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Samsung Electronics has published its Q1’17 earnings guidance, projecting record operating profits of around 9.9 trillion won ($8.73 billion), marking an increase of roughly 50% year-over-year. The company expects revenues to remain almost flat at about 50 trillion won ($44 billion).

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As Russia burgeons, Rogers said assets in the country were "cheap and hated"

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After campaigning on the idea monetary policy should be more restrictive, it wouldn’t be surprising that, now in office, Trump sought central bankers with policy prescriptions are more aligned with his goal of speeding up the pace of growth

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Setting up self-check out counters doesn't seem to have made Target more efficient. In the most recent quarter, the company reported a big drop in sales and a bigger drop in earnings, underperforming the traditional retail industry.

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Wells Fargo is expected to earn $0.97/share on $22.17 billion in revenue. Meanwhile, the so-called Whisper number is $0.98. The Whisper number is the Street's unofficial view on earnings.

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My friend Raoul Pal is talking about India. And more specifically, he says that recent advances in that nation's technological infrastructure leave the rest of the world far behind.

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Since the election, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up over 13% while the S&P 500 is up 11%. One victim of the move into risk assets was gold, which plunged over 13% in the weeks following the election.

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Dedicated outlets have discovered that this was another huge week for Uber and its legal team, even by current, news-searing standards.

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