The Wall Street Journal monitored clothing, electronics and toy prices at some of the biggest retail sites over the holiday season. Here’s what we learned.
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Embraer Talks With Boeing Cast Into Doubt
Raul Jungmann, Brazil’s defense minister, raised concerns that talks about a possible takeover of Embraer by Boeing had gone ahead without the government’s knowledge and reiterated that it wouldn’t permit a change in control of the aircraft company.
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China Wants to Beat the U.S. in Movies. So It Turned to the Guy Who Made ‘Die Hard 2’
Renny Harlin, known for big-budget B-movies, has become a dedicated instructor in China’s push to become a global cultural force, helping the country build on its huge domestic box office to find that elusive overseas commercial hit.
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Airbus Firms Big Indigo Jet Order
Airbus SE said Thursday it had completed a record-setting order for 430 jets from four carriers linked to a U.S. private-equity firm, narrowing its gap on new planes deals this year opened up by Boeing Co.
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Airbus Firms Big Indigo Jet Order
Airbus SE said Thursday it had completed a record-setting order for 430 jets from four carriers linked to a U.S. private-equity firm, narrowing its gap on new planes deals this year opened up by Boeing Co.
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SoftBank Succeeds in Tender Offer for Large Uber Stake
SoftBank Group won its bid to buy a major stake in Uber Technologies at a steep discount to the company’s previous valuation in a deal that gives the world’s biggest tech investor sway over the most valuable U.S. startup.
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SoftBank Succeeds in Tender Offer for Large Uber Stake
SoftBank Group won its bid to buy a major stake in Uber Technologies at a steep discount to the company’s previous valuation in a deal that gives the world’s biggest tech investor sway over the most valuable U.S. startup.
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Looking to Prepay Property Taxes? Check Local Timetables First
For homeowners seeking to maximize their property-tax deduction before the Republican tax law takes effect in January, best to pay attention to your local tax departments.
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Some of the World’s Largest Employers No Longer Sell Things
Outsourcing companies are vacuuming up the world’s workers as traditional employers are handing over more of their tasks to nonemployees.
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The Ultimate Impact of Artificial Intelligence – Prof. Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark is a Swedish-American cosmologist. Tegmark is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute. He is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, and has accepted donations from Elon Musk to investigate existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence.
October 2017
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