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Demand for the the world's largest passenger plane has vanished, and core customer Emirates is unlikely to be able to keep the program afloat on its own much longer.

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On Monday, Affiliated Managers (AMG) added to its stable of hedge fund holdings by striking a $800 million to acquire stakes in five hedge fund firms, most notably, David Harding's $34.5 billion Winton Capital Group.

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Two polls were recently released that call the European Union in question.

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CEO Stefan Larsson is unveiling his sweeping plans for the company at its investor day

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In trading on Tuesday, shares of Public Storage's 6.450% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series X (NYSE: PSA.PRX) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.30), with shares changing hands as low as $25.99 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.95% in the "Real Estate" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel. As of last close, PSA.PRX was trading at a 4.68% premium to its liquidation preference amount, versus the average premium of 3.35% in the "Real Estate" category.

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The cash conversion cycle looks at the amount of time a company takes to sell its inventory, collect its receivables and the time it takes to pay suppliers. The metric indicates how efficiently a company is managing its working capital and generating cash flows. Apple's cash conversion cycle stood at -53 days, per our estimates, implying that it practically ran its supply chain with credit extended by its vendors. In contrast, Samsung has a long CCC of close to 78 days. Below, we look at the cash conversion cycles for the two companies and the reasons for the differences.

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In spite of its recent troubles, a tiny club on Wall Street still thinks that Lending Club's stock -- which has plummeted 60% since the start of the year -- is worth buying.

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Solutions to food allergies is main objective

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Barring a large selloff, or economic recession, the evidence suggests we are in the early stages of a new bull market for commodities. Over the past few years, nearly every major global commodity in the world has been in a severe bear market. Gold and Silver both topped out in late 2011 and were in a vicious downtrend/bear market until Q4 2015. Now, in mid-2016, Gold and Silver are two of the strongest performing asset classes of the year. Other commodities are also emerging from violent bear markets such as: Oil, Soybeans, Wheat, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, just to name a few.

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In my column in The Economist, I look at how social media savvy entrepreneurs can give a boost to their companies. But there is a flip side.

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