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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in immigration fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate’s immigration bill.

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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate’s immigration bill.

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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St turns higher, led by banks and tech

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks turned higher on Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight day of gains as financial and technology companies led the way higher.

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Wall St. edges up as Apple leads tech sector higher

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks edged up on Monday, boosted by the tech sector, as Wall Street extended a rally that pushed the Dow and S&P 500 to record highs last week on improving earnings and reassuring signs about the … Continue reading

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Watch Out for Wearable Tech

Gadgets in the form of fashion accessories? When it’s wise to not immediately follow a trend.

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Blue-chip tech stocks lift Dow to intraday record high

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blue-chip technology stocks led Wall Street higher, lifting the Dow to a record intraday high by early afternoon trading on Tuesday after investors used the morning’s modest decline as an opportunity to buy.

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Facebook, Google tech gurus to design cancer research game

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists from a British cancer charity are teaming up with technology gurus from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search for new cancer drugs.

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U.S. tech giant named to South Korean Cabinet faces hitch over CIA ties

He is a scientist and ultra-wealthy, a low-key Navy veteran who could pass unnoticed at a Wizards or Caps game but who happens to be a part owner of both teams. Now Jeong H. Kim, 52, may be about to … Continue reading

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Stocks end higher for sixth straight week, tech leads

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq composite stock index closed at a 12-year high and the S&P 500 index at a five-year high, boosted by gains in technology shares and stronger overseas trade figures.

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Microchip Tech forecasts current quarter above estimates

(Reuters) – Chipmaker Microchip Technology Inc forecast a larger-than-expected profit and revenue for the current quarter after reporting third-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations on…

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