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Essex Property Trust Inc. (ESS) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday
Analysts' mean recommendation for Starwood Property Trust, Inc.'s ( STWD ) stands at 2.00. Equities researchers at Jefferies Group dropped their Q3 2016 earnings per share estimates for shares of Essex Property Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday.
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Big News! Samsung Has "Permanently Discontinued" Production Of The Galaxy Note 7
Customers who exchange a Note 7 for another Samsung product also get $25 in the form of a gift card, in-store credit or bill credit from select carriers or retailers. Samsung , South Korea's biggest company by far, announced a global recall of the devices last month. The South Korean firm did not comment on whether it had identified the cause of the fires in the replacement devices, although officials in Seoul said it was looking at several possibilities including the batteries.
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Chinese Firm Says Its Cameras Were Used to Take Down Internet
Friday's DDoS attack on Dyn's domain name servers was unprecedented. Hong Kong: Up to 10,000 webcams will be recalled in the aftermath of a cyber attack that blocked access last week to some of the world's biggest websites, Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Today's Rating Change: NIKE (NKE) Gets Another Recommendation On Wall Street
Many Wall Street Analysts have commented on Nike Inc . Morgan Stanley reiterated an equal weight rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Nike in a report on Tuesday, October 18th. The business had revenue of $9.06 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. Recent Sales Surprise: During the recent quarter period Quarter Ending Aug-16, the company declared sales of $9,061.00M.
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Increased chance of Northern Lights sightings this week
Stargazers across the North East could be set to enjoy a rare sighting of the Northern Lights on Wednesday night. But according to AuroraWatchUK - a service run by scientists from Lancaster University - the aurora could tonight be visible by eye from Scotland, and through the lens of a camera in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Northern England.
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With Trump on ropes, Clinton, Democrats now look to congressional knockouts
Fighting a challenge from New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, Ayotte's campaign asked, "Will Hassan continue to stand in lock-step with Hillary Clinton and her party in support of the failing law?" Some states will see much bigger jumps, others less.
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Chelsea: Star Player Angered by Antonio Conte's Style
After the game, Conte substantiated his decision to risk Costa until the end of the match by saying: "I decided". Conte was happy with Chelsea's defence too The Chelsea manager expressed his delight in Chelsea keeping back-to-back clean sheets.
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Apple Reports $9 Billion Profit, Beats Market Expectations
The company has posted quarterly revenues of $46.9 billion (Rs 3.1 lakh crore) and quarterly net income of $9 billion (Rs 60,000 crore) - down almost 9 per cent from revenue of $51.5 billion (Rs 3.4 lakh crore) and net income of $11.1 billion (Rs 74,000 crore) in the year-ago quarter.
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Apple's new MacBook Pro might have just leaked - here are the pictures
Interestingly, a new KGI report has backed Apple to launch two new MacBook Pro models during the event . You can see in the images that there's Touch ID support, and the fingerprint sensor has been embedded into the touch panel itself on the extreme right-hand side.
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Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:TXN): Updated Analyst Ratings
On the back of strong demand for the iPhone 7, Texas Instruments may report strong growth in its fiscal 3Q16 earnings, which are due to be released on October 26, 2016. 07/26/2016 - Texas Instruments Incorporated had its "buy" rating reiterated by analysts at Jefferies. Recently analysts working for numerous investment brokerages have updated their research report ratings and price targets on shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN).
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Baxter raises outlook as revenue, profit grow
It has outperformed by 14.36% the S&P500. The 9 months wedge indicates low risk for the $27.00B company. Analysts give BAX a mean recommendation of 2.80. On the 7th day After Earnings Report, the stock hit its share price as $48.37 by showing 5.22% increase from the Stock price Before Earnings were reported.
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Guardiola tells players to keep the faith - De Bruyne
However, Xavi was quick to add that the English game is fortunate to have such fine coaches as Mourinho and Guardiola going head to head. Do Man Utd have any chance of winning the Premier League title? It doesn't matter how you play at Old Trafford, it is always hard.
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President Barack Obama Visits "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
But, President Obama seemed relieved his presidency was coming to an end, but his work isn't done. Obama also said that he is enjoying campaigning on Hillary's behalf and for Senate and House candidates. Another mean tweet he read was: " Obama couldn't negotiate getting a Whopper without pickles". " Michelle is spectacular but she was never wild about politics ", Obama said.
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Microsoft unveils Paint 3D - a 21st century revamp for digital doodlers
The video that accompanies the news shows users primarily working on tablets and using graphics that are relatively basic. With the upcoming software, users will be able to add three dimensional objects into Paint projects and manipulate them in 3D.
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Top aide touts Donald Trump's 'drain the swamp' message
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer , Conway said she will convey Blitzer's concerns about Trump's treatment of the press but maintained that some don't report on the campaign fairly. "Mr. Trump is attending the opening of his latest project, what many say is the finest hotel in the country", his spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, told Politico .
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Fed's Evans sees three rate hikes by end of 2017
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans stated that the Federal Reserve is likely to raise short-term interest rates by three quarter-point moves between now and the end of 2017. The rate of improvement was the highest since October 2015. He did not refer to any personally preferred pace of rate hikes in his prepared slides, and instead said he would like to see the pace of rate hikes tied to progress on inflation.
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Nintendo Switch Price, Hardware Specs May Not Be Revealed This Year
The Switch also comes with detachable "Joy-Con" controllers that can be used individually, combined together to form a traditional gamepad or clipped to the sides of the Switch's screen. Nintendo's latest console, the Wii U , suffered from a supposed lack of must-have titles when it was released in 2012. "The dock is not the main console unit of Nintendo Switch ", Nintendo confirmed during an interview with IGN .
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Android 7.0 Nougat Update to be rolled out for Motorola smartphone lineup
Starting today, the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus will get the update to Android 7.0 Nougat, ahead of the Moto Z which will receive the update next month. This roadmap offered a peek into when Sony smartphone users could expect the Android 7.0 Nougat software update to make its way to their handsets.
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter asks Pentagon to suspend Guard bonus collections
The Pentagon is demanding almost 10,000 soldiers repay at least $15,000 in bonuses that the California National Guard used to entice their reenlistment to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago, according to the Los Angeles Times . Officials are going to look into the repayment problem "and resolve it", Carter added, but offered no details. The Pentagon's demand that they return the cash has angered Washington lawmakers, who in a bipartisan show of support are investigating the ...
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The Nintendo Switch Details You Might Have Missed
It also uses detachable controllers called "Joy-Cons", and these can attach onto the sides of the tablet or onto a "Grip" accessory so that it's "mirroring a more traditional controller". Nintendo will launch their new Switch console in March of next year, it certainly looks very interesting from what we have seen so far. Another reason why speculation that the Switch is the world's first tablet without a touchscreen has emerged is that the console sits in a dock that blocks the screen when ...
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Heathrow Airport will get new $22 billion 3rd runway
Critics say the plan would increase air and noise pollution in the city. London's Heathrow Airport is to get a new runway after the Government finally announced its decision on expanding aviation capacity. Last year, UK's Airports Commission released a report in which it recommended a third runway be built at Heathrow . We are disappointed as we do not believe this is the right answer for Britain.
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Samsung expands Note 7 recall in United States to include replacement phones
The company has now suspended production of the phone. The news comes after Samsung announced on Tuesday that it was halting production of the Galaxy Note 7 due to safety concerns following reports of devices catching fire. If Samsung stops selling the Note 7s, that will translate into lost sales of up to 19 million phones, or almost $17 billion, that the firm was expected to generate during the Note 7's product cycle, according to analysts including those at Credit Suisse.
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Apple reveals slowing of iPhone sales as smartphone market approaches saturation
Marking the third straight quarter of declining iPhone sales, Apple has posted quarterly revenues of $46. 9 billion and quarterly net income of $ 9 billion - down almost 9 per cent from revenue of $51.5 billion and net income of $11.1 billion in the year-ago quarter.
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Philipines` President Rodrigo Duterte wants US troops out in two years
Goldberg (L) as US Secretary of State John Kerry looks on during his visit to the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila , July 27, 2016. Duterte delivered his new broadside as he was about to board a plane for an official visit to fellow US ally Japan , a big investor in the Philippines that is becoming nervous about its apparent pivot towards rival power China.
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Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) PT Set at $14.00 by Berenberg Bank
Allegheny Technologies's quarterly revenue was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter previous year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.29) EPS. Insider Trades for Allegheny Technologies Inc . show that the latest trade was made on 9 May 2016 where Thomas (Louis J), the Director completed a transaction type "Buy" in which 6890 shares were traded at a price of $0.
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Microsoft announces 'creators update' for Windows 10
The new update will come with Paint 3D, which will allow users to create and share three-dimensional images - no more of those flat bitmaps. You can then 3D print objects, for example. That might be a feature some Minecraft fans might appreciate. And it will be possible to bring in pre-made "community" content, too, through a new site, remix3d.com .
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Heritage Classic brings back memories of childhood outdoor hockey
The outdoor regular-season game between the two Canadian rivals is being held at Winnipeg's Investors Group Field, home of the Canadian Football League's Blue Bombers. "I was just looking forward to taking it all in and then hopefully come out with a big two points, which we were able to get". He beat the Jets goalie low to the glove side with a wrist shot.
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The changing colours of Saturn's north pole
The six-sided figure spans about 32,000 km (20,000 miles) in diameter, and extends for 100 km (60 miles) into the gas giant's atmosphere. The set of images were obtained by Cassini's wide-angle camera. In other words, Saturn's getting a tan. "The color change is thought to be an effect of Saturn's seasons", the USA space agency said. The seasons, however, are now changing, and as Saturn approaches its May 2017 summer solstice, more of the hexagon is moving into direct sunlight.
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DirecTV Now to Cost $35 Per Month
Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said less concentration in media "is generally helpful". "That's not a medium for raising prices", he said. That price will also include the customer's mobile streaming cost, he said. That would cut HBO's reach and hurt its value. Forcing integration. The AT&T people may be telling Time Warner people: "this is how we do things around here", forcing them to change their processes and workflows, which would typically slow things down.
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How Repairable Is The Google Pixel XL?
Manufacturers including Apple, LG and Samsung have had years of experience in the playing field. How does the Pixel XL stack up to the competition? Yet my mind changed after the company sent me a Pixel XL to review . So, you know you should buy Google Pixel . Samsung isn't just supplying the display for the phone, its UFS 2.0 NAND storage also comes from the Korean company.
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What to watch for in Game 2 of the World Series
That's our team. That's how we like to play. "We wanted most of all for the outcome to be on our side". "It's the first game". Kluber suppressed the Cubs into the seventh. "I just didn't execute some things out there tonight", he said. "I've come a long ways". "I'm playing with a lot of confidence right now, Perez admitted".
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Yoga may help fight back pain in astronauts
Astronauts already train when they are out in space, and adding back-centered exercises could reduce the spinal effects of spaceflight. Dr Douglas Chang, from the University of California at San Diego, and his team of experts called for "core strengthening" lumbar extension and isometric exercises to protect astronauts' backs.
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The Undertaker and Cleveland Cavaliers met Tuesday
Owner Dan Gilbert promised to give rings to all employees including ushers and stadium chefs. When the Indians scored their first run against the Cubs during a timeout in the second quarter, the arena erupted in cheers followed by a "Let's go Tribe!" chant.
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Durant should accept spot down Warriors' pecking order: Payton
No one will forget the season that they had a year ago, where they won 73 games and lost a heartbreaking lead in the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It took a major toll on the Warriors previous year and this team was just not fresh once the playoffs began. The Knicks also signed guards Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings to address a backcourt that struggled mightily the last few seasons.
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Libertarian Johnson Targets 5% Threshold to Get Public Funding
But, he said, "You never give up". There are five possible sets of candidates for president and vice president who could win electoral votes: Republicans (Donald Trump/Mike Pence), Democrats (Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine), Libertarians (Gary Johnson/William Weld), Greens (Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka), and Write-Ins (Laurence Kotlikoff/Ed Leamer - the only presidential write-in candidate set that is nationally registered in all 50 states).