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Sonos plunges after first earnings report as public company
Sonos stock fell as much as 13 percent in extended hours, nearly erasing a trading-day gain of 13 percent, after the company reported...
US Treasury yields climb as global trade troubles build
U.S. government debt prices posted declines on Tuesday. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was higher at around 2.873 percent at...
JD.com founder, a Chinese billionaire, is arrested in Minnesota on sexual misconduct charges
BEIJING — The billionaire chief executive of one of China’s largest online retailers was arrested Friday in Minnesota on a charge of criminal...
Meditation app Headspace on track to double corporate clients, bring mindfulness to work
A team of scientists at biotech company Genentech started using a meditation app in 2015 and, not long after, noticed that they felt...
How ‘Clash Royale’ could play a big role in boosting mobile esports’ already explosive growth
James Wingard had never thought about being a professional esports competitor. Now, the 17-year-old Los Angeles resident, who’s also known as “Wings,” is...
US stock futures are pointing to a mixed open as global trade tensions fester
U.S. stock index futures fluctuated ahead of Tuesday’s open, as trade tensions between the U.S. and major economies continued. Around 5:50 a.m. ET,...
Plastic straws are out of fashion: Here’s why takeout containers may be next
From Starbucks to Seattle, companies and cities alike are banning plastic straws. Are takeout containers next? With the rise of third-party delivery services...
Whether ‘Queen of Soul’ or just a commoner, here’s why you need a will
Aretha Franklin died on Aug. 16 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Her fame and fortune will live on indefinitely. However, the...
We spend too much treating diseases, not preventing them
Krishna Yeshwant has experienced first-hand the many sides of the health care system. He’s a Boston-based doctor who treats patients, but also invests...
The world’s largest ad firm WPP names Mark Read as new CEO
WPP named insider Mark Read as its new chief executive on Monday tasked with replacing its founder Martin Sorrell and steering the world’s...
Trump loyalist Nunes finds himself in tighter race than usual as Democratic rival rises in the polls
Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, may have the bull’s-eye on his back from Democrats, but he’s in...
Russia pension protests: Fresh anti-reform rallies held
Further protests against pension reforms have taken placed in Russia, despite the recent concessions offered by President Vladimir Putin. Independent observers say more...
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion
A suicide bomber has attacked a government office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, causing a nearby school to collapse, police say. The car...
US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups
The US military says it is cancelling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad’s failure to take action against...
Bruising Senate primary in red state Arizona could leave Republican victor vulnerable in November
The race for retiring Arizona Republican Jeff Flake’s U.S. Senate seat is a muddled battleground this year, and that could be good news...
