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CEO: This is the biggest Achilles heel for the global economy
EY CEO Mark Weinberger, who served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, sees one major headwind to global economic growth.
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Bob Nardelli: I’d be careful on equities right now
The former CEO of Home Depot and Chrysler and long-time General Electric executive explains why he's cautious on equities and offers ideas on where he would look to invest right now.
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Adele's new album may break 'impossible' sales record
The album releases in stores and online November 20th.
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The surprisingly simple reason Blue Apron reached $2B valuation so fast
The fresh food delivery service, founded in 2012, reached a valuation of $2 billion in just three years. Here's how they did it.
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Charles Koch: We’re creating welfare for the wealthy
Charles Koch, the billionaire CEO of Koch Industries, says welfare is making people’s lives worse, but he’s not talking about welfare for low-income parents or the elderly. He’s aiming at a much bigger target. He’s talking about welfare for some of the most valuable companies in the world - government handouts in the form of tax breaks and subsidies.
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Google sends kids on virtual field trips with Cardboard
Google's head of virtual reality talks about a new program that will allow students to take virtual class trips all over the world.
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Google takes on Apple with new Photos app: Yahoo Finance Exclusive
Google is launching a new Photos app that will allow users free, unlimited storage for photos and videos; make it easier to sort photos according to people, places and activities; and share photos with friends or on social media.
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Obama's trade deal won't help the economy much: former White House economist
Former Chief Economic Adviser to Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein, says the new trade deals are unlikely to create growth because the White House missed an opportunity to impose currency discipline.
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Eric Cantor: Attend your gay friend’s wedding
Former Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke with Yahoo Finance at the Milken Global Conference about the Republican prospects for 2016 and one of the thorniest issues those candidates will face: gay marriage.
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White House to Yahoo Finance: ‘We’ve done our part’ on corporate tax reform
There is a pair of issues on which both Republicans and Democrats agree in theory: corporate tax reform and infrastructure investment. But despite that tacit agreement, it seems unlikely that there will be any meaningful movement on either one in the near future.
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Budget showdown looms; Pres. Obama draws ‘two clear, red lines’
President Obama's Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, tells Yahoo Finance that the President won't accept spending proposals that don't meet with his approval.
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'All bets are off' for the market until these 3 sectors rally: Strategist
David Nelson of Belpointe Asset Management tells Yahoo Finance's Aaron Task what will provide confidence that the market has hit bottom.
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Rep. Tim Ryan on Ebola: U.S. cut funding for CDC, NIH
Yahoo Finance's Bianna Golodryga talks with Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio about funding for the United States' response to Ebola on the same day Mark Zuckerberg donates $25 million to the fight.
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Peter Thiel on why Apple is a ‘good monopoly’
Entrepreneur and author of the new book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or how to Build the Future”, Peter Thiel, makes a strong case against the popular concept of free market capitalism, but he also wouldn’t invest in China due in part to the Communist party’s control and the opaque business environment.
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Fed and TWTR Overvaluation, Evidence of Looming Market Crash: Stockman
Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget and author of the new book, The Great Deformation, David Stockman, says the Fed has created "the greatest bubble in human history."
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Janet Yellen’s dilemma: No way out
Noted economist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin tells Yahoo Finance the Fed has a dilemma: There may not be a good way out of current low-rate environment.
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Warning: War with ISIS will spook financial markets
Yahoo Finance spoke with Former OMB Director David Stockman and economist James Galbraith about how war with ISIS will affect the financial markets and the U.S. economy.
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Congressman Paul Ryan on immigration, Obamacare and the economy
Rep. Paul Ryan, republican of Wisconsin, talks with Yahoo Finance's Bianna Golodryga about why he believes the United States is on the wrong track, and what he would do to change that.
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Scaredy-cat consumers, housing stall, Yellen in Jackson Hole: The week ahead
What to watch this week: A slew of earnings reports from Dollar Tree, Target, Gap, Home Depot, and Lowe's. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and ECB president Mario Draghi speak at the Jackson Hole economic conference. And new evidence that Americans are not spending money on housing.
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11th Hour negotiations to avoid Argentina default
Argentina has until Wednesday to avoid its second default in 13 years. President Cristina Kirchner’s government and bondholders have been locked in a standoff that took the parties all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.