After years of boom, Apple looks set for a rockier road in 2019 – partly through faults of its own and partly through social and economic factors that are affecting all the big smartphone manufacturers.
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Samuel Rines. Economics, Americas. Trump's rhetoric has put the central bank in a difficult situation. The Clash between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
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LAS VEGAS – The CES 2019 gadget show, which kicks off Sunday, will showcase the expanding influence and sway of China's rapidly growing technology sector.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar slipped against peers on Monday, as traders placed bearish bets due to rising expectations that the Federal Reserve would put its policy tightening on pause in 2019.
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Sears Holdings Corp. is preparing to potentially wind down the iconic retailer after Chairman Eddie Lampert's bid to buy several hundred stores out of bankruptcy fell short of bankers' qualifications, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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