China will allow travel agencies in Beijing and Shandong to partly resume sales of group tours to South Korea, in a sign of thawing relations between the nations that have been locked in a year-long diplomatic standoff. However, executives from tour agencies in the regions said they had been told not to include in their […]
Read moreThe small-cap Russell 2000 is coming into focus for one equity strategist this week as the Senate is expected to debate the proposed tax reform bill. Matt Maley, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, will be watching the small-cap index because it is particularly sensitive to the ebbs and flows of the legislation and decisions that […]
Read moreCNBC is excited to announce that we are launching a new conference called Healthy Returns: Investing in Healthcare Innovation. This groundbreaking event will take place on March 28, 2018 in New York City. We have assembled a world-class advisory board to help guide our editorial efforts and the event will be coupled with TV and […]
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Irish deputy leader reportedly agrees to resign, potentially halting snap elections
Irish Deputy Prime Minister Frances Fitzgerald is expected to announce her resignation this afternoon, according to local media reporting unnamed government sources. The resignation would come amid intense pressure for Fitzgerald to step down from within and outside of her own Finn Gael party, which leads Ireland’s minority government and is headed by Prime Minister […]
Read moreSince its initial public offering on Sept. 27, streaming device company Roku has surged 97 percent, making it the best tech IPO of the year. But it’s also one of the most volatile. On Monday, shares of Roku soared 17 percent and closed at a record high after boutique research shop Needham upped its price […]
Read moreFacebook is looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect suicidal thoughts and feelings. The move is part of the social media giant’s ongoing effort to “help build a safe community on and off Facebook.” Facebook said in an official blogpost Monday that it was adopting “proactive detection efforts” to help people who are […]
Read moreWhat did the world do before emojis? Those little icons people love to send each other to express themselves online are now so popular they have their own celebratory day and 5 billion emojis are sent daily on Facebook Messenger alone, according to Emojipedia. Now, a new trend is set to sweep the iPhone world: […]
Read moreBitcoin could lead kids into illegal activities like drug dealing, South Korean prime minister warns
Rising speculation on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could cause kids to get into crime such as drug trafficking or pyramid schemes, South Korea’s prime minister said Tuesday. In a statement posted after a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon warned on the dangers of virtual currencies. “There are cases in which young Koreans including students are […]
Read moreBusiness software giants Microsoft and SAP have agreed to expand the use of each other’s cloud-based products and services delivered via the internet, they said on Tuesday, as they laid out a common product roadmap for joint customers. In a joint statement, Microsoft said it would use SAP’s S/4 HANA database to help run its […]
Read moreU.K. online grocer Ocado and French supermarket giant Groupe Casino have signed an agreement to develop the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) in France. Ocado describes the OSP as a “proprietary solution for operating online retail businesses.” In an announcement Tuesday morning, the companies said that the scalable and modular end-to-end solution provided by the OSP […]
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