and CEO of real-estate listing firm Trulia.
  NFX just raised $275 million for its second fund, which Flint and his partners plan to invest in early-stage companies.
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• The Fed just warned that companies are stockpiling debt and using it for all the wrong reasons — and that could be disastrous if the economy sinks

  01-06-2019 15:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The corporate debt bubble has become an overriding worry on Wall Street in 2019. 
  By a number of measures, corporate debt has hit historically elevated levels. 
  When compared with corporate profits, which have also skyrocketed, the picture is far less frightening. 
  But an overlooked concern is how massive stockpile of debt is being used, which is primarily for acquisitions and to pay off via dividends and buybacks. 
  This is potentially a problem when a recession strikes, as c
  
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• JPMorgan is poaching Google tech whizzes; Square is working with a select group of CBD startups; inside the growth plans of Aperture Investors

  01-06-2019 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
   
  Hey, readers!
  I can't believe it's already June and that we're nearly halfway through the year.
  To everyone who thought we'd see a summer news slowdown, remember that Donald Trump is in power.
  This week the American president again threw the economy a curve with a further escalating of the global trade war. In a tweet Trump said the US would impose tariffs of 5% on Mexican imports starting June 10.
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• Uber and Lyft drivers reveal the wildest things they have seen while driving passengers (UBER, LYFT)

  01-06-2019 15:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most Uber and Lyft rides are uneventful. 
  But with enough miles and hours behind the wheel, drivers are bound to witness some memorable things. 
  From heartwarming encounters to strange riders, Business Insider spoke to drivers about the craziest things they've seen. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.If there's one question Uber and Lyft drivers are tired of being asked, it's for their craziest stories.
  I did it anyway.
  In the past few months, Business Insider has
  
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• 'Mayhem,' 'Crippling,' 'Serenity now': Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico would spur chaos, Wall Street warns

  01-06-2019 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stock markets around the world were thrown into disarray Friday after President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced he planned to impose tariffs on US-bound goods from Mexico. 
  Strategists and economists think the worst is yet to come.
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  Investors already on edge from the ongoing trade war between the US and China are dealing with a new headache.
  Financial markets were thrown into disarray on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to
  
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• Tesla is going it alone while other carmakers are partnering and merging — here's why Elon Musk doesn't have a choice (TSLA)

  01-06-2019 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Partnerships and mergers are developing throughout the global auto industry.
  Tesla is the odd man out in this trend.
  At one time, a tie-up with Tesla might have made sense, but Tesla now wouldn't bring much to a deal.
  It looks like Tesla is now going to have to go it alone.
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. 
  Last week, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Renault announced a plan to merge. If it goes through, the combination would create the world's third-largest automaker, behin
  
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• Here’s why experts are worried that Trump’s trade war could trap the US economy in a downward recessionary spiral unlike most they’ve witnessed

  01-06-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trump escalated the global trade war on Thursday by threatening Mexico with a 5% tariff on its goods. 
  Although the tariff is designed to hurt Mexico, new research from the St. Louis Federal Reserve shows that the US and Mexican economies are now more interconnected relative to history.
  The research illustrates why a recession in Mexico elevates the risk of a downturn in the US, too. 
  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Some recession signals in the US are clearly flashi
  
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• Trump is deploying a tactic from 'The Art of the Deal' in his trade threats against Mexico

  01-06-2019 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump employed a tactic from "The Art of the Deal" in announcing tariffs on Mexico.
  Trump's book highlights the importance of having leverage in any negotiation.
  Tariffs are seen as a critical threat to Mexico's economy, which is heavily reliant on trade with the US.
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  President Donald Trump's sudden announcement of tariffs on Mexico takes a page from his book "The Art of the Deal." In the book, Trump highlights the importance of having l
  
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• The US-China trade war just sparked a $14.6 billion exodus from emerging markets

  01-06-2019 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Investors pulled $14.6 billion out of emerging markets in May — the largest monthly EM outflow in six years, according to the Institute of International Finance.
  The trade war between the US and China "impacted equity flows heavily," the IIF said.
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  The trade war between the US and China that's injected volatility into domestic stocks for more than a year has more recently caused investors to yank capital out of overseas markets.
  Investors p
  
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• Stocks plunge as China trade war and Mexico tariffs fuel a 'triple hit of bad news'

  01-06-2019 00:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stocks plunged on Friday after the Trump administration threatened 5% tariffs on all Mexican exports to the US, an amount the White House said would rise to 25% in October unless the "illegal immigration problem is remedied."
  Traders also took cover after China said it had mapped out how to restrict America's supply of rare-earth metals to hurt the US economy.
  China also said its manufacturing activity contracted in May as US tariffs took a toll.
  "Today's triple hit of bad news has proved too mu
  
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