Bank of Japan policymakers said they should stick with their current policy framework and had reason to be optimistic about consumer prices because measures of inflation expectations have stopped falling, minutes of the central bank’s July 19-20 meeting showed on Tuesday. The BOJ kept monetary policy on hold at the meeting in July but pushed […]
Read moreWall Street declined as the war of words between North Korea and the U.S. escalated ahead of Asian trade on Tuesday. Geopolitical tensions came to the fore again overnight after North Korea’s foreign minister said U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said that meant the North could target and […]
Read moreSometimes, there are days like Monday, when CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees the stock market’s “rocket ships” fly too close to the sun. “We actually had two rocket ships at work today: FANG and ‘Rocket Man’ himself, Kim Jong-Un, a nuclear menace who’s now become the short-sellers’ best friend, this time with his pronouncement that our […]
Read moreAs the Senate tries yet again to repeal and replace Obamacare and President Donald Trump tweet-blasts the National Football League, CNBC’s Jim Cramer wonders who wants tax reform less. “The White House seems like it still hasn’t figured out what rates it wants, let alone what could possibly pass. They might as well be working […]
Read moreSometimes, there are days like Monday, when CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees the stock market’s “rocket ships” fly too close to the sun. “We actually had two rocket ships at work today: FANG and ‘Rocket Man’ himself, Kim Jong-Un, a nuclear menace who’s now become the short-sellers’ best friend, this time with his pronouncement that our […]
Read moreAmazon‘s voice technology Alexa has a lot of opportunity to be used in health care, whether it’s for remote monitoring of sick patients or in helping doctors take notes during patient visits. But there’s one big problem. Alexa is not yet HIPAA-compliant, meaning it doesn’t meet the federal rules that protect patient privacy when it […]
Read moreThe Facebook ads that Russian operatives purchased to try to influence U.S. voters during the 2016 election highlighted the Black Lives Matter movement and other hot-button, divisive issues, said a person familiar with the situation. The content of the ads was previously reported by The Washington Post. This person, who requested anonymity, also said the […]
Read moreThe last-ditch Republican bill to repeal Obamacare would result in 580,000 lost jobs and $240 billion in lost economic activity over the next decade, a new analysis warns. Those job and economic activity losses would ensure that growth in the U.S. gross domestic product “remains stuck in low gear of around 2 [percent] at best […]
Read moreFacebook shares fell 4.5 percent on Monday, the worst day since Nov. 3, as investors digested the company’s reaction to political pressure and new planned share sales from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The social media company made headlines several times last week after its chief executive returned to the office from paternity leave. Upon his return, […]
Read moreElon Musk is increasingly out on his own with his doomsday predictions of a future where artificial intelligence threatens human existence. “This is a case where Elon and I disagree,” says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, speaking with the Wall Street Journal and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “The so-called control problem that Elon is worried about […]
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