Articles filed under Bloomberg
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The next ferry you board might run on batteriesMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Not far from Norway's North Sea oil rigs, shipbuilders are assembling some of the first ferryboats ever to be powered entirely by batteries. For years, the yard, nestled...
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Google pours $300M into effort to aid news publishersMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Google is making its grandest overture to the news business yet. Alphabet Inc.'s search giant is providing a new suite of tools to help media publishers grow subscriptio...
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Commentary: Before you #DeleteFacebook, try taking controlMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - #DeleteFacebook is trending on social media. But you don't have to do anything as radical as deleting the app that keeps you in touch with friends, family members and so...
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Stocks drop most in 6 weeks on trade war tensionMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. stocks tumbled the most in six weeks and Treasuries rallied as investors shifted focus from the Federal Reserve to the threat of an escalating trade war with China ...
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Amazon said to consider buying some Toys 'R' Us storesMar 20, 2018 1:00 am - Amazon.com has looked at the possibility of expanding its retail footprint by acquiring some locations from bankrupt Toys "R" Us Inc., according to people with knowledge...
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Analysis: Enjoy your job in software? You have a woman to thankMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - The most tragic story of the computer industry is how a field once dominated by women became the domain of men. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't just a matter of th...
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Blue Apron aims to sell meal kits in stores, single boxes onlineMar 17, 2018 1:00 am - Blue Apron Holdings Inc. plans to start selling its prepared dinners in stores later this year, part of an effort to reach more customers as growth stalls. The New York-...
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Toys 'R' Us said to prepare for shutdown of U.S. operationsMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Toys "R" Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find a buyer or reach a debt restructuring deal wit...
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Is this the end of the pre-employment drug test?Mar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Employers are struggling to hire workers in tightening U.S. job market. Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington, D.C., meaning more than one in five America...
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This startup has a plan to sell annuities so you don't die poorMar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Matt Carey studied Arabic at the University of Pennsylvania, preparing for what he hoped would be a career at the Central Intelligence Agency. Eleven years later, he's p...