USA service employees union, with 2 million members, endorses Hillary Clinton
November 19, 2015
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USA service employees union, with 2 million members, endorses Hillary Clinton

“This was a middle-of-the-road approach, even though I’m a strong Bernie (Sanders) supporter”, she said.…

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AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon get FDA approval
November 19, 2015
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AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage Salmon get FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved as safe to eat salmon from a…

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Pivotal Research Cuts salesforce.com, inc. Price Target to $82.00 (CRM)
November 19, 2015
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Pivotal Research Cuts salesforce.com, inc. Price Target to $82.00 (CRM)

Overall, the company reported a loss of $25.2 million, or four cents a share, compared…

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Starboard urges Yahoo to drop its spinoff of Alibaba stake
November 19, 2015
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Starboard urges Yahoo to drop its spinoff of Alibaba stake

Inc.to drop the plan to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group…

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Shkreli’s company loses nearly $15 million after price
November 19, 2015
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Shkreli’s company loses nearly $15 million after price

Martin Shkreli’s company lost almost $15 million during the three months in which he was…

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Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2-billion, creates world’s largest hotel chain
November 19, 2015
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Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2-billion, creates world’s largest hotel chain

Marriott has agreed to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a deal worth $US12.2 billion…

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Oil prices edge up on short covering, but oversupply still bites
November 19, 2015
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Oil prices edge up on short covering, but oversupply still bites

At around 0600 GMT, USA benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in December was…

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Ben Carson’s son says dad ‘isn’t perfect,’ but lived ‘exemplary’ life
November 19, 2015
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Ben Carson’s son says dad ‘isn’t perfect,’ but lived ‘exemplary’ life

Grant Grasmick, a local lumber magnate who met Carson 16 years ago while both were…

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US Treasury to tighten corporate tax inversion rules
November 19, 2015
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US Treasury to tighten corporate tax inversion rules

Pfizer is negotiating a price of $370 to $380 for each Allergan share, a person…

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Marriott global to Merge With Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide
November 19, 2015
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Marriott global to Merge With Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide

The deal, one of the biggest since Blackstone Group LP bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc…

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