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Bundesbank mulls exit cost from non-standard ECB policy

  Bloomberg The Bundesbank may be about to put a price tag on the European Central Bank’s exit from unconventional stimulus. The German central bank is bracing for losses that may be triggered when the ECB eventually unwinds its bond-buying program and raises interest rates, and President Jens Weidmann has the opportunity to address the matter when he presents his ...

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Renewed focus on Apple TV

  Bloomberg Earlier this month, Apple Inc. poached the chief of Amazon’s Fire TV unit to run its television operations. Timothy D. Twerdhal brings hardware and content experience to his new gig, and his hiring suggests a renewed focus on the Apple TV set-top box. Twerdhal’s arrival comes as the company tests a new, fifth-generation Apple TV that it may ...

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Fitbit’s sales plummet as device’s popularity fades

  Bloomberg Fitbit Inc.’s fourth-quarter revenue fell 19 percent, hurt by fading consumer demand for its once-popular wearable fitness trackers. Revenue in the quarter — which includes the holiday shopping season — dropped to $573.8 million, the company said in a statement. Fitbit in January had forecast sales of $572 million to $580 million. Before then, analysts had been predicting ...

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