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U.S. stocks plunge 7% triggering 15-minute trading halt

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, March 5, 2020. /Reuters The SP 500 fell seven percent upon opening on Monday, triggering an automatic 15-min

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Dow rallies more than 1,100 points as healthcare shares lead

A screen displays the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. /Reuters U.S. stocks soared on We

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Dow rallies more than 1,100 points as health care shares lead

U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday with the Dow up more than 1,100 points, as health care sector led the gains. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1,173.45 points, or 4.53 percent

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U.S. equities tumble into correction territory as market sell-off continues

U.S. equities plunged on Thursday with all three major indexes tumbling into correction territory amid rising risk-averse sentiment. So far for the week, the blue-chip Dow erased more than 3,200 poi

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Chile's economic outlook "quite favorable" despite unrest, says finance minister

People protest in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8, 2019. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua) The government has forecast a 1.3-percent growth for 2020, "relatively higher" than the central bank projection of

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Libya's warring sides propose draft ceasefire deal

Libya's warring sides have proposed a draft ceasefire agreement that would see the United Nations (UN) monitoring the safe return of civilians to their homes, the UN said Monday.The UN Support Missio

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SpaceX’s spin-outs are helping build LA’s startup ecosystem

During the days when Snapchat’s popularity was booming, investors thought the company would become the anchor for a new Los Angeles technology scene.Snapchat, they hoped, would spin-off entrepre

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Leanplum raises another $27M, shakes up its executive ranks

Customer engagement platform Leanplum today announced that it has raised a $27 million extension to its 2017 $47 million Series D round. This additional funding was led by previous investors Norwest V

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Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion fund to fight climate change

Jeff Bezos (one of the world’s richest men) announced on one of the world’s largest social media platforms (Instagram) that he’s creating a $10 billion fund to combat climate change.

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Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion fund to fight climate change on Instagram

Jeff Bezos (one of the world’s richest men) announced on one of the world’s largest social media platforms (Instagram) that he’s creating a $10 billion fund to combat climate change.

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Hezbollah warns of huge negative impact of U.S. Mideast peace plan on Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah warned on Sunday that the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the Deal of the Century, will have a huge negative impact on Lebanon,

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Protesters rally in San Francisco against U.S. Senate's Trump acquittal

Around 100 demonstrators on Wednesday rallied in downtown San Francisco to protest the U.S. Senate's acquittal of President Donald Trump over abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges earli

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US backs Cyprus amid tensions with Turkey over gas drilling

The U.S. backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative actions" that

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The Meta, a training platform for gamers, builds on Kovaak’s FPS Aim Trainer

As esports grows and creates opportunities for gamers to level up to the pro or streamer level, there is still a huge barrier in the way. There is not a wealth of training options for gamers. If you c

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Watch SpaceX launch another batch of its Starlink satellites live

SpaceX is launching another group of 60 satellites for its Starlink broadband internet constellation, with a liftoff scheduled for 9:49 AM EST (6:49 AM PST) this morning. Should it be required, there

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Britain's Royal Mint celebrates Chinese New Year with stunning collection

Britain's Royal Mint has marked the start of the new Lunar cycle in 2020 with the first sign of the calendar, the Rat, to celebrate its diverse multi-cultural society, and lend a unique British angl

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Three takeaways from the 2019 venture capital market

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re digging into the Q4 venture capital market — specifically unpack