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President Donald Trump went on a foreboding tweetstorm on Thursday morning warning of a financial crisis in Puerto Rico's future as the island recovers from the ravages of three straight hurricanes.

"Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making," tweeted Trump, apparently quoting television newscaster Sharyl Attkisson.

"Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes," Trump said in a subsequent tweet... Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump gave an interview to Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday night where he discussed the North Korean crisis and perhaps a dangerous overconfidence in US missile defenses.

Asked about the threat North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose to the US, Trump said the issue should have been handled in previous administrations, and praised China for its cooperation with a US-led sanctions push against Pyongyang.

But Trump also seemed... Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, said on Thursday a landmark arms control treaty that helped end the Cold War was in peril and called for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to save it.

Gorbachev, 86, said U.S.-Russia relations were in the throes of a "severe crisis" and that the treaty, which banned all Soviet and American short and intermediate-range land-based nuclear and conventional missiles, was now at serious risk. Читать дальше...

Despite an improving labor market, college grads face an uphill battle translating their skills and limited experience into high-paying jobs. As a result, investing takes a lower rung on the priority list for many new graduates just looking to make it in their field of study. But with proper knowledge and the right approach, investing can be the ticket to financial freedom down the road.

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(Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Inc, the biggest U.S. pizza delivery chain, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as the company benefited from higher demand in the United States.

Same-store sales at company-owned outlets in the United States, Domino's biggest source of store revenue, jumped 8.4 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 10.

This was above the 6.6 percent rise expected by analysts polled by research firm Consensus Metrix.

Domino's net income rose to $56.4 million... Читать дальше...

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Citigroup is set to announce third-quarter earnings Thursday at 8 a.m. 

Wall Street estimates the firm will announce earnings of $1.32 per share, up from $1.28 the previous quarter. 

Here's what else analysts are expecting:

• Revenues of $17.86 billion, down slightly from $17.9 billion in the second quarter. 
• Net income of $3.6 billion, up from $3.55 billion in the second quarter.
• A hit to trading: CFO John Gerspach said in September that trading revenues could drop 15%. Читать дальше...

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A hacker stole non-classified information about Australia’s Joint Strike Fighter program and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defense contractor, the defense industry minister said on Thursday.

About 30 gigabytes of data was stolen in the cyber attack, including details of the Joint Strike Fighter warplane and P-8 Poseidon surveillance plane, according to a presentation on the hack by a government official.

“Fortunately... Читать дальше...

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Business Insider recently compiled a list of the top talent on Wall Street age 35 and under, interviewing dozens of bankers, asset managers, and traders in the process.

We asked the crop of dealmaker candidates currently making waves in investment banks and private equity shops the same question: What's your biggest concern about the industry?

While responses varied — some bemoaned market trends, like record-low volatility and sky-high valuations — a... Читать дальше...

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Here is what you need to know.

The Fed is worried it won't achieve one of its key objectives for a while. Minutes from the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting released Wednesday show that many members of the committee believe inflation will remain below the Federal Reserve's 2% target for longer.

Rate-hike odds were unfazed. The market sees a 76.7% chance the Fed hikes again before the end of the year, according to Bloomberg World Interest Rate Probability data. Читать дальше...

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Here is what you need to know. 

The Fed is worried it won't achieve one of its key objectives for a while. Minutes from the September FOMC meeting released on Wednesday show many members of the committee believe inflation will remain below the Fed's 2% target for longer.

Rate hike odds were unfazed. The market sees a 76.7% chance the Fed hikes again before the end of the year, according to Bloomberg World Interest Rate Probability data. 

Earnings season kicks off. Читать дальше...

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom debuted its first ultra high-speed next generation mobile antennas on Thursday, which Europe’s biggest telecoms provider said showed it was ready for a global launch of the technology by 2020.

Telekom said it was the first use of the technology in a real world setting in Europe, with speeds of more than 2 gigabits per second to a customer device, as well as a latency of 3 milliseconds on commercial sites.

The antennas are manufactured... Читать дальше...

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It hasn't been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms' subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top (OTT) apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber — and they're losing.

A fierce and... Читать дальше...

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JPMorgan Chase is set to announce third-quarter earnings Thursday at 6:45 a.m. 

Wall Street estimates the firm will announce earnings of $1.645 per share on a GAAP basis, down from $1.83 the previous quarter. 

Here's what else analysts are expecting:

• Revenues of $25.6 billion, down slightly from $25.76 billion in the second quarter. 
• Net income of $5.9 billion on a GAAP basis, up from $6.55 billion in the second quarter.
• A hit to trading... Читать дальше...

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Update: Rose McGowan's account was reinstated as of Thursday morning.

Rose McGowan had her Twitter account locked after accusing Ben Affleck of lying about his knowledge of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment.

In a Thursday Instagram post, the actress and director posted a screenshot of Twitter informing her that she was banned from tweeting, retweeting, or liking posts on the platform for 12 hours unless she removed some of her tweets.

"Twitter has suspended me. Читать дальше...

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President Donald Trump wants you to think that the stock market is hitting record highs because he's in office.

In a recent tweet, he even went as far as to characterize the post-election stock rally as "virtually unprecedented," and criticized the so-called "Fake News Media" for not reporting on it.

Business Insider took that to heart, and dissected Trump's claims that he's catalyzed stock market records. The final conclusion was that while he drove some periods of gains... Читать дальше...

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• Media companies such as CBS, Disney, CNN, Time, and Refinery29 are set to show off their growing capabilities in making custom content for paying advertisers.
• They're presenting at a showcase event hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
• Marketers are spending more on content, but the sector has become crowded and ever more complicated.

If it seems as if every major media company has built a stand-alone division tasked with making content for advertisers ... Читать дальше...

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Inside the packed exhibition hall in central Beijing is a showcase of China's recent achievements: the country's first operational aircraft carrier; a gleaming fleet of high-speed trains; happy villagers lifted from poverty.

While the display officially celebrates the accomplishments of the Chinese people over the past five years, it is made clear that President Xi Jinping is the man to thank.

To enter the exhibition, staged by the Communist Party's propaganda department... Читать дальше...

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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ferocious war on drugs will shift to a higher gear to target "big fish", officials said on Thursday, moving away from street level operations to go after big networks and suppliers.

Duterte issued a directive on Tuesday ordering the police to halt activities in the anti-drug campaign and leave all operations to the drug enforcement agency, amid unprecedented scrutiny of police conduct.

The national police... Читать дальше...

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Four suspects charged with two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader were identified for the first time in a Malaysian court on Thursday. 

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong were charged in March along with four unnamed others for the murder of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur international airport on Feb 13. 

The four unnamed suspects were only identified as Mr. Chang, Mr. Читать дальше...

Waymo, the self-driving car unit owned by Google parent company Alphabet, accuses Uber of stealing trade secrets. It demanded $1 billion in damages from Uber as part of a settlement — but Uber said no. Waymo also wanted Uber to appoint an independent monitor. SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet's Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber as conditions for settling its high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services company, sources familiar with the proposal told Reuters. Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Harvey Weinstein sex abuse scandal has entangled a former president, a former presidential candidate and now a former presidential adviser.

Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House chief strategist and current head of Breitbart News, is the latest politico touched by the scandal.

Bannon, whose website has hammered Democrats for accepting Weinstein's political donations, himself profited from a relationship with the movie mogul... Читать дальше...

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Oct 11 (Reuters) - Bank of America has signed a lease for office space in Paris, cementing plans to move its European trading hub to France after Brexit, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the decision.

BofA has agreed to rent about 100,000 square feet of space - large enough to accommodate a thousand workers, Bloomberg said. However, bank executives are considering possibly subleasing some of the space to other tenants, Bloomberg said, citing the people. Читать дальше...

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday the Trump administration would welcome dialogue between Spain and Catalonia's leaders on the region's political future.

"That's up for the people of Spain and Catalonia to decide," Sanders said at the daily White House press briefing, shortly after Catalonia's secessionist president Carles Puigdemont said he would seek dialogue and international mediation rather than an immediate declaration of independence. Читать дальше...

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It was three years ago that Apple launched Apple Pay for the first time Using contactless readers and Touch ID, the mobile payment method was meant to make checkout easier and more secure.

When Apple Pay was first launched, it wasn't clear how much traction the mobile payment method would gain in the marketplace.

But three years later, Apple Pay is gaining so much steam that it's starting to look like it could soon become nearly ubiquitous — and... Читать дальше...

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Former Vice President Joe Biden had terse words for Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday, as a growing sexual-harassment scandal continued to engulf the movie mogul.

Biden called Weinstein's recent firing a "justifiable end" to what has been described as a long history of abuse by the Hollywood executive.

Speaking at a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization, Biden railed against Weinstein, who is accused of engaging in sexual misconduct spanning decades, according to a New York Times report. Читать дальше...