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Shares of trucking company J.B. Hunt Transportation Services were falling in premarket trading Tuesday after first-quarter earnings and revenue missed analysts' forecasts. Read more here.
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If you aren't already betting on metals and mining stocks, you ought to consider doing so now.
A likely rebounding Chinese economy should help boost demand for metals and materials, which in turn should help further lift the mining stocks, such as those held in the iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers exchange-traded fund. Read more here.
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The United Kingdom’s political class may be hopelessly divided on separating from the European Union, but they are surprisingly in agreement on another controversial subject: regulating technology companies. Read more here.
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French advertising and public relations giant Publicis Groupe announced it has cut a deal to acquire the Epsilon unit of Alliance Data Systems for $4.4 billion.
Epsilon specializes in data analytics. Read more here.
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China's Huawei Technologies said it was open to the idea of selling cutting-edge 5G chips to Apple, according to a report from CNBC.
Huawei, which is the world's largest manufacturer of networking gadgets, is a leader in 5G or so-called fifth generation smartphone technology. Read more here.
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Casino operator Caesars Entertainment is preparing to name a new CEO, according to a report. Read more here.
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Biotech company Gilead Sciences (GILD) will team up with Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk (NVO) in their efforts to help combat liver disease.
The two companies said they will collaborate on clinical trials for medications for treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Read more here.
