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Nelson Peltz explains Trian's 'big mistake' on GE and why he's sticking by the stock

Trian Partners co-founder and CEO Nelson Peltz explained to CNBC on Thursday the backstory to his firm's position in struggling General Electric.

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Tech shares lead Wall Street higher; S&P 500 nears record high

A Microsoft-led rally in technology shares pushed U.S. stock indexes higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for further monetary intervention.



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Nelson Peltz lauds relationship with P&G: 'We're getting along so well'

Nelson Peltz and David Taylor, once adversaries over the direction of P&Ge, met Thursday as allies taking a victory lap.

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Jim Chanos says he's is shorting kidney dialysis company DaVita

DaVita shares fall to their session lows following Jim Chanos' comments at the Delivering Alpha conference.

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Digital Dream Labs on Republic

We build engaging educational games that children actually want to play. Our first product, Puzzlets, is a hands-on learning system for pre-readers that uses toy puzzle pieces with RFID tags to control onscreen learning environments. Digital Dream Labs’ (DDL) innovative development platform, supported by a far-reaching patent, is readily extensible to other devices and applications, [...]


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Raveler on NetCapital

"Raveler is a web-based app that streamlines operational headaches such as inventory, batch information management for the FDA, and keg/container tracking. These tools are currently in use by beta customers, and are ready for a broad market release."


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Saudi attacks rattle shippers' plan to switch fuels

Refinery outages in Saudi Arabia following weekend attacks on its oil facilities could deal a blow to the shipping industry's preparations for the biggest switch in fuel standards in decades.



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Microsoft, health shares boost Wall Street; S&P 500 eyes record high

Gains in Microsoft and healthcare shares boosted Wall Street's main indexes on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for further monetary easing.



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Tech investors: No broad lessons seen in WeWork valuation drama

Two top technology investors cautioned against drawing broadconclusions about the valuation of private companies from questions swirling around U.S. office-sharing startup WeWork.



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Embattled Facebook CEO Zuckerberg seeks to mend fences in Washington

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill for a second day on Thursday as part of an effort by the social media giant to mend its reputation as it faces a slew of government investigations.



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Shares of Ping Identity jump 25% in U.S. market debut

Shares of Ping Identity Holding Corp jumped 25% in their market debut on Thursday, giving the identity software company a market value of about $1.46 billion.



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Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung

Huawei [HWT.UL] unveiled its new smartphones to challenge Apple's iPhone 11 on Thursday, talking up slick design and best-in-class features while playing down concerns about the lack of access to Google's popular apps.



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Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets a jolt from big Amazon.com van order

Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive LLC got a big boost from one of its investors on Thursday when Amazon.com announced it was ordering 100,000 electric delivery vans.



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Chinese officials to visit U.S. farmland as trade talks continue: U.S. agriculture chief

A Chinese delegation will visit American farm regions with U.S. officials next week in an effort to build goodwill amid ongoing trade negotiations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reporters on Thursday.



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Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman recounts the most 'disastrous' investment he ever made

Steve Schwarzman learned early in his career that everyone makes mistakes. His biggest one as an investor was "disastrous."

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