Amazon-Apple TV deal shows tough road to cooperation for tech rivals

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Amazon-Apple TV deal shows tough road to cooperation for tech rivals

A deal bringing Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, announced on Monday at Apple Inc's developer conference after years of talk, shows how competitive tensions among Silicon Valley titans can stand in the way of serving… #AlanWolk, #AmazonAppleTVDealShowsToughRoadToCooperationForTechRivals, #Apple, #DEVELOPER, #PaulVerna, #SCOTTJACOBSON, #Us #Technology Biphoo

Greece denies report it may opt out of receiving more bailout money

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Greece denies report it may opt out of receiving more bailout money

Greece on Tuesday denied a German newspaper report it could opt out of receiving bailout loans needed to make a July debt repayment if its lenders fail to offer clear debt relief terms to the crisis-hit country despite it… #DIMITRISTZANAKOPOULOS, #EuclidTsakalotos, #EUROZONE, #GreeceDeniesReportItMayOptOutOfReceivingMoreBailoutMoney, #Us #Business Biphoo

Oil slips on oversupply worries despite OPEC deal

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Oil slips on oversupply worries despite OPEC deal

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, pressured by concerns that production cuts by the world's big exporters may not be enough to drain a global glut that has depressed the market for almost three years.

Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 was down 45… #CarstenFritsch, #GLOBAL, #JeffreyHalley, #OilSlipsOnOversupplyWorriesDespiteOPECDeal, #UnitedStates, #Us #Business Biphoo

Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts

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Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts

Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and medicine, the United Nations said, days into a new push by U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops to take the northern… #AbuBakrAl, #Baghdadi, #CiviliansLackFoodWaterMedicineAsMosulBattleMounts, #LiseGrande, #MIDEAST, #Us #WorldNews Biphoo

GM says ISS advises against Greenlight share plan, board nominees

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GM says ISS advises against Greenlight share plan, board nominees

General Motors Co(GM.N) said on Saturday that proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that shareholders vote against a slate of directors proposed by hedge fund Greenlight Capital and reject the… #BoardNominees, #DavidMEinhorn, #GM, #GMSaysISSAdvisesAgainstGreenlightSharePlan, #GREENLIGHT, #HedgeFunds, #ISS, #ShareSplits, #Us #Business Biphoo

As Fed raises rates, aim is not to roil markets, Williams says

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As Fed raises rates, aim is not to roil markets, Williams says

The U.S. economy is at or near the Federal Reserve's goals of full employment and stable prices, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said, adding that the U.S. central bank wants to make sure markets stay calm as it… #AimIsNotToRoilMarketsWilliamsSays, #AsFedRaisesRates, #FED, #JohnWilliams, #UnitedStates, #Us, #USFederalReserve, #USA, #WILLIAMS #Business Biphoo

U.S. inflation path since 2012 is worrisome, policymaker says

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U.S. inflation path since 2012 is worrisome, policymaker says

The current level of U.S. prices is noticeably lower than what it would be if the Federal Reserve had delivered on its 2-percent inflation target, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said, calling the trend… #BULLARD, #FED, #JamesBullard, #USInflationPathSince2012IsWorrisomePolicymakerSays, #UnitedStates, #Us, #USFederalReserve, #USA #Business Biphoo

Fed ties rate hike to economic rebound, sees balance sheet cuts in 2017

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Fed ties rate hike to economic rebound, sees balance sheet cuts in 2017

Federal Reserve policymakers agreed they should hold off on raising interest rates until it was clear a recent U.S. economic slowdown was temporary, though most said a hike was coming soon, minutes from their last… #BackedMarkets, #FED, #FedTiesRateHikeToEconomicReboundSeesBalanceSheetCutsIn2017, #MattToms, #MINUTES, #Mortgage, #UnitedStates, #Us, #USA #Business Biphoo

Wells Fargo suffers slump in muni bond underwriting

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Wells Fargo suffers slump in muni bond underwriting

Wells Fargo & Co is paying a price in the U.S. municipal bond market for the bogus customer accounts scandal that hit the bank last year and led to bans by some cities and states, an analysis of Thomson Reuters data shows.

So far in… #MarcLifsher, #MUNICIPALS, #PhilipMichaelSmith, #Us, #USA, #WellsFargoSuffersSlumpInMuniBondUnderwriting #Business Biphoo

Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram

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Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram

Facebook Inc's (FB.O) Instagram has souped up its camera with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to one offered by social media rival Snap Inc's (SNAP.N) Snapchat.

Instagram users will now be able… #Americas, #DanielLoeb, #Facebook, #FacebookAddsSnapchatLikeCameraFiltersToInstagram, #GeorgeSoros, #Instagram, #SecurityListings, #Us #Technology Biphoo