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Streaming giant Netflix predicts $15 billion in revenue this year

StreaminggiantNetflixisexpectingtogetevenbiggerthisyear.Netflix,whichhas117millionsubscribersworldwideandbroughtin$11billioninrevenuelastyear,expectstohit$15bil

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Global stocks tumble as Trump sparks global trade war fears

ThespecterofaglobaltradewarsentworldstockstumblingonFridayanddroveinvestorstowardthetraditionalsafeplaysofgovernmentbondsandtheJapaneseyen.Europe’sSTOXX600index

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'Big shakeout coming': markets stem losses as hedge fund sounds warning

Financialmarketsarebracedformorevolatilitythisweekamidpredictionsfromtheworld’sbiggesthedgefundthata“bigshakeout”iscoming.TheAustralianstockmarketwasthefirsttot

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U.S. stocks witness heavy weekly sell-off amid higher inflation concerns

U.S.stocksfluctuateddramaticallyduringtheweek,beforeendingtheweeksharplylower,asastrongjobsreporttriggeredpanicsalesamidratehikeconcerns.OnMonday,theDowplummetn

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US stocks end bumpy week up sharply, oil prices drop 3 percent

USstocksendedwithamorethan1percentgainonFridayafteranothersessionofwhipsawtrading,thoughtheDowandSP500postedtheirbiggestweeklylossessinceJanuary2016.EvenwithFri

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ESPN NBA player rankings: Lillard posts convincing All-Star numbers

Note:TheserankingsareforgamesplayedfromMonday,Jan.15,throughSunday.1.DamianLillardAveragegamescore:25.1GP:329.3PPG52.7FG%52.03P%8.0APGInhislastweektoconvincecoa

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ESPN NBA player rankings: Anthony Davis can't be stopped

Note:TheserankingsareforgamesplayedfromMonday,Jan.8,throughSunday.1.AnthonyDavisAveragegamescore:25.4GP:438.0PPG67.2FG%12.0RPG21.3PaintPPGThismighthavebeenthebe

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Sri Lanka’s cabinet decides to reimpose ban on women buying alcohol

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Jan.16(APD)–SriLanka’scabinetonTuesdaydecidedtoreimposeabanonwomenbuyingandsellingalcohol.Thecabinetdecidedtowithdrawtwogazettenotice

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Bitcoin bubble inflates again after pre-Christmas rout

Bitcoinbouncedbackover$16,000onBoxingDay,recoveringsomeofthegroundlostinapre-Christmasroutthatpusheditspricedownbelow$12,000.Bitcoin,theworld’sbiggestandbest-kn

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Bitcoin rises 10 percent, recovers from last week's brutal selloff

Bitcoinextendeditsrecoveryinholiday-thinnedtradingonTuesday,rising10percenttobeupmorethanathirdfromlastweek’slowsofbelow$12,000.Bitcoin,theworld’sbiggestandbest

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Bitcoin plunges below $13,000, heads for worst week since 2013

Bitcoinplungedbelow$13,000(£10,970)onFridayafterlosingaroundathirdofitsvalueinjustfivedays,withthedigitalcurrencyontrackforitsworstweeksince2013afterablistering

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Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’

Closinginonthefirstmajorlegislativeachievementofhisterm,PresidentDonaldTrumponSaturdaydefendedtheRepublicantaxcutasagooddealforthemiddleclasswhileboldlysuggesti

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Apple pushes iOS fix for unresponsive iPhone X screens in cold weather

Lastweek,reportstrickledinthatthebrand-newiPhoneX'sscreenwasunresponsiveincoldweather.ApplehasrushedoutanewiOSupdate(version11.1.2)toquick-fixtheissue,whichisav

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Sam Smith scores first top spot on Billboard 200

SamSmith’s“TheThrillofitAll”scoredtheBritishsinger’sfirstNo.1spotontheBillboard200albumchart,edgingoutnewreleasesbyMaroon5andBlakeShelton,accordingtodatafromNie

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'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' tops Chinese box office

ChinaFilmNewsreportedTuesdaythat"Kingsman:TheGoldenCircle"dominatedtheChinesefilmmarketduringitsdebutweekendingOctober22,earning246millionyuan(37.1millionUSdoll

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Federer eyes ATP Finals title, top ranking after Shanghai triumph

RogerFedereriseyeingaseventhATPFinalscrownandhasnotruledoutpinchingtheworldnumberonerankingfromRafaelNadalifhemaintainstheformthatwonhimhissecondShanghaiMasters

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Hot housing market gets the cold shoulder during holiday shopping season

SomeofChina’smostexpensivepropertymarketshaveexperiencedanearlywinterchillduringthefirstweekofOctober,withtransactionfiguresinmajorcitieslikeBeijingandShanghaip