Finance
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1.0KThe rise, fall, and comeback of the Chinese economy over the last 800 years
The Yongle Emperor. Admiral Zheng He was a favorite of his.Wikimedia China’s economy led its European counterpart by leaps and bounds at...
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994Google just made a big move to bring down the cost of self-driving cars (GOOG)
Waymo’s self-driving car, an autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivan.Waymo See Also Google is spinning out its self-driving car business into a new company...
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1.4KAutomakers are slowing their self-driving car plans — and that could be a good thing
The Google “Koala” self-driving car.AP Photo/Tony Avelar It was barely two years ago that self-driving car companies were putting forth a Utopian...
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918From unemployment to wages, here’s how the US jobs market has grown under President Obama
President Barack Obama.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Barack Obama took office in the throes of the worst recession since the Great Depression, as...
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902In photo finish, ‘Rogue One’ wins weekend box office but ‘Hidden Figures’ shows staying power
“Hidden Figures.”20th Century Fox “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” had to battle a wicked winter storm on the east coast and...
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925Trump could be looking at the job market all wrong
Spencer Platt/Getty President Barack Obama is handing off to President-elect Donald Trump after an impressive labor-market recovery. December 2016 marked the 75th...
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The new 12-sided £1 coin will be the most secure coin in the world
The new £1 coin will enter circulation on March 28, 2017. It will have 12 sides and will also be lighter and...
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79023 pictures that sum up a truly crazy year in UK politics
Nigel Farage congratulates Diane James.Toby Melville/Reuters LONDON — 2016 was an absolutely crazy year for UK politics. We saw Britain vote to...
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879These stark new figures show Jeremy Corbyn is leading Labour towards disaster
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn is now less popular than Theresa May with pretty much every section of British society, new...
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969REPORT: Jared Kushner is taking steps to explore a White House role
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.Mike Coppola/Getty President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, may be headed for a job in the White House....