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Analyst Says iPhone X Estimates Are Inflated

Analyst Says iPhone X Estimates Are Inflated
Analyst Says iPhone X Estimates Are Inflated
January 03, 2018  |  Apple

Wall Street firm CLSA warned that, despite rumors of a recent correction to its first quarter numbers, Apple iPhone X volume expectations are likely still...

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Amazon Prime Ships More Than 5 Billion Items In 2017
Amazon Prime Ships More Than 5 Billion Items In 2017
January 03, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon announced news on Tuesday (Jan.2 ) that more than 5 billion items were shipped worldwide in 2017 through its Prime membership program. Get the...

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Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
January 03, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa voice-activated digital assistant is being turned into an advertising business for the eCommerce giant, with Amazon reportedly in talks with companies about running...

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Short Bitcoin Contracts Increase
Short Bitcoin Contracts Increase
January 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Net short bitcoin contracts surged in the week of trading kicking off on Dec. 26, as investors bet the bitcoin futures traded on the Cboe...

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In-App Spending Up 12.3 Percent On Christmas Day
In-App Spending Up 12.3 Percent On Christmas Day
January 02, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Spending on in-app purchases jumped 12.3 percent on Monday (Dec. 25), with consumers around the globe spending money on in-app purchases, subscriptions and premium apps....

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Auto Asset-Backed Securities Surge; Could Create Trouble In 2018
Auto Asset-Backed Securities Surge; Could Create Trouble In 2018
January 02, 2018  |  Investments

Auto asset-backed securities (ABS) hit a post-financial crisis high this year in the U.S., which could set up some trouble in the new year if...

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Kidnappers Get $1M In Bitcoin For Release Of Crypto Exec
Kidnappers Get $1M In Bitcoin For Release Of Crypto Exec
January 02, 2018  |  Bitcoin

A cryptocurrency executive who was kidnapped by an armed gang near his office in Kiev earlier this week was freed on Thursday after paying the...

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Forever 21’s POS Hack Went Unnoticed For 8 Months
Forever 21’s POS Hack Went Unnoticed For 8 Months
January 02, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Forever 21 has provided an update on a payment card data breach that it first reported in mid-November. According to the national clothing retailer, encryption...

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