Some Bank of Japan policymakers said the central bank should explain to the public that theeconomy has yet to reach a phase where the timing and means to exit ultra-loose policy could be considered, minutes of their March rate review showed on Monday. “While normalization, or a gradual reduction in the degree of monetary accommodation, […]
Read moreAsian markets were poised for a positive start to the first trading day of the week, following gains seen stateside as investors focused on jobs numbers and trade talks. U.S. stocks gained on Friday despite a mixed jobs report, with Apple getting a boost following news that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway had bought 75 million […]
Read moreFriday’s tech rally may have set up stocks for more gains in the week ahead, although the market could be tugged at by geopolitical concerns, like trade war talk and Iran. Technology was up 2 percent Friday and 3.2 percent for the week in its first positive week in three. Apple led the charge, bouncing […]
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Start with an Expedition MAX XLT 4×4, assuming you need the space. Add $5,605 for package 202A, which brings leather, blind spot monitoring, upgraded infotainment, heated and cooled seats, dual zone climate control, a power-folding third row, remote start and other quality-of-life upgrades. $715 buys you the driver assistance package, which brings lane keeping, adaptive […]
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Taiwanese-American billionaire Jensen Huang’s company is at the forefront of technological solutions for artificial intelligence, video gaming and autonomous cars. But the co-founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based Nvidia, a maker of powerful computer chips, credits his parents for putting him on the road to success. “I’m the product of my parents’ dreams and aspirations,” […]
Read moreIf you’re like me, chances are you’re constantly getting bombarded by robocalls. You know the type: You pick up the phone only to hear some pre-recorded message — sometimes not even in English — about how you owe someone money or you’ve won a free vacation to Barbados. These sorts of robocalls are smarter than […]
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Capture as much light information as you can The sensors on smartphone cameras have limited dynamic range, or ability to capture information from the brightest part of a photo to the darkest. To ensure you’re capturing as much light information as possible, set your exposure (by tapping on your screen) to the brightest part, which […]
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Trump's gun comments 'not worthy of the president of the world’s greatest superpower,' France says
U.S. President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 and linking knife crime in London to a handgun ban. In a speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday, Trump mimicked the shooting of victims in the Paris […]
Read moreNorth Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearize, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of U.S.-led sanctions and pressure, warning the United States not to mislead public opinion. Impoverished North Korea has been hit by a series of U.N. and U.S. sanctions in recent years in a bid to rein […]
Read moreWarren Buffett says he made mistakes by not investing in two dominant technology companies, Alphabet and Amazon. Alphabet is the parent company of search engine Google. “I made the wrong decisions on Google and Amazon,” he said at the Berkshire Hathaway 2018 annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. “We’ve looked at it. I made the mistake […]
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