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Stock sell-off is infact a wake-up call for investors

The three-day sell-off in US stocks, which has wiped nearly 2 percent off the value of the S&P 500 Index, is a timely reminder to investors that they need to temper a bias towards short-term optimism with the recognition of unusual uncertainties stemming from the global system. It also raises interesting questions as to the best tactical response to what ...

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Pichai now has a title fitting his role

If you want to know how Alphabet Inc’s new Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will run the company you don’t need to look very far — he’s essentially been doing it for several years already. Pichai, a 47-year-old engineer, grew up in India and immigrated to the US to attend graduate school. His resume reads like the typical Silicon Valley ...

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Hyundai commits $17bn to add electric, driverless cars

Bloomberg Hyundai Motor Co will spend 20 trillion won ($17 billion) over the next six years on new technology to help make the switch to electric and autonomous vehicles. Announcing its strategic plan to 2025, the South Korean company pledged to spend almost half the new money on electrification. Autonomous driving will soak up 1.6 trillion won of the total, ...

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