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When investors lose trust, they can put stocks in the 'penalty box'

When investors lose faith in management teams after debacles or scandals, they may put stocks of these companies in the ""penalty box."" Boeing and Wells Fargo are recent examples.

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Microsoft, Twitter and Walmart want to help you get a job in tech — without racking up student loans

Big tech firms like Microsoft and Twitter are starting to offer jobs to apprentices as a way to plug a hole in skilled labor — which could help Americans without a degree or tech background.

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Mattel will close Canada factory after shuttering two manufacturing sites in Asia: WSJ

Mattel Inc will close a factory in Canada after shutting down two plants in Asia, as the toymaker reduces its manufacturing footprint to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday.



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China's Shenzhen denies blocking Apple supplier Foxconn from resuming production

Local Chinese authorities have not blocked Apple supplier Foxconn from resuming production amid a coronavirus outbreak, they said in a statement on Sunday, denying an earlier report in the Nikkei Business Daily.



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China to France: Don't discriminate against Huawei on 5G networks

The Chinese embassy in Paris on Sunday urged the French government not to discriminate against Huawei as it selects suppliers for its 5G mobile network, saying it feared the company would face more constraints than rivals.



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Why DeFi’s Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters

Coindesk | Brady Dale | Feb 9, 2020 It was only December when the entire decentralized finance (DeFi) market was worth less than $700 million. Early this morning, it hit $1 billion, a figure that even the most fervent blockchain skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless. That figure is the measure of

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SEC Commissioner Speech: A Proposal to Fill the Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization

SEC | Commissioner Hester M. Peirce | Feb 6, 2020 Thank you George [Chikovani] for that kind introduction.  I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today.  Before beginning, I have to remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Securities and Exchange

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Lightspeed and Stripe Partner to Launch New Payments Feature

Digital | Feb 6, 2020 The integration will launch Lightspeed Payments, a new one-stop shop for customer payments and financial reporting Need to Know Montreal’s Lightspeed has announced a partnership with payments software company Stripe. Lightspeed will launch a new offering allowing for a more streamlined checkout process for retail and restaurant customers. Lightspeed’s stock

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Wall Street futures fall as coronavirus toll rises, China plans return to work

U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday after China's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak exceeded the global total from the SARS epidemic and as authorities prepared for millions of people to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.



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Oil prices fall on oversupply worries as virus hits China demand

Oil prices on Monday extended their decline from an early January peak above $70 as the specter of excess supplies loomed over the market after the spreading coronavirus outbreak hit demand in China, the world's largest oil importer.



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Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment

Stocks and oil fell while safe-haven gold rose on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed the SARS epidemic, raising alarm bells about its severity.



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Asian markets stem losses as China returns to work but sentiment jittery

Asian shares pared early losses on Monday as Chinese authorities lifted some coronavirus-related restrictions on work and travel, helping businesses resume work though overall sentiment was still jittery as the death toll from the epidemic climbed.



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Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat

With residents and courts ringing the alarm about depleted water supplies in Chile's Atacama salt flat, the world's top lithium miner Albemarle quietly filed a proposal in December for a network to monitor flows beneath the parched desert floor.



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Boral shares plunge after bushfire profit hit, accounts probe

Australia's Boral Ltd said on Monday delays to building projects due to bushfires will likely cause a plunge in its second-half results, while revealing an investigation had found inflated earnings at its North American window-making business.



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SoftBank set for sharp quarterly profit drop amid pressure from Elliott

Japan's SoftBank Group is expected to post a slide in profits for the past quarter, deepening concern about its ability to secure funding for a second Vision Fund and giving activist fund Elliott Management more fodder for a shake-up.



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