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Snap shares plunged Wednesday after the company said CFO Tim Stone was leaving to "pursue other opportunities." Here's what Wall Street thinks.

• Snap shares plunged Wednesday after the company said CFO Tim Stone was leaving to "pursue other opportunities."
• The announcement marked the second CFO exit in eight months, and is the latest in a slew of key executive departures over the past year.
• The reaction from Wall Street analysts who cover Snap was largely negative. At least one firm lowered its investment recommendation on the stock.
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Snap said late Tuesday its CFO was leaving the company... Читать дальше...

The hotelier went from daughter of a pork butcher to creating a luxurious legend that entertained guests such as The Beatles, Picasso, Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Cocteau

Malaysia has imposed a ban on Israelis participating in any event hosted by the Southeast Asian nation after barring athletes from...

When Felix Coffman saw a crash on the side of Interstate 95 in Florida, the 52-year-old stopped to lend a helping hand. And one of the people involved in the … Click to Continue »

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday asking him to postpone the State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress scheduled for January 29. Pelosi cited security concerns over the partial government shutdown. Pelosi posted her letter to Trump on Twitter, saying, “Today, […]

Baku/16.01.19/Turan: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Acting Armenian Foreign Ministers Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met on January 16 in Paris. Negotiations with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs also lasted over four hours, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. During the talks, a "very positive and useful exchange of views in terms of achieving greater understanding and trust" took place. The parties agreed to continue ...

China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan's Gwadar and Sri Lanka's Hambantota to pre-position the logistic framework necessary to support the growing presence of its...

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• Walgreens, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the US, is up against stiff competition as rivals like CVS Health strike deals and Amazon looms.
• As a defensive move, Walgreens has taken a partnership approach, forging alliances rather than doing outright takeovers. On Tuesday, Walgreens reached another such deal with Microsoft. In December, it partnered with Alphabet's life sciences arm Verily.
• We spoke to Walgreens CEO Stefano... Читать дальше...

Sporting News previews the 2019 season in the SEC, including the biggest games. names and stories to watch. Can anyone upend Alabama at the top?

The mother-of-two said her children love fast food

A US-born journalist working for Iranian media was allegedly subjected to "violent and abusive" treatment.

"At the end of the day, it’s almost easy to try to say it was weird or whatever," the "Home Alone" star said.

Meanwhile, local environmental activists have been trying for years to prevent any new wall construction in Texas, precisely because the impacts of the wall are already well-documented. In 2018, they convinced Congress to exempt the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, a 2,088-acre patch of extraordinary biodiversity on the Rio Grande river, from the new sections […]

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Opinion split on whether rate-setters will start easing cycle amid deep recession ahead of local elections.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib hit back at Florida commissioner Anabelle-Lima Taub, saying her rhetoric is "embraced by President Donald Trump."

• Florida commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub said in a Facebook post that Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who is Muslim, "is a danger" who might "become a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill."
• Tlaib hit back at Florida commissioner Anabelle-Lima Taub, saying her rhetoric is "embraced by President Donald Trump."
• Lima-Taub deleted her Facebook post. Her comments were condemned by various Muslim advocacy groups, and the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked for her resignation. Читать дальше...

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday appointed senior advocate Sanjay Jain as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India, an official statement stated.A notification issued in this regard conveyed that Jain will be appointed as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India with an effect from the date of the assumption of charge of the office till June 30, 2020, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.Notably, Additional Solicitor General, appointed under Law Officers Act 1987... Читать дальше...

Vox’s home for compelling, provocative narrative essays. My husband was pronounced dead at 10:12 am on February 4, 2017. At 7:08 pm, I shared the news on Facebook. “My amazing, wonderful, hilarious, brilliant, generous, soulmate of a husband Jamie Hawkins-Gaar passed away this morning,” I wrote. I posted the awful update from my couch, with […]

The Lakers have tumbled into irrelevance without LeBron James. That might normally cost a coach his job, but Luke Walton’s remains safe for now. Despite Los Angeles’ immense struggles without James, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss remains in Walton’s corner and wants to keep him around, according to the New York Times. The paper reported Buss...

A West Sussex County Council (WSCC) scheme is seeing volunteers support county residents on all aspects of waste minimisation, from sharing home composting tips to providing advice at public events on recycling and support on the many ways to reuse and upcycle materials.