An unexpected escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China jolted investors into a defensive position in May. Safe-play sectors including utilities and consumer staples held up better than others and bonds gained ground this month as investors shifted their money into traditionally less risky holdings. Technology and other cyclical stocks pulled back […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Netflix has confirmed that customers in the UK will now have to pay more for their subscriptions. The standard tariff, which means you can stream TV shows and movies to two devices at the same time, was £7.99 but will now be £8.99. The premium tariff, which lets you stream to
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow Japan is keeping people with dementia safe Each year in Japan thousands of elderly people with dementia go missing, hundreds are never found alive again. Japan has the world’s oldest population but also some of the most advanced technology and they’re using it to help keep
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Checking into the Abraham Hostel Tel Aviv in spring 2017 at the end of a family trip to Israel, Amy Friedman’s two teenage daughters took a look at the bare-bones room that slept four for about $130 and wondered if the trip was ending on a thud rather than a bang. “It took about four
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Networks Minus Numbers What would a metric-free, or metric-light, social media actually feel like? It’s not so easy to imagine revisionist platform histories, given how integral metrics have been to the stories of their rapid rise and dominance. These omnipresent numbers have also served as imperfect but widely used ways quantify revolutions, jokes, screw-ups and
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Hyun-Jin Ryu was all but untouchable in May. His final start of the month was no different Thursday night as the left-hander pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning of his latest dominant outing, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 win over the New York Mets. Chris Taylor tripled off hard-luck loser Jason
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, should have decided whether his findings about President Trump’s efforts to impede the Russia investigation amounted to criminal activity. “I personally felt he could have made a decision,” Mr. Barr told CBS News
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rising US-China tensions have dashed hopes of an imminent trade deal The US is ramping up a conflict with China, putting their economies and their diplomatic relationship at risk. It has moved to restrict Huawei’s ability to trade with US firms, shortly after reigniting the trade war with tariff
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When Serena Williams saw a young U.S. tennis player distraught after a loss at a tournament earlier this season, she did what just felt right. Williams, 37, went over to console 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova, even if that sort of thing doesn’t usually happen on tour. “I really take to all the young girls out there
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“The main effect in the markets seems to be that aluminum is becoming more expensive for the U.S. consumer” relative to people elsewhere around the world, said Kathrine Fog, the head of corporate strategy and analysis for the Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro, in an interview in the company’s Oslo headquarters. Ms. Fog and other
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