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UPDATE 1-Trump Jr. tweet likening Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles irks candy maker
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The maker of Skittles candies on Tuesday objected to a social media post by Donald Trump Jr. in which the Republican presidential hopeful's son compared admitting Syrian refugees to the United States to eating poisoned pieces of the brightly colored, fruit-flavored treats.
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McAfee's MGT sinks 21 percent after NYSE refuses share listing
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of MGT Capital Investments
, led by anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee, dropped 21 percent on Tuesday after it said the New York Stock Exchange denied approval of the listing of shares for a planned merger with anti-spyware company D-Vasive Inc. -
Trump Jr. tweet likening Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles irks candy maker
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The maker of Skittles candies on Tuesday objected to a social media post by Donald Trump Jr. in which the Republican presidential hopeful's son compared admitting Syrian refugees to the United States to eating poisoned pieces of the brightly colored, fruit-flavored treats.
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Macy's joins Kohl's, Target in hiring cautiously for holiday season
(Reuters) - U.S. retailers are taking a cautious view of the holiday selling season this year - if their temporary hiring plans are anything to go by.
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RPT-GM sets Bolt electric car price at $37,495
DETROIT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday announced its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle will cost under $30,000 after tax breaks, a price that makes it significantly cheaper than the average new U.S. vehicle and sets up a test of whether the technology can go mainstream in the United States.
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Google gets more time to counter EU antitrust charge on Android
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has been given an extra three weeks to respond to EU antitrust charges that it abused its dominant Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
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Netflix goes local, plans Polish original productions
WARSAW (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is expanding its Polish service to include more content subtitled or dubbed in Polish and plans to produce local shows before the end of the decade as the U.S. service seeks more subscribers away from its home market.
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VW's MAN to sell trucks with new digital services from 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen
division MAN will next year start selling heavy-duty commercial vehicles with new digital services to make its trucks more efficient, as VW looks to challenge rivals Daimler and Volvo AB. -
JPMorgan hires and takes stake in InvestCloud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said it had hired and would take a stake in InvestCloud, which provides software that makes online transactions easier for customers with banking and investment accounts.
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UK's famed red phone boxes get revamp - as mini-offices
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Britain's famous red telephone boxes may no longer be used for their original purpose in an age of smartphones but one company is giving them a makeover -- as small offices.
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