Ryleigh
@Ryleigh
433 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Ryleigh
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over 5 years ago
Republican senator says Trump’s tariff war is hurting his state badly
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, warned on Wednesday that the president’s trade war with China is already having a damaging effect on both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors in his home state. And the president’s failure ...continued
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over 5 years ago
A brief history of Uber’s bumpy road to an IPO – TechCrunch
It’s been nine years since UberCab made its first appearance on the WordPress pages of this website. In the ensuing years, the startup has grown from an upstart looking to upend the taxi cab cartels, to a juggernaut that has its hands in every form of transportation and l...continued
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over 5 years ago
Facebook is pivoting – TechCrunch
“The future is private,” said Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook’s roadmap, after conceding “we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly.” But it’s easy to see why he would genuinely want that … now. Facebook’s seemingly endless series ...continued
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over 5 years ago
‘Black people are idiots’ scandal rocks Tennessee legislature
Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R) is facing accusations that his chief of staff sent numerous racist text messages, and that his office conspired to frame an activist using a doctored email. Casada has so far denied all the claims, and accused NewsChannel 5 in Nashv...continued
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over 5 years ago
Apple surges 6% day after earnings beat—here's what 4 experts predict will come next
Wall Street's coming around on Apple.Shares of the iPhone maker soared more than 6% on Wednesday after reporting earnings the previous evening, topping $1 trillion in market capitalization. Apple beat analysts' expectations on earnings and revenue for the fiscal second qu...continued
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