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Ryanair has lost a High Court battle to stop pilots from going on strike – but says flights will go ahead as scheduled on Thursday and Friday. In a statement posted to Twitter, the airline said that it had been able to draft in enough pilots to operate a full schedule. “Thanks to the great work and volunteerism of the […]
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Best ways to save for retirement Marketwatch editor-in-chief Jeremy Olshan provides insight into financial planning for retirement. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from U.S. tech giant Intel, which centers on the way it managed employee retirement funds. Continue Reading Below The original complaint, filed nearly four years ago, claimed Intel’s investment choices violated the Employee […]
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NRA, lawmakers at odds over Violence Against Women Act Congressional Democrats and the NRA are at odds over a provision of Democrats' Violence Against Women Act that would keep people with certain criminal convictions from getting guns. In what has been referred to as the “boyfriend loophole,” those convicted of abusing or stalking a partner would be blocked from owning a gun. […]
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Though both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are as technological as tech stocks come, they are both powerful dividend stocks as well. Not only has each company been paying out dividends for years, but these dividends are growing every year. But which is a better dividend stock? Here's a look at each of these stocks' dividends to help […]
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Electricity poles and wires company Spark Infrastructure has taken a $270 million bath, writing down its South Australian electricity distribution assets and cutting dividends after a court decision that will force it to pay more tax. Spark has lost its tax battle with the Australian Tax Office over its subsidiaries, setting a potential precedent for similar industry-wide asset write-downs. Spark […]
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Announced and released last night, the latest battle royale game comes from Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the Titanfall series. It features 60 players fighting it out in three-man squads, with players choosing from eight distinct classes — the titular Legends — before jumping in. It's free to play right now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Within 8 hours […]
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Emergency powers in focus as President Trump and Democrats remain at impasse over border wall funding As the partial government shutdown drew closer to becoming the longest of any government shutdown in U.S. history, Washington Post opinion writer Charles Lane reevaluated the present state of the battle over border security on the "Special Report" All-Star panel Friday night. Lane — along […]
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General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker tries to deal with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of workers. Continue Reading Below Preserving the $7,500 tax incentive for buyers is crucial for GM as the company pivots from internal combustion […]
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As Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) squares off against activist investor Daniel Loeb, it could turn out to be a very acrimonious battle. Fights for corporate control are rarely prim affairs, but will things get personal in this case? The New York Post says that, according to two unnamed sources, Loeb has "suggested" he has "damaging information" on descendants of a […]
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A U.K. regulator has announced the winner of the Comcast and 21st Century Fox fight to acquire pay TV broadcaster Sky will be determined by an auction that begins Friday. The decision by the U.K. Takeover Panel to opt for an auction – which can run a maximum of three rounds and ends Saturday – means the 21-month fight over Sky […]
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