Author: super@dmin
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The Margin: Move over, Mickey — Minnie Mouse is wearing the pants now, and some fans are furious
Stella McCartney designed a polka dot pantsuit for Minnie Mouse, and it’s the M&Ms makeover frenzy all over again
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: Tesla stock falls as EV maker throws ‘curveballs’ at bulls
Tesla Inc. shares trade at their lowest since October, as investors look past solid quarterly results to worry anew about the electric-vehicle maker’s timelines, promises, and constraints on production.
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Outside the Box: Warren Buffett’s advice for a volatile market: patience pays
There are two participants in each and every transaction — a seller and a buyer
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Key Words: Dow CEO: Inflation has ‘always been a positive’ for our business
Shares of Dow Inc. surged Thursday, after the industrial materials and chemicals company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, and Chief Executive Jim Fitterling indicated investors should actually welcome inflation and interest rate increases.
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: Exclusive: The cloud boom isn’t over yet, Harris Poll suggests
The polling numbers underscore a shift in how companies and government agencies think strategically and how they leverage multicloud and hybrid for the foreseeable future, Microsoft’s Erin Chapple, corporate vice president of Azure Core, told MarketWatch.
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Futures Movers: Oil prices hold ground at multiyear highs as Ukraine worries persist
Oil prices hold ground at their highest levels in more than seven years as investors remain focused on the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine.
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Will web3 reinvent the internet business?
LIKE NEARLY everyone these days, Moxie Marlinspike has created a non-fungible token (NFT). These digital chits use clever cryptography to prove, with no need for a central authenticator, that a buyer owns a unique piece of digital property. Alongside cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, NFTs are the most visible instantiation of “web3”—an idea that its advocates and…
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Coronavirus Update: U.S. daily COVID case tally now falling and hospitalizations seem to be peaking, as Moderna launches trial of omicron-specific booster
The U.S. average daily new case tally from COVID-19 is falling fast and hospitalizations appear to be close to a peak, bolstering hopes that the highly infectious omicron variant is losing its grip on the nation.
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Earnings Results: Mastercard exceeds earnings expectations as consumer spending rebound continues
Mastercard Inc. delivered earnings and revenue ahead of expectations Thursday as the financial-services company benefited from a continued rebound in consumer spending.
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Economic Report: Pending home sales slump as housing supply dwindles
Fewer Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in December, a reflection of the challenges buyers face in today’s real estate market.