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Trump’s tech transition: Will the president’s new phone change his Twitter game?

US President Donald Trump has officially traded in his personal smartphone for one with limited features, which could impact the way he interacts with social media.

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Trump’s tech transition: Will the president’s new phone change his Twitter game?

Two ways to set up a one-click shortcut for creating a restore point in Windows 10

Manually creating a restore point is a bit of a clumsy process. Check out these two techniques for turning restore point creation into a one-click operation.

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Two ways to set up a one-click shortcut for creating a restore point in Windows 10

Chief of Taiwan’s Foxconn says rise of protectionism unavoidable

The head of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronic goods and a major Apple Inc supplier, said on Sunday that the rise of protectionism is unavoidable. Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, warned that uncertainties for this year make it tough to have a very clear analysis and outlook, but he said it was clear politics would underpin economic development.

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Ministers positive on OPEC, non-OPEC oil output cuts

Energy ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC countries meeting in Vienna on Sunday have struck a positive note regarding their agreement to cut oil output as a committee set to monitor compliance with the deal meets for the first time. Kuwaiti oil minister Essam Al-Marzouq, who chairs the five-member compliance committee, said it would examine how to

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Foxconn CEO says investment for display plant in U.S. would exceed $7 billion

Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, is considering setting up a display-making plant in the United States in an investment that would exceed $7 billion, company chairman and chief executive Terry …

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Foxconn CEO says investment for display plant in U.S. would exceed $7 billion

TrailStone buys Cargill’s power and gas group: sources

Commodities trader and investor TrailStone Group has purchased Cargill Inc's gas and power trading group, three sources familiar with the deal said this week. The move, first reported by Sparkspread, comes amid a reshuffling in the power and natural gas industry as private equity firms and hedge funds pour into the space, filling a void left by banks and other longtime players. The banks and others have been pulling back over the past several years as natural gas …

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U.S. bankruptcy court judge OKs $425 million for Avaya loan

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge granted Avaya Inc approval on Friday to tap $425 million of the $725 million loan proposed to carry the telecommunications company through its restructuring, funds the company said were essential to continue operations. Avaya filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday to cut its …

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Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman’s 2016 pay up 7 pct to $22.5 million

Gorman will receive $22.5 million in total compensation, up from $21 million in 2015, spokesman Mark Lake said in an email. Gorman received a $5 million stock bonus for his performance in 2016, an 8 percent increase from 2015, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing did not provide greater detail on Gorman's total 2016 compensation.

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Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman’s 2016 pay up 7 pct to $22.5 million

U.S. department stores steady profitability boat even as sales slide

U.S. department store chains, hit by slowing sales for more than two years, have used layoffs, store closings and cutbacks to maintain one aspect of stability: profit margins. An analysis of two important indicators of retail profitability, gross margins and operating margins, shows retailers like Kohl's Corp , JC Penney Co Inc , Macy's Inc and Target Corp have done a better job at delivering on profitability than maintaining sales growth.

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Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against chip supplier Qualcomm

Apple Inc filed a $1 billion lawsuit against supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday, days after the U.S. government filed a lawsuit that accused the chip maker of resorting to anticompetitive tactics to maintain a monopoly over key semiconductors in mobile phones. Qualcomm is a major supplier to both Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for “modem” chips that connect phones to wireless networks. The two companies together accounted for 40 percent of Qualcomm's $23.5 billion in revenue

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