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Tesla's stock is up 36% in two days. What's going on?
The electric-car manufacturer's shares closed at $887 on Tuesday, up from $650 two trading days earlier—a gain of 36%. Since the start of the year, the price has more than doubled
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China, desperate to stop coronavirus, turns neighbour against neighbour
Despite China's vast surveillance network and high-end cameras increasingly used to track its 1.4 billion people, the government has turned to familiar authoritarian techniques — like setting up dragnets and asking neighbors to inform on one another — as it tries to contain the outbreak
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Australian Open shows men's and women's tennis are in very different places
The men have a triopoly that could quickly transform into a monopoly if Novak Djokovic stays fresh and focused. The women have something closer to mob rule with new winners emerging at a madcap clip
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Brexit done? Not so fast. Britain, EU enter new trade battle
Analysts had expected both sides to adopt tough opening positions on trade, but after decades of membership, Britain is becoming an economic competitor to the EU
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Listing of LIC: A mixed signal?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed an IPO for the Life Insurance Corporation, but experts say that other tax measures discourage investors from buying into insurance products, forming a disconnect
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Jennifer Lopez and Shakira restore sparkle to super bowl halftime
Lopez and Shakira marked a return to the female pop extravaganzas of the past decade at the Super Bowl—Gaga, Katy Perry, Beyoncé and Madonna have all headlined since 2012
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Jeff Bezos is sued by his girlfriend's brother
Michael, the brother of Lauren Sanchez, acknowledged engaging with The National Enquirer, but said he did so to protect his sister and Bezos
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Sports (Learnings from the "Black Mamba"), Technology (Prepare now for the jobs of tomorrow! The inside world of the happiest tech company), Market Risk (Risk is what you don't see — Like Coronavirus), Crime (People who pay people to kill people) and Lifestyle (Why are rich people mean?).
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U.S. Growth at Slowest Since 2016, Complicating Trump's Pitch
The US GDP grew at a 2.1% annual rate between October and December; the economy turned in a weaker annual showing than it did in 2017 and 2018
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Indian-origin Arvind Krishna to replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO
Krishna, 57, had been senior vice president for IBM's cloud and cognitive software, which includes its Watson artificial intelligence technology
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Ngangom Bala Devi becomes first Asian footballer at Scotland's Rangers FC
Bala Devi, who hails from Manipur, is the Indian national football team's forward and has netted 52 goals from 58 appearances since 2010