Stocks drop in morning trading as oil price falls again
December 12, 2015
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Stocks drop in morning trading as oil price falls again

“Also, if the yuan continues to depreciate, that’s negative to stocks as well, because it…

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Some find silver lining in China smog
December 12, 2015
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Some find silver lining in China smog

The levels of air pollution have not come down much despite allowing odd- and even-numbered…

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Dow Chemical, DuPont reportedly in merger talks
December 12, 2015
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Dow Chemical, DuPont reportedly in merger talks

Following what would be structured as a merger of equals, the combined company could split.

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DuPont, Dow Chemical Agree to Merge–6th Update
December 12, 2015
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DuPont, Dow Chemical Agree to Merge–6th Update

But Nomura analyst Aleksey Yefremov thinks that rivals could be in benefit when Dow and…

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Does North Korea really have a hydrogen bomb?
December 12, 2015
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Does North Korea really have a hydrogen bomb?

Since Liu Yunshan, the Chinese Communist Party’s fifth-ranked official, visited Pyongyang in October and held…

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Chipotle E. coli outbreak spreads to nine states, sickened 52 – CDC
December 12, 2015
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Chipotle E. coli outbreak spreads to nine states, sickened 52 – CDC

The breakdown of cases by state is as follows: California (3), IL (1), Maryland (1),…

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Airbnb hosts found to discriminate against guests with ‘black’ names
December 12, 2015
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Airbnb hosts found to discriminate against guests with ‘black’ names

All told, the “African-American” names got positive responses 42% of the time, while names that…

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Marissa Mayer gives birth to twin girls
December 12, 2015
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Marissa Mayer gives birth to twin girls

A day after Yahoo announced plans to spin off its core internet business, CEO Marissa…

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Pollution: China Pays For Quick Growth
December 12, 2015
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Pollution: China Pays For Quick Growth

Far fewer than usual pedestrians walked the streets – many of them wearing white masks…

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Japan and India sign bullet train, nuclear deals
December 12, 2015
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Japan and India sign bullet train, nuclear deals

The deal to build a high-speed train line between the financial hub of Mumbai and…

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