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Growing middle-class income could mean increased spending on consumer products and services in emerging markets.

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Amazon's Cloud Clientele Expands as BP Migrates Data to AWS
BP goes all-in on AWS, which highlights the efficiency and reliability of Amazon's (AMZN) cloud services offerings.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Alibaba and JD.com
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Alibaba and JD.com
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ExxonMobil, Starbucks, Diageo, Fidelity National Information Services and Colgate-Palmolive
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ExxonMobil, Starbucks, Diageo, Fidelity National Information Services and Colgate-Palmolive
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Should First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) Be on Your Investing Radar?
Style Box ETF report for FYC
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Autonomous Vehicles Aim New Highs With Driverless Tests
Alibaba (BABA)-backed AutoX applies for testing its self-driving vehicles, without in-car driver backup, thereby stirring competition in the autonomous-vehicle tech space.
Yahoo Finance
These 10 stories will drive investing for the next decade
Peak globalization is one of 10 investing themes Bank of America-Merrill Lynch has highlighted for the next decade. Shifting demographics and automation are two other stories with investment implications.
Reuters
SoftBank's Son sticks with gut-led investing in chat with Alibaba's Ma
Weeks after his billion-dollar bailout of WeWork, SoftBank Group Corp's founder and CEO Masayoshi Son reiterated his belief in an instinct-led investing style, in a discussion with Alibaba Group Holding Inc's co-founder Jack Ma. SoftBank owns 26% of China's Alibaba, with its origin in a $20 million investment in 2000, and the stake is now worth more than the Japanese firm's market capitalization. Son on Friday said the decision to invest in Alibaba was driven by a gut feeling.
Reuters
Bilibili inks three-year contract to broadcast League of Legends in China
Chinese video site Bilibili said on Friday it had agreed to a three-year contract to domestically broadcast events linked to the world's most popular desktop game League of Legends, as the esports market in China heats up. The three-year deal, which would grant Bilibili exclusive domestic broadcasting rights in China for the next three League of Legends World Championship events between 2020 and 2022, is worth 800 million yuan ($113.7 million), a company source told Reuters. Bilibili declined to comment on the price.
Financial Times
African entrepreneurs pitch to Alibaba founder Jack Ma
Hosted by Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, the four-hour entrepreneurial talent show had all the production values of The Apprentice. The action unfolded instead on a stage in Ghana, the first of what is set to be an Africa-wide annual contest as one of China’s best known businessmen scours the continent for younger versions of himself. Mr Ma is the former executive chairman of China’s biggest online commerce company.
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Top Stock Reports for ExxonMobil, Starbucks & Diageo
Top Stock Reports for ExxonMobil, Starbucks & Diageo
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Amazon Roundup: Thanksgiving Weekend Results & More
Amazon challenged Pentagon contract award to Microsoft as the holiday season started.
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MongoDB (MDB) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
MongoDB's (MDB) third-quarter fiscal 2020 results are expected to reflect the growing adoption of its cloud-based platform, Atlas.
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Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA)?
Sector ETF report for FSTA
Financial Times
Inside the deal between the Kremlin and Russia’s top search engine
Yandex’s share price hit a record high in Moscow last week after a boost from an unlikely source: Russian president Vladimir Putin, who spoke warmly of a closed-door meeting with its executives and praised ...
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Has NetEase (NTES) Outpaced Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
Is (NTES) Outperforming Other Computer and Technology Stocks This Year?
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Is Crocs (CROX) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?
Is (CROX) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?
Reuters
Exclusive: Alibaba-backed startup AutoX applies for driver-less test permit in California
If granted the permit, AutoX would be able to test self-driving cars with a backup provided by a remote human operator rather than a driver in the vehicle, a step forward in the race to operate the first commercial driverless delivery vans or taxis in the state. Google-backed Waymo is the only company so far to have secured a full licence for testing without a safety driver.
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Airline Stock Roundup: GOL Linhas Launches Business Unit, DAL, RYAAY in Focus
GOL Linhas (GOL) launches a new business division that should boost its revenue growth further. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines (DAL) registers a decline in its November load factor.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, AT&T, Coca-Cola, American Express and Kimberly-Clark
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, AT&T, Coca-Cola, American Express and Kimberly-Clark
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Guess? (GES) Issues Fiscal 2025 Guidance With Strategic Plan
Guess?'s (GES) newly-announced plan will enable global expansion, profit growth and value creation. Also, management provides an impressive view for fiscal 2025.
Financial Times
Alibaba’s debut in Hong Kong signals change in Beijing’s mindset
in local elections, dislodging their pro-Beijing rivals and delivering a decisive thumbs down to the city’s chief executive Carrie Lam and China’s President Xi Jinping. The elections followed almost six months of anti-government protests in the Asian finance hub that have left the city’s Hang Seng index up just 0.8 per cent this year, versus a nearly 28 per cent rise for China’s CSI 300.
Yahoo Finance
Stock Market Live Updates: Dow falls for third day after Trump suggests trade delays
Headlines moving the stock market in real time.
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Top Research Reports for Visa, AT&T & Coca-Cola
Top Research Reports for Visa, AT&T; & Coca-Cola
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Top ETF Stories of November
Inside the key ETF events of the month of November.