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Video-streaming service provider Netflix Inc reported third-quarter U.S. subscriber additions below its own forecast, blaming a transition to chip-based cards for the miss. Shares of Netflix, known for its original shows such as "House of Cards" and "Orange is the...

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) lured Google Inc executive Omid Kordestani to become the social media company's executive chairman, the latest step in the company's turnaround efforts under Jack Dorsey, who last week was named permanent CEO. Kordestani's extensive sales experience could...

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled on Wednesday the second smartphone powered by the its own Tizen operating system, its latest bid to increase the popularity of its own software ecosystem. Samsung said the Z3 will go on sale...

World shares fell for a second day running and the dollar dropped to its lowest in almost a month on Wednesday following new signs of a slowdown in China's economy. Limp inflation figures from China, volatility in other major emerging...

The safe money for oil traders is betting that Venezuela's plan to resurrect OPEC's old price band mechanism, attempting to set a $70 floor for the battered market, will be doomed from the start. Saudi Arabia, the group's de facto...

U.S. stock index futures were lower on Tuesday as weak Chinese trade data rekindled fears about the health of the global economy. * Data showed Chinese imports fell 20 percent in September due to weak commodity prices and domestic demand,...

The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Apple Inc has implemented significant improvements to its antitrust compliance program and that a court-appointed monitor's term does not need extended, according to a court filing. The Justice Department in a letter filed...

British bank Barclays PLC (BARC.L) is close to naming former JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) banker Jes Staley as chief executive, signaling a renewed focus on an investment banking division that has been pared back over the past three years. Barclays offered...

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) and Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) are in talks to invest in Chobani LLC, in a deal that the Greek yogurt maker hopes could value it at as much $3 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with...

The world's top two beer makers agreed Tuesday to join forces to create a company that would control nearly a third of the global market and bring together top U.S. brands Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft. After turning down five...