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SoundCloud gets $170 million investment

Bloomberg SoundCloud Ltd., the popular but financially strapped digital music service, is getting a lifeline from new investors who have agreed to pump $170 million into the company. The new investment keeps the Berlin-based company alive but comes with strings attached. SoundCloud Chief Executive Officer Alex Ljung is being replaced by Kerry Trainor, the former head of the online video ...

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Snap lags growth estimates, as Facebook copying takes toll

Bloomberg Snap Inc.’s growth again fell short of estimates, feeding fears that aggressive competition from Facebook Inc. is blunting the younger social-media company’s potential just months after its IPO. The Los Angeles-based company said daily active users reached 173 million in the second quarter, compared with 166 million in the prior period. Analysts polled by Bloomberg had expected 175 million ...

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OPEC sees higher 2018 crude demand, points to easing glut

LONDON / Reuters OPEC forecast higher demand for its crude in 2018 due to rising global consumption, and pointed to signs of a stronger oil market that suggest an OPEC-led production cut is getting rid of price-sapping excess supply. In a monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said the world would need 32.42 million barrels per day ...

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