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Trade war escalation sends markets to worst week of ‘19

An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China pushed stocks lower for a fifth straight day Friday and put the market on track for its worst week of the year.

Human factor partly to blame for slow Facebook changes

The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can’t Facebook just fix it?

Uber falls 7% below initial offering, valued $82B

Uber began trading as a public company at $42 per share Friday, nearly 7% below its initial public offering price on an already volatile day for the markets.

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Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45

The world’s leading ride-hailing service set the stage for Friday’s long-awaited initial public offering with a price that sets its market value at $82.4 billion.