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Comcast, AT&T to raise TV prices

Bloomberg Another year, another increase to your monthly pay-TV bill. Giants including Comcast Corp, Dish Network Corp and AT&T Inc’s DirecTV plan to raise rates again in the new year, a move that could boost revenue but risks alienating subscribers who have been ditching their traditional TV subscriptions in record numbers. Cable and satellite providers are hoping to squeeze more ...

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Euro is still vulnerable after all these years

On its 20th birthday, the best that can be said of the euro — the European currency used by 19 countries — is that it has survived. Two decades after being introduced in 1999, it has not achieved its central goals: increasing economic growth and strengthening public support for European political institutions. In many ways, just the opposite has occurred. ...

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A luxury that firms can’t afford in UK

It’s an ominous sign for investors. The first working day of 2019 was marked by a British commercial property company pausing its buyback program. Hammerson Plc had been repurchasing stock while simultaneously trying to reduce its borrowings. Now it turns out the developer can’t have its cake and eat it. The announcement sent Hammerson shares down as much as 4.8 ...

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